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This document describes how to write replicated Berkeley DB applications for Berkeley DB version 4.8.
The APIs used to implement replication in your application
are described here. This book describes the concepts surrounding replication, the scenarios under which you
might choose to use it, and the architectural requirements that a replication application has over a
transactional application.
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This book is aimed at the software engineer responsible for writing a
replicated DB application.
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This book assumes that you have already read and understood the
concepts contained in the
<span><em class="citetitle">Berkeley DB Getting Started with Transaction Processing</em> guide.</span>
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Beyond this manual, you may also find the following sources of information useful when building a
transactional DB application:
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Getting Started with Transaction Processing for Java
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Getting Started with Berkeley DB for Java
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Berkeley DB Collections Tutorial
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Berkeley DB Programmer's Reference Guide
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