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Oracle Distributed Systems
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Oracle Distributed Systems

by Charles Dye
April 1999
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
552 pages
15h 39m
English
O'Reilly Media, Inc.
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What Is a Distributed Database System?

A distributed database system, illustrated in Figure 1.3, is an environment in which data in two or more database instances is accessible as though this data were in a single instance. This access may be read-only, or it may permit updates to one or many instances. The referenced data may be real time, or it may be seconds, hours, or days old. Generally, the different database instances are housed on different server nodes, and communication between them is via SQL*Net (for Oracle7) or Net8 (for Oracle8). Chapter 2, describes this communication.

In addition to database servers, a distributed database system usually includes application servers and clients. The focus of this book is on the interaction among database servers, but a brief review of the entire distributed environment will clarify their raison d'être.

A distributed database system

Figure 1-3. A distributed database system

Application servers, like database servers, typically are high-capacity machines that run intensive utilities such as web applications, Oracle’s application cartridges, report generators, and so forth.

The clients in this environment are typically PCs or Macintoshes or other lightweight computers running web browsers. The client’s role is to provide an interface to the user, such as Forms (in Oracle Developer 2000) and web browsers. Client machines are characterized by low cost and the absence of ...

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