Delays In Synchronization - 8e6 Technologies R3000IR User Manual

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Delays in Synchronization

When a filtering profile is applied to the source server, there
is a slight delay in the time it takes to apply the profile to the
target server. This delay is caused by the amount of time it
takes the source server to process the change, prepare the
update for submission, send the update, and finally to acti-
vate the update on the target server. In practice, this should
only be matter of seconds. In essence, filtering profiles are
shared in near real time with this factor being the only delay.
The delay in activating a library change can take a little
longer than in activating a filtering profile change. This is
due to the fact that the library on the R3000 is loaded into
the physical memory. When a change is made to the library,
a new library must be loaded into memory with the changes.
So the delay between the library change taking place is the
net of the amount of time it takes the source server to
prepare the update for submission, and then the amount of
time it takes for the update to be sent, received, and
processed by the target server. Once processed, the new
library is loaded into memory and activated, while the old
version of the library is removed from memory. The total
time of this process will vary depending upon custom library
entries, but the entire procedure should take approximately
one minute.
NOTE: With synchronization activated, changes made to the
library will be transmitted from the source server to the target
server(s), but will not be automatically applied. Changes are
applied to a target server only under the following circumstances:
• The library is reloaded on the target server
• The Sync All button is clicked on the source server
• The library is updated via the Manual Update window
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