The path between a source and target deployment can be set using the Distribution Server.
This section discusses the steps to create a path once the extracts and replicats are configured in the Administration Server.
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The Distribution Server is accessible from the Service Manager home page.
From the Service Manager home page, click the Distribution Server. The Distribution Server Overview page is displayed where you can view the path that connects the extract and replicat.
You can add paths from the Distribution Server home page. It also offers a dashboard view of the paths, where you can perform various actions.
Action | Task |
Add paths | See Adding New Paths |
View path details | See Using the Path Actions |
Start or Stop the path | See Using the Path Actions |
Reposition the path | See Using the Path Actions |
Enable sharding using filters | See Using the Path Actions and also Adding New Paths |
Set or customize the DML filtering | See Using the Path Actions and also Adding New Paths |
Set the DDL filtering | See Using the Path Actions and also Adding New Paths |
Set or customize Procedure filtering | See Using the Path Actions and also Adding New Paths |
Customize Tag filtering | See Adding New Paths |
Delete a Path | See Using Path Actions |
Parent topic: Working with Paths
A path is created to send the transaction of data from the Extract to the Replicat. You can create a new path from the Distribution Server .
Parent topic: Working with Paths
Once a new path is added, you can perform actions such as stop or pause a path, view reports and statistics, reposition the path, change its filtering, and delete a path, if required.
On the Overview page of the Distribution Server, click the Action
button adjacent to the path. From the drop-down list, use the following path actions:
Details
: Use this option to view details of the path. You can view the path information including the source and target. You can also edit the description of the path. Statistical data is also displayed including LCR Read from Trails, LCR Sent, LCR Filtered, DDL, Procedure, DML inserts, updates, and deletes, and so on. You can also update the App Options and TCP Options.
Stop
: Use this option to stop a path. If the path isn’t started, the Start option is displayed rather than the Stop option.
Stop (in the background)
: This option stops the path in the background, without engaging the interface. For this option also, the Start (in background) option is displayed incase the path isn’t started.
Delete
: Use this option to delete a path. Click Yes on the confirmation screen to complete path deletion.
Reposition
: Use this option to change the Source Sequence Number and Source RBA Offset
Change Filtering
: Use this option to enter sharding, DML filtering, DDL filtering, Procedure filtering, and Tag filtering options.
Depending on the action you select, you can see the change in status at the bottom of the Overview page.
Parent topic: Working with Paths
You can reposition a path whenever it’s necessary.
On the Overview page of the Distribution Server, click Action
adjacent to the path of interest. From the drop-down list, click Reposition
.
Change one or both of the source database options to reposition the path, then apply the changes.
Parent topic: Working with Paths
If you want to change the filter settings for an existing path, the steps are mostly the same as those for creating the filtering for a new path.
On the Overview page of the Distribution Server, click Action
adjacent to the path of interest. From the drop-down list, click Change Filtering
.
Rule Configuration | Description |
---|---|
Enable filtering |
If you enable filtering by selecting it from the toggle button and click the
You can also see the JSON script for the rule by clicking the JSON tab. |
After you add a rule, it is listed in Inclusion Rules. You can delete rules or edit them. When you edit a rule, you have the same options as adding a rule with the following added filters:
Option | Description |
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OR AND |
Select one logical operator. |
Chunk ID |
Edit or delete the database shard settings if sharding is used. |
Object Type: |
Edit or delete the type of object for the rule. |
Parent topic: Working with Paths