The data outlines the capabilities of various data replication components. Connect-hub supports continuous replication for both cloud and non-cloud data sources and mainframe replication. Connect-cdc is suitable for non-cloud data sources only. Cloud-applier is designed for cloud data sources, while sqdata-management supports mainframe replication only.
| Use Case | connect-hub | connect-cdc | cloud-applier | sqdata-management |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continuous replication for cloud datasource as target | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| Continuous replication for non-cloud datasource as target | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Mainframe replication | Yes | No | No | Yes |
Note:
- Continuous replication for a cloud datasource as the target requires Cloud-Applier. Connect-CDC is not used in these cloud-target scenarios.
- Connect-CDC does not participate in all replication use cases. For example, certain pipelines, such as z/OS → Kafka, use sqdata-management instead of connect-CDC.
- For Kafka replication involving IBM i, sqdata-management can now be used, so the previous restriction in the fourth bullet no longer applies in all cases.
- Sqdata-management continues to be used primarily for mainframe replication, but now also supports specific Kafka-based replication scenarios.