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31.9 TPC for Replication and scalability
From an architecture point of view there is no limit to the number of Copy Sets that may
belong to a single session. The implementation approach of managing Copy Sets and
sessions provides the scalability that very large installations require.
Figure 31-7 TPC for Replication - four sessions
There is also no limit to the number of sessions that TPC for Replication can manage.
Figure 31-7 shows four sessions managing different Copy Sets. The first session, Session 1,
implies a Metro/Global Mirror configuration that is
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The second session, Session 2, is a Global Mirror session between an intermediate site and
a remote site with two Copy Sets.
The third session, Session 3, is a Metro Mirror configuration between the local and
intermediate site.
The session at the bottom in Figure 31-7, Session 4, is a Global Mirror session between the
local and remote sites.
31.10 TPC for Replication system and connectivity overview
TPC for Replication is an outboard approach. Its software runs on a dedicated server or,
better, on two servers, for a high availability configuration.
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