Once we had Real-Time installed on two servers, we were ready to start replicating data. The first step was to determine which PC would be the source and which would be the target. The only rule about assigning target servers is that they must have enough space to hold all the replicated data. Next, we created a replication policy to determine which data we wanted replicated and when it should be done. We had a choice of dynamic or synchronized replication.
Dynamic replication runs in real time and copies the data as soon as changes are made.
Synchronized replication lets you schedule when the data should be copied to the target server. Real-Time provides two methods of cutting down the level of network traffic it generates. For example, if you add a single record to a Lotus Notes, Microsoft Exchange, or Oracle database, Real-Time will copy only that new record instead of the entire database. You can also define the amount of bandwidth that Real-Time uses during replication. On our tests, we configured the unit to use 50 percent of our 100-Mbps Ethernet network.