Managing multiple Replica Sets

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Ingo - 30 Aug 2004 10:18 GMT

I use the Replication Manager for indirect replication.
Now I want to set up another replica set, a copy of the
replica set I have already established just for testing
things. Therefore, I tried to take a copy of a replica and
convert it into a Design Master for another replica set.
But it didn't work since apparently there's a converter
integrated in the Replication Manager, i.e. it only
accepts Non-Replicas as basis for a Design Master. Is
there a trick to bypass this requirement? I don't want ot
use the old db that doesn't have all the design changes I
made to adapt it for replication.

Thanks for your advice!!!

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Michael \(michka\) Kaplan [MS] - 30 Aug 2004 14:54 GMT

Replication Manager has no problem managing multiple replica sets, but they
have to BE multiple sets. A copy of a replica is not such a thing.

The only solution is to make a copy, convert it to a regular db, and then
make that db into a new replica set.

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> I use the Replication Manager for indirect replication.
> Now I want to set up another replica set, a copy of the
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> Thanks for your advice!!!

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Ingo - 31 Aug 2004 12:12 GMT

Thanks Michael. I have just finished converting a replica
to a regular db. Now I just want to avoid to ruin my
established replica set. How do I have to start the setup
of the second set? Closing the first set and just creating
a new set? Do I have to configure the Replication Manager
again? Do both sets use the same dropbox? Do I have to
fear complications by those two sets being intertwined
somehow?

>Replication Manager has no problem managing multiple replica sets, but they
>have to BE multiple sets. A copy of a replica is not such a thing.
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Michael \(michka\) Kaplan [MS] - 31 Aug 2004 14:24 GMT

"Ingo" <Ingoniclas@gmx.de> wrote...

> Thanks Michael. I have just finished converting a replica
> to a regular db. Now I just want to avoid to ruin my
> established replica set. How do I have to start the setup
> of the second set?

You just open the database in ReplMan. It will see that it is not a replica
and convert it. You can also choose to convert it to a design master from
the menu.

> Closing the first set and just creating a new set?

That will do it.

> Do I have to configure the Replication Manager again?

No.

> Do both sets use the same dropbox?

Yes -- dropboxes are per Synchronizer.

> Do I have to fear complications by those two sets
> being intertwined somehow?

No. Jet considers two replica sets to be two different things.

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Ingo - 31 Aug 2004 15:10 GMT

I did as you suggested. It works fine. Thanks a lot!

>> Thanks Michael. I have just finished converting a replica
>> to a regular db. Now I just want to avoid to ruin my
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>No. Jet considers two replica sets to be two different things.

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