MultiSite background

The MultiSite add-on products provide a mechanism for distributed development in a UCM environment. MultiSite implements a replicated repository environment—each site ends up with local repositories, called replicas, for local client access. The replicas are synchronized on a regular basis through automated processes. The basic replication process (export → transport → import) is described here and summarized in Figure 12-1:

  • Export— The repository is first dumped into an architecture/database independent format, called a packet. When the replication process is initiated (replica creation) the whole repository is exported. Subsequent exports (replica sync) create packets with only the incremental changes since the last replication. ...

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