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Explain fallback in Teradata. |
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Answer» As the name implies, the fallback feature stores the second copy of rows from a table on a different AMP, which is CALLED the Fallback AMP. In the event that ONE of the AMPs fails, the fallback rows are accessed. As a result, even if one of the AMPs fails, data can still be accessed since a fallback AMP is available. In the below diagram, you can SEE how a duplicate (fallback) copy of each row is stored in another AMPs. In AMP 0, a duplicate copy of the primary row of AMP1 (3) and AMP2 (6) is stored in fallback rows. Similarly, in AMP 1, a duplicate copy of the primary row of AMP0 (1) and AMP2 (5) is stored in the fallback row. All the AMPs stored fallback VALUES in the same way. |
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