Replica synchronization uses the same export-transport-import procedure
that is used during replica creation.
Replica synchronizations includes these phases:
- Export: At one replica, a syncreplica (synchronize replica) command
is invoked with the –export option. This creates a packet of data.
The -fship option can be invoked to automatically transport the packet
to the receiving replica.
- Transport: The packet is sent to one or more other replicas.
- Import: At the other replicas, a syncreplica command
is invoked with the –import option. This applies the changes in the
packet to an existing replica.
The syncreplica command creates a packet that contains only the
information required to update the target replicas specified on the command
line.