You have two options when setting up the Mirror Activator system:
Setting up a new Mirror Activator system (that is, using a primary database that was not previously configured for a Replication Server warm standby application)
Converting an existing Replication Server warm standby application to a Mirror Activator system
To set up the Mirror Activator system, you must complete the following high-level tasks:
Install Mirror Activator system components
Configure Mirror Activator system components
Materialize and set up synchronous replication to devices at the standby site:
For a new Mirror Activator system, you must materialize the standby database (data and log devices) and the mirror log devices, and you must set up synchronous replication to the mirror log devices.
For a warm standby application that you are converting to a Mirror Activator system, you must materialize and set up synchronous replication to the mirror log devices.
When these tasks are complete, you can start replication with the Mirror Activator system.
If you are converting a warm standby application to a Mirror Activator system, the only Mirror Activator software you must install is the Mirror Replication Agent. The existing Replication Server and databases in a warm standby application can be reconfigured for the Mirror Activator system. See “Converting a warm standby application to a Mirror Activator system” for more information.
The setup tasks for some components of the Mirror Activator system require
the primary database to be quiesced. To minimize primary database downtime,
refer to the appropriate checklist and plan your setup procedures carefully:
