Linking a data source will create a dSource object on the engine and allow Delphix to ingest data from this source. The dSource is an object that the Continuous Data Engine uses to create and update virtual copies of your database. As a virtualized representation of your source data, it cannot be managed, manipulated, or examined by database tools.  

Once a dSource has been linked, you can begin to perform dSource operations on it such as enable, detach, delete, and more. 

This section covers the following topics: 

Specifying external data directories for Oracle dSources and VDBs

Upgrading dSources after an Oracle upgrade

Handling a source database reset logs event (Oracle source continuity)

Linking dSources from an encrypted Oracle database

Adding missing archive logs to a snapshot or a Timeflow

Searching Oracle snapshots from a timeflow

Last updated
Oct 9, 2026