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      <pre class="programlisting">#include &lt;db.h&gt;

int
DB_ENV-&gt;rep_set_config(DB_ENV *env, u_int32_t which, int onoff);  </pre>
      <p>
         The <code class="methodname">DB_ENV-&gt;rep_set_config()</code> method configures the Berkeley DB
         replication subsystem.
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         The database environment's replication subsystem may also be
         configured using the environment's <a href="../../programmer_reference/env_db_config.html#env_db_config.DB_CONFIG" class="olink">DB_CONFIG</a> file.  The syntax
         of the entry in that file is a single line with the string
         "rep_set_config", one or more whitespace characters, and the
         method <span class="bold"><strong>which</strong></span> parameter as a
         string and optionally one or more whitespace characters, and the
         string "on" or "off".  If the optional string is omitted, the
         default is "on"; for example, "rep_set_config DB_REP_CONF_NOWAIT"
         or "rep_set_config DB_REP_CONF_NOWAIT on". Because the <a href="../../programmer_reference/env_db_config.html#env_db_config.DB_CONFIG" class="olink">DB_CONFIG</a>
         file is read when the database environment is opened, it will
         silently overrule configuration done before that time.
    </p>
      <p>
         The <code class="methodname">DB_ENV-&gt;rep_set_config()</code> method configures a database
         environment, not only operations performed using the specified 
         <a class="link" href="env.html" title="Chapter 5.  The DB_ENV Handle">DB_ENV</a>  handle.
    </p>
      <p>
         The <code class="methodname">DB_ENV-&gt;rep_set_config()</code> method may not be
         called to set in-memory replication after the environment is
         opened using the 
         <a class="xref" href="envopen.html" title="DB_ENV-&gt;open()">DB_ENV-&gt;open()</a> method. 
         This method should not be called to set preferred master mode or
         master leases after the
         <a class="xref" href="repstart.html" title="DB_ENV-&gt;rep_start()">DB_ENV-&gt;rep_start()</a> or 
         <a class="xref" href="repmgrstart.html" title="DB_ENV-&gt;repmgr_start()">DB_ENV-&gt;repmgr_start()</a> methods
         are called.  For all other <span class="bold"><strong>which</strong></span>
         parameters, this method may be called at any time during the life
         of the application.
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      <p>
         The <code class="methodname">DB_ENV-&gt;rep_set_config()</code> <span>
            <span>
                  method returns a non-zero error value on failure and 0 on success.
            </span>
            
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      <div class="sect2" lang="en" xml:lang="en">
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              <h3 class="title"><a id="idp3764520"></a>Parameters</h3>
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              <div>
                <h4 class="title"><a id="idp3721728"></a>which</h4>
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                  The <span class="bold"><strong>which</strong></span> parameter must be set to
                  one of the following values:
             </p>
          <div class="itemizedlist">
            <ul type="disc">
              <li>
                <p><a id="config_DB_REP_CONF_AUTOINIT"></a>
                        <code class="literal">DB_REP_CONF_AUTOINIT</code>
                    </p>
                <p>
                        The replication master will automatically re-initialize outdated
                        clients.  This option is turned on by default.
                    </p>
              </li>
              <li>
                <p><a id="config_DB_REP_CONF_BULK"></a>
                        <code class="literal">DB_REP_CONF_BULK</code>
                    </p>
                <p>
                        The replication master sends groups of records to the clients in a
                        single network transfer.
                    </p>
              </li>
              <li>
                <p><a id="config_DB_REP_CONF_DELAYCLIENT"></a>
                        <code class="literal">DB_REP_CONF_DELAYCLIENT</code>
                    </p>
                <p>
                        The client should delay synchronizing to a newly declared master.  
                        Clients configured in this way will remain
                        unsynchronized until the application calls the 
                        <a class="xref" href="repsync.html" title="DB_ENV-&gt;rep_sync()">DB_ENV-&gt;rep_sync()</a>  method.
                    </p>
              </li>
              <li>
                <p><a id="config_DB_REP_CONF_INMEM"></a>
                        <code class="literal">DB_REP_CONF_INMEM</code>
                    </p>
                <p>
                        Store internal replication information in memory only.
