primary

The state of the partition servicing the original data store or database. A primary has a secondary or shadow counterpart.

process

The basic software entity, including address space, scheduled by system software, that provides the context in which an image executes.

properties

Application, transaction and system information.

property classes

Classes used for obtaining information about facilities, partitions, and transactions.

quorate

Nodes/roles in a facility that has quorum are quorate.

quorum

The minimum number of routers and backends in a facility, usually a majority, who must be active and connected for the valid completion of processing.

quorum node

A node, defined specified in a facility as a router, whose purpose is not to process transactions but to ensure that quorum negotiations are possible.

quorum threshold

The minimum number of routers and backends in a facility required to achieve quorum.

roles

Roles are defined for each node in an RTR configuration based on the requirements of a specific facility. Roles are frontend, router, or backend.

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