Hewlett-Packard's Vertica provides support for BigData, SQL-based analysis and processing. Integration with MySQL enables data to be replicated live from the MySQL database directly into Vertica without the need to manually export and import the data.
Replication to Vertica operates as follows:
Data is extracted from the source database into THL.
When extracting the data from the THL, the Vertica replicator writes the data into CSV files according to the name of the source tables. The files contain all of the row-based data, including the global transaction ID generated by Tungsten Replicator during replication, and the operation type (insert, delete, etc) as part of the CSV data.
The CSV data is then loaded into Vertica into staging tables.
SQL statements are then executed to perform updates on the live version of the tables, using the CSV, batch loaded, information, deleting old rows, and inserting the new data when performing updates to work effectively within the confines of Vertica operation.
Setting up replication requires setting up both the Extractor and Applier components as two different configurations, one for MySQL and the other for Vertica. Replication also requires some additional steps to ensure that the Vertica host is ready to accept the replicated data that has been extracted. Tungsten Replicator uses all the tools required to perform these operations during the installation and setup.