IICS Certification Mass Ingestion and Data Synchronization 3

Question 1

In IICS Mass Ingestion Databases, which source database types are typically supported for CDC?

Accepted Answer

Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL, and other major enterprise relational databases

Answer

Mass Ingestion Databases supports CDC from major relational databases including Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, and PostgreSQL.

Question 2

What does 'restart' capability in IICS Mass Ingestion CDC ensure?

Accepted Answer

Recovery from the last committed checkpoint so no data is lost or duplicated after a failure

Answer

CDC restart checkpointing ensures that after a failure or pause, ingestion resumes from the last committed position, preventing data loss or duplication.

Question 3

In IICS Data Synchronization tasks, what is 'upsert' mode?

Accepted Answer

Inserting new records and updating existing records based on a key match in a single operation

Answer

Upsert mode inserts a record if it doesn't exist in the target or updates it if a matching key is found, combining insert and update operations.

Question 4

Which IICS Mass Ingestion feature lets you monitor real-time ingestion metrics such as rows processed and latency?

Accepted Answer

Monitor tab with Mass Ingestion-specific dashboards

Answer

The Monitor tab in IICS provides real-time and historical metrics for Mass Ingestion tasks including rows processed, apply latency, and error counts.

Question 5

In IICS Mass Ingestion, what happens to the target table during an 'initial load and continue with CDC' run mode?

Accepted Answer

Target is truncated, fully loaded with source data, then CDC begins capturing ongoing changes

Answer

In this mode, Mass Ingestion first performs a full initial load into the target and then automatically transitions to CDC for ongoing change capture.

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IICS Certification Mass Ingestion and Data Synchronization 3