1.3.3.1 Benefits

The benefits of using replicated server processes include:

• Load balancing incoming requests.
• Processing client requests on any server within a group. As requests arrive in the Oracle domain for the server group, Oracle routes the request to the least busy server process within that group.
• Improving the server application’s performance by using multiple server processes. Instead of having one server process handling one client request at one time, multiple server processes are available to handle multiple client requests simultaneously.
• Providing failover protection in the event that one of the server processes stops.