                    </p>
                <p>
                        By default, replication creates files in the
                        environment home directory to preserve some
                        internal information. If this configuration flag is
                        turned on, replication only stores this internal
                        information in-memory and cannot keep persistent
                        state across a site crash or reboot. This results
                        in the following limitations:
                    </p>
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                    <li>
                      <p>
                                A master site should not reappoint itself
                                master immediately after crashing or
                                rebooting because the application would
                                incur a slightly higher risk of client
                                crashes. The former master site should
                                rejoin the replication group as a client.
                                The application should either hold an
                                election or appoint a different site to be
                                the next master.
                            </p>
                    </li>
                    <li>
                      <p>
                                An application has a slightly higher risk
                                that elections will fail or be unable to
                                complete. Calling additional elections
                                should eventually yield a winner.
                            </p>
                    </li>
                    <li>
                      <p>
                                An application has a slight risk that the
                                wrong site may win an election, resulting
                                in the loss of some data. This is
                                consistent with the general loss of data
                                durability when running in-memory.
                            </p>
                    </li>
                    <li>
                      <p>
                                Replication Manager applications do not
                                maintain group membership
                                information persistently on-disk. For more
                                information, see <a href="../../programmer_reference/rep_filename.html" class="olink">Managing Replication Files</a> in the
                                <em class="citetitle">Berkeley DB Programmer's Reference Guide</em>.
                            </p>
                    </li>
                  </ul>
                </div>
                <p>
                        This configuration flag can only be turned on
                        before the environment is opened with the 
                        <a class="xref" href="envopen.html" title="DB_ENV-&gt;open()">DB_ENV-&gt;open()</a>
                        method. Its value cannot be changed while the
                        environment is open.  All sites in the replication
                        group should have the same value for this
                        configuration flag.
                    </p>
              </li>
              <li>
                <p>
                        <code class="literal">DB_REP_CONF_LEASE</code>
                    </p>
                <p>
                        Master leases will be used for this site.
                    </p>
                <p>
                        Configuring this option may result in
                        <code class="literal">DB_REP_LEASE_EXPIRED</code> error returns
                        from the <a class="xref" href="dbget.html" title="DB-&gt;get()">DB-&gt;get()</a>  and
                        <a class="xref" href="dbcget.html" title="DBcursor-&gt;get()">DBcursor-&gt;get()</a>  methods
                        when attempting to read entries from a database after the site's
                        master lease has expired.
                    </p>
                <p>
                        This configuration flag may not be set after the
                        <a class="xref" href="repmgrstart.html" title="DB_ENV-&gt;repmgr_start()">DB_ENV-&gt;repmgr_start()</a>  method or the
                        <a class="xref" href="repstart.html" title="DB_ENV-&gt;rep_start()">DB_ENV-&gt;rep_start()</a> 
                        method is called. All sites in the replication
                        group should have the same value for this
                        configuration flag.
                    </p>
              </li>
              <li>
                <p><a id="config_DB_REP_CONF_NOWAIT"></a>
                        <code class="literal">DB_REP_CONF_NOWAIT</code>
                    </p>
                <p>
                        Berkeley DB method calls that would normally block while clients are
                        in recovery will return errors immediately.
                    </p>
              </li>
              <li>
                <p><a id="config_DB_REPMGR_CONF_ELECTIONS"></a>
                        <code class="literal">DB_REPMGR_CONF_ELECTIONS</code>
                    </p>
                <p>
                        Replication Manager automatically runs elections to
                        choose a new master when the old master fails or
                        becomes disconnected.  This option is turned on
                        by default. In preferred master mode, this option
                        cannot be turned off.
                    </p>
                <p>
                        If this option is turned off, the application is
                        responsible for assigning the new master
                        explicitly, by calling the 
                        <code class="methodname">DB_ENV-&gt;repmgr_start()</code>
                        method.  
                    </p>
                <div class="caution" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;">
                  <h3 class="title">Caution</h3>
                  <p>
                            Most Replication Manager
                            applications should accept the default automatic
                            behavior.  Allowing two sites in a replication
                            group to act as master simultaneously can lead to
                            loss of data.
                        </p>
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                <p>
                        In an application with multiple processes per
                        database environment, only the replication
                        process may change this configuration setting.
                    </p>
              </li>
              <li>
                <p><a id="config_DB_REPMGR_CONF_PREFMAS_CLIENT"></a>
                        <code class="literal">DB_REPMGR_CONF_PREFMAS_CLIENT</code>
                    </p>
                <p>
                        This is the client site in a two-site
                        replication group running in preferred master
                        mode. This site automatically takes over as
                        temporary master when the preferred master
                        site is unavailable. Transactions committed
                        on this site when it is operating as the
                        temporary master may be rolled back if they
                        conflict with preferred master transactions.
