Selective Data Distribution User Interface
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In the 5.0 release, a new replication profile type Selective Data Distribution was added in the Replication section.

Understanding Sources for Selective Data Distribution

The Replication Profile section continues to handle the existing functionality but allows for the configuration of Selective Data Distribution profiles. This makes it possible to distributes objects from a single source to multiple targets. Each profile defines the set of data objects and the associated configuration between a single source and target.

Understanding Targets for Selective Data Distribution

The Replica section shows you the set of all objects in the Selective Data Distribution replica.

User Interface Selective Data Distribution Screen 

There are three interconnected sections that have been introduced to make the selected data distribution workflow easier:

  • Selective Data Distribution Profiles
  • Create New Selective Data Distribution Profile
  • Selective Data Distribution Replica.

Interacting with the Selective Data Distribution Profiles Section

The following screenshot and the descriptions below illustrate the capabilities in the Selective Data Distribution Profiles section. Click the screenshot for an enlarged view.

Create Profile Button 

is the icon that allows you to create a selective data distribution profile.

Replication Profiles List

Provides a list of existing replication profiles and selective data distribution profiles. Click a profile in this list to view its details.

To tell the types of the profiles in the list, you can give the profiles different names, or note the different icons.

is the icon for a replication profile.

is the icon for a selective data distribution profile.

Received Replicas List

Provides a list of all existing replicas on this Delphix Engine, including normal replication replicas and selective data distributions. Click a replica in this list to view its details.

To distinguish between the types of the replicas in the list, you can give the replicas different names, or note the different icons.

is the icon for a replication replica.

is for a selective data distribution replica.

 

Status Box

Shows the distribution status of the selected profile, including:

    • The result of the most recent or current distribution event
    • Statistics for the distribution run, such as data transferred, duration, and average throughput

In the upper left-hand corner, an icon summarizes the distribution status. There are four possible status icons:

Type

Shows the type of the selected profile or replica.

 

Configuration Options

Configuration options for the selective data distribution profile you have selected. These include:

    • Description – Free text description of the profile

    • Target Engine – The Delphix Engine on the receiving end of this data distribution pair

    • Automatic Replication – If enabled, shows the frequency and time that regular distribution will be run

    • Traffic options – Summarizes the traffic options with which this profile has been configured

Object Selection Tree

Shows all of the masked objects that you have selected for distribution in this selective data distribution profile.

Replicate Now Button

Begins the distribution process

Delete Button

Allows you to delete the current profile


Interacting with the Selective Data Distribution Create New Profile Section 

  1. In the left-hand navigation section, click the Create Profile icon .
    The Create New Profile page will appear. 

  2. Enter the name of the selective data distribution profile and an optional description.
  3. For Type, select Selective Data Distribution.
  4. For Target Engine, enter the hostname or IP address for the target Delphix Engine.
  5. Enter the username and password of a user who has Delphix Admin-level credentials on the target Delphix Engine. If the username and password change on the target Delphix Engine, you must update these settings on the source Delphix Engine.
  6. By default, automatic replication is disabled, meaning that you must trigger distribution updates manually. To enable automatic distribution, click the Enabled checkbox.

  7. In the Automatic Replication field, enter the Frequency and Starting Time for distribution updates to the target Delphix Engine. Once you have entered and saved your distribution settings, you will also see an option to trigger distribution immediately with the Replicate Now button.

    Automatic replication uses Quartz for scheduling. Starting with Delphix version 4.2, the Quartz-formatted string is editable via the Advanced option. Refer to the screenshot below.

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  8. Under Traffic Options, select whether you want to Encrypt traffic or Limit bandwidth during distribution updates.
  9. In the right-hand column, under Objects Being Replicated, click the boxes next to the objects you want to distribute. 

Selected Objects

  • Only masked VDBs can be used in a selective data distribution.
  •  If there are no masked VDBs, you cannot create a selective data distribution profile.

  • Multiple masked VDBs from the same source cannot be added to the same selective data distribution profile.


10. Click Create Profile to submit the new profile. This saves the selective data distribution profile details. If you leave the Create page prior to submitting the profile, the draft selective data distribution profile will be discarded.


Interacting  with the Selective Data Distribution Replica Section

 

Click the screenshot below for an enlarged view of the Replica section. The descriptions below provide more details of the functionality of this section.

Status Box  

Similar to the Replication Profile status box, this shows the most up-to-date status information for the replica on the target.


 

Type

A read-only field of the type of the replica, which is Selective Data Distribution.

Replicated Environments

Distributing a masked VDB will automatically distribute any environments associated with those objects. For more information, see Selective Data Distribution Overview.

Replicated Objects Tree

A read-only view of the distributed objects in this replica

Delete Button  

Deletes this replica on the target. This does not have an affect on the corresponding profile on the source engine.


Viewing and Editing an Existing Selective Data Distribution Profile

To view and edit existing replicas:
  1. From the left-hand navigation area, under the Replication Profile section, select a Selective Data Distribution profile.
  2. You can edit the Name and Description fields. All other fields are view-only.

To edit fields:

  1. Click the edit icon    next to the corresponding field or group of fields.
  2. You will also see , which allow you to edit or cancel changes. 
    1. To commit to the edits and/or selections, click the  Green Checkmark  icon.
    2. To cancel the edits and/or selections, click the Red X icon.

Viewing and Editing a Replica

To view and edit existing replicas:
  1. From the left-hand navigation area, under the Received Replicas section, select a replica.
  2. You can edit the Name and Description fields. All other fields are view-only.

To edit fields:

  1. Click the edit icon   next to the corresponding field or group of fields.
  2. You will also see , which allow you to edit or cancel changes. 
    1. To commit to the edits and/or selections, click the  Green Checkmark  icon.
    2. To cancel the edits and/or selections, click the Red X icon.

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