Subject Re: [firebird-support] There are risks accessing a database with two servers?
Author Thomas Steinmaurer
> Ok, thanks, it is more clear now.
>
> Where I can find more information about OLAP and OLTP, some link you can
> recommend me?

You might get an idea what OLAP means and the article is related to
Firebird as well. ;-)

http://www.iblogmanager.com/download/misc/articles/2008_05_Aggregate_Tables_With_Firebird.pdf


Regards,
Thomas

> Greetings.
>
> Walter.
>
>
>
> On Fri, Apr 26, 2013 at 9:51 AM, Mark Rotteveel <mark@...>wrote:
>
>> **
>>
>>
>> On Fri, 26 Apr 2013 09:37:19 -0400, W O
>> <sistemas2000profesional@...>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hello everybody:
>>>
>>> After reading in this article:
>>> http://www.firebirdfaq.org/faq3/
>>>
>>> "Alternatively, you can add a second server to do long running reports
>>> (OLAP) and keep Super Server for fast transactions (OLTP)."
>>>
>>> it seems possible and desirable to have 2 Servers, one for long running
>>> reports (probably using Classic) and another for the other tasks (using
>>> SuperServer)
>>>
>>> Is that right?
>>>
>>> There are not risks of corrupting the database doing so?
>>
>> I don't think they are talking about using two servers on the same
>> database. My guess is it is talking about a two (or more) database setup:
>> One is the OLTP database and the other its the OLAP / data warehouse
>> database. The OLTP is used for the actual 'business' side of things, the
>> OLAP for generating reports. The OLAP database is reloaded (or
>> synchronized) regularly from the OLTP database, but might be slightly out
>> of date.
>>
>> Mark
>>
>>
>>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
>
> ------------------------------------
>
> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>
> Visit http://www.firebirdsql.org and click the Resources item
> on the main (top) menu. Try Knowledgebase and FAQ links !
>
> Also search the knowledgebases at http://www.ibphoenix.com
>
> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>