05 - Start the replication

The pre-requisites have been completed. The replication can now be started.

If the replication console is running in the current terminal, open a new terminal.

1. On the source server (dbv01) start the MINE process

cd ~oracle/dbvrep_orcl/

./dbvrep_orcl-run-source.sh
Initializing......done
DDC loaded from database (346 variables).
Dbvisit Replicate version 2.7.02.4333
Copyright (C) Dbvisit Software Limited.  All rights reserved.
DDC file /u01/oracle/dbvrep_orcl/dbvrep_orcl-MINE.ddc loaded.
Starting process MINE...Created directory /u01/oracle/dbvrep_orcl/ddc_backup
Created directory /u01/oracle/dbvrep_orcl/log/trace/
Created directory /u01/oracle/dbvrep_orcl/mine/
started

2. On the target server (dbv02) start the APPLY process

cd ~oracle/dbvrep_orcl/

./dbvrep_orcl-run-target.sh 
Initializing......done
DDC loaded from database (346 variables).
Dbvisit Replicate version 2.7.02.4333
Copyright (C) Dbvisit Software Limited.  All rights reserved.
DDC file /u01/oracle/dbvrep_orcl/dbvrep_orcl-APPLY.ddc loaded.
Starting process APPLY...Created directory /u01/oracle/dbvrep_orcl/ddc_backup
Created directory /u01/oracle/dbvrep_orcl/log/
Created directory /u01/oracle/dbvrep_orcl/log/trace/
Created directory /u01/oracle/dbvrep_orcl/apply
started

3. On the source server (dbv01) start the Replication console to view the replication

./start-console.sh 
Initializing......done
DDC loaded from database (349 variables).
Dbvisit Replicate version 2.7.02.4333
Copyright (C) Dbvisit Software Limited.  All rights reserved.

4. The console will be displayed. Please leave the Replication console open as it is used in the following stages.

/ Dbvisit Replicate 2.7.02.4333(MAX edition) - Evaluation License expires in 30 days
MINE IS running. Currently at plog 132 and SCN 3190128 (08/01/2014 05:56:07).
APPLY IS running, initialization NOT yet complete. Currently at plog 131 and SCN 3142985 (08/01/2014 04:46:37).
Progress of replication dbvrep_orcl:MINE->APPLY: total/this execution (stale)
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0 tables listed.
dbvrep>

The message "initialization NOT yet complete" is shown during the start of the replication process. This process involves Dbvisit Replicate replicating its own internal tables before replicating user tables. To show the internal tables being replicated type the command "list progress all" at the dbvrep> prompt
No tables are shown yet. The replicated tables will only be shown once DML is run against these tables
cls will clear the screen