Replicator Management and Monitoring Tools
Management and configuration tasks for Ingres Replicator can be performed using either Visual DBA or the Replicator Manager.
Monitoring tasks for Ingres Replicator can be performed using either Visual DBA or Visual Performance Monitor. As the smaller and simpler tool, Visual Performance Monitor is preferred.
Windows and UNIX:
• Visual DBA
Visual DBA provides a visual user interface for performing most Ingres Replicator management functions, including creating system catalogs and configuring a replication scheme--defining the replication scenario, registering tables for replication, and moving the replication configuration to the target databases. Visual DBA provides several reports about your replication scheme, and it allows you to monitor and control server activity.
• Visual Performance Monitor
Visual Performance Monitor provides a visual user interface for monitoring most replication aspects including replication activity, Replicator Server status, raising database events for all Replicator Servers or an individual server, replication collisions, table integrity and replication configuration consistency between databases.
• Replicator Manager
The Replicator Manager is a forms-based management tool used to configure your replication scheme, monitor replication activity, and report on the replication configuration. Configuring a replication scheme includes defining the replication scenario, registering tables for replication, and moving the replication configuration to the target databases. Replicator Manager provides several reports that can assist you to monitor and control server activity.
• Supporting utilities
Ingres Replicator provides additional utilities that assist in the management of the replicated databases. These utilities are described in the Command Reference Guide.