> Windows. SS. Originally IB 5.6, then converted to IB 6.0.
> 100+ users is a total - it's 5 IB-server WAN system connected by a self-made 2-way replication system.
> Running for 3 years now,
> The sustem is busy 6 days a week from 6:00 am to 22:00 pm, which basicly means that a backup/restore requires staying the
> night or sacryfying a weekend. :-)

When you are talking about 2-way-replication, you will use the
two-phase-commit protocol for sure. Be aware that a transaction
in limbo (= anything odd happens during the two-phase commit)
will stuck the movement of OIT/OAT as well.


Thomas