                        (See the 
                        <a href="../../programmer_reference/rep_twosite.html#twosite_prefmas" class="olink">
                        Preferred master mode </a>
                        section in the <em class="citetitle">Berkeley DB Programmer's Reference Guide</em>
                        for more information.) This configuration flag may
                        not be set after the <a class="xref" href="repmgrstart.html" title="DB_ENV-&gt;repmgr_start()">DB_ENV-&gt;repmgr_start()</a> method is called.
                    </p>
                <p>
                        The other site in the replication group should
                        be specified as the preferred master site using the
                        <code class="literal">DB_REPMGR_CONF_PREFMAS_MASTER</code>
                        configuration flag.
                    </p>
              </li>
              <li>
                <p><a id="config_DB_REPMGR_CONF_PREFMAS_MASTER"></a>
                        <code class="literal">DB_REPMGR_CONF_PREFMAS_MASTER</code>
                    </p>
                <p>
                        This is the preferred master site in a two-site
                        replication group running in preferred master
                        mode. This site functions as the master
                        whenever its availability permits.
                        When this site returns to the replication
                        group after having been unavailable, it
                        synchronizes with the temporary master and
                        then automatically takes over as master.
                        Transactions committed on this site will
                        not be rolled back. (See the 
                        <a href="../../programmer_reference/rep_twosite.html#twosite_prefmas" class="olink">
                        Preferred master mode </a>
                        section in the <em class="citetitle">Berkeley DB Programmer's Reference Guide</em>
                        for more information.) This configuration flag may not
                        be set after the <a class="xref" href="repmgrstart.html" title="DB_ENV-&gt;repmgr_start()">DB_ENV-&gt;repmgr_start()</a> method is called.
                    </p>
                <p>
                        The other site in the replication group should
                        be specified as the preferred master client site
                        using the
                        <code class="literal">DB_REPMGR_CONF_PREFMAS_CLIENT</code>
                        configuration flag.
                   </p>
              </li>
              <li>
                <p><a id="config_DB_REPMGR_CONF_2SITE_STRICT"></a>
                        <code class="literal">DB_REPMGR_CONF_2SITE_STRICT</code>
                    </p>
                <p>
                        Replication Manager observes the strict "majority" rule in managing
                        elections, even in a replication group with only two
                        sites.  This means the client
                        in a two-site replication group will be unable to take
                        over as master if the
                        original master fails or becomes disconnected.  (See the 
                        <a href="../../programmer_reference/rep_twosite.html" class="olink">
                            Special considerations for two-site replication groups
                        </a> 
                        section in the <em class="citetitle">Berkeley DB Programmer's Reference Guide</em> for more information.)  
                        Both sites in the replication group should have the same value for this 
                        configuration flag. This option is turned on by
                        default. In preferred master mode, this option cannot
                        be turned off.
                    </p>
              </li>
            </ul>
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                <h4 class="title"><a id="idp3797304"></a>onoff</h4>
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          <p>
                  If the <span class="bold"><strong>onoff</strong></span> parameter
                  is zero, the configuration flag is turned off.
                  Otherwise, it is turned on. Most configuration flags are
                  turned off by default, exceptions are noted above.
             </p>
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      <div class="sect2" lang="en" xml:lang="en">
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            <div>
              <h3 class="title"><a id="idp3771936"></a>Errors</h3>
            </div>
          </div>
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        <p>
             The <code class="methodname">DB_ENV-&gt;rep_set_config()</code> <span>
            <span>
                 method may fail and return one of the following non-zero errors:
            </span>
            
        </span>
        </p>
        <div class="sect3" lang="en" xml:lang="en">
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                <h4 class="title"><a id="idp3721944"></a>EINVAL</h4>
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                If setting in-memory replication after the database environment is already
                opened; if setting preferred master or master leases
                after replication is started; if setting a Replication
                Manager configuration flag for a Base API application;
                or if an invalid flag value or parameter was specified.
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                <a class="link" href="env.html" title="Chapter 5.  The DB_ENV Handle">DB_ENV</a>  
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              <h3 class="title"><a id="idp3790856"></a>See Also</h3>
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