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This Preface contains the following topics:
Oracle8i Replication contains information relating to both Oracle8i Server and Oracle8i Server Enterprise Edition. Some features documented in this manual are available only with the Oracle8i Server Enterprise Edition. Furthermore, some of these features are only available if you have purchased a particular option, such as the Objects Option.
For information about the differences between Oracle8i Server and the Oracle8i Server Enterprise Edition, please refer to Getting to Know Oracle8i. This text describes features common to both products, and features that are only available with the Oracle8i Server Enterprise Edition or a particular option.
This manual describes Oracle8i Server replication capabilities. To use the synchronous replication facility, you must have installed Oracle's advanced replication option. Basic replication (read-only and updateable snapshots) is standard Oracle distributed functionality. Procedural replication requires PL/SQL and the advanced replication option.
Information in this manual applies to the Oracle8i Server running on all operating systems.Topics include the following:
This manual is written for application developers and database administrators who develop and maintain advanced Oracle8i distributed systems.
This manual assumes you are familiar with relational database concepts, distributed database administration, PL/SQL (if using procedural replication), and the operating system under which you run an Oracle replicated environment.
This manual also assumes that you have read and understand the information in the following documents:
This manual contains nine chapters and two appendices as described below.
Chapter 1, "Understanding Replication"
Introduces the concepts and terminology of Oracle replication.
Chapter 2, "Using Multimaster Replication"
Describes how to create and maintain a multi-master replicated environment using the Oracle advanced replication facility.
Chapter 3, "Snapshot Concepts & Architecture"
Describes the concepts and architecture of snapshot replication. This chapter will additionally discuss the prerequisites of building a snapshot environment.
Chapter 4, "Creating Snapshots with Deployment Templates"
Describes how to use Oracle Deployment Templates to mass deploy a snapshot environment to remote snapshot sites.
Chapter 5, "Directly Create Snapshot Environment"
Chapter 5 shows you how to build a snapshot environment will directly connected to a remote snapshot site. In addition to creating a new environment, you will also learn how to manage the snapshot site.
Chapter 6, "Conflict Resolution"
Describes how to use Oracle-supplied conflict resolution methods to resolve conflicts resulting from dynamic or shared ownership of data in replicated environments.
Chapter 7, "Administering a Replicated Environment"
Describes how to detect and resolve unresolved replication errors as well as how to monitor successful conflict resolution.
Chapter 8, "Advanced Techniques"
Describes advanced replication techniques, including how to do the following: create your own conflict resolution routines, implement fail-over sites, implement token passing, use procedural replication, and manage deletes.
Chapter 9, "Using Deferred Transactions"
Describes how to build transactions for deferred execution at remote locations.
Appendix A, "New Features"
Briefly describes the new features of this release and refers to sections of this document having more information.
Appendix B, "Migration and Compatibility"
Discusses the compatibility issues between release 8 of the advanced replication option and previous releases.
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