Re: data replication tool

Billy Verreynne wrote:
> "Christoph Seidel" <christoph.seidel1_at_gmx.de> wrote
>
>>> Maybe if you tell us what business requirement (or technical one)
>>> you are trying to address...?
>>
>> The DB contains configuration data of a business app. Some of these
>> data should be transfered from a test to a prod system - only some,
>> not all. The test system is a playground, some configurations maybe
>> not in prod state, some are just for testing, some are fine and
>> shall be transfered into prod.
>
> You do not need replication for that at all. Besides, it is a scary
> thought of replicating data from a test/dev system into a production
> system.

Well, it was not my idea to use OAR.

>
> This in my mind requires a strict, formal and interactive process to
> apply the selected config parameters from the Test system to the Prod
> system. Nothing automated. With in-built configuration rollback (on
> Prod), full blown auditing and as many fail safes as possible.
>

Absolutely, and I'm searching exactly such a tool.

> You want to risk replicating config parameters from a test system!?
> <shudder>

Again, this was not my idea. But i couldn't say what you said now, because i do not know OAR. Received on Fri Jul 11 2003 - 06:53:58 CDT