Replication mode

Replication mode is part of a client node definition and indicates whether a client node is set up to send or receive replicated data. The replication mode can also indicate whether the data that belongs to a client node is to be synchronized the first time that replication occurs. Data synchronization applies only to client nodes whose data was exported from the source replication server and imported on the target replication server.

The following modes are possible for a client node whose data is not being synchronized:

SEND: Indicates that the client node is set up to send data to the target replication server. The SEND replication mode applies only to the client node definition on a source replication server.
RECEIVE: Indicates that the client node is set up to receive replicated data from the source replication server. The RECEIVE replication mode applies only to the client node definition on a target replication server.
NONE: The client node is not configured for replication. To be configured for replication, the client node must be enabled or disabled for replication.

If the data that belongs to a client node was previously exported from a source replication server and imported on a target replication server, the data must be synchronized. Synchronization is also required after a database restore to preserve the client node data that is on the target replication server. When the data that belongs to a client node is synchronized, entries in the databases of the source and target replication servers are updated.

The following special settings for replication mode are required to synchronize data.

Restriction: To synchronize data, the date of the imported data on the target replication server must be the original creation date.

SYNCSEND: Indicates that data that belongs to the client node on the source replication server is to be synchronized with the client node data on the target replication server. The SYNCSEND mode applies only to the client node definition on a source replication server.
When data synchronization is complete, the replication mode for the node on the source replication server is set to SEND.
SYNCRECEIVE: Indicates that data that belongs to the client node on the target replication server is synchronized with the client node data on the source replication server. This SYNCRECEIVE mode applies only to the client node definition on the target replication server.
When data synchronization is complete, the replication mode for the node on the target replication server is set to RECEIVE.