What is multi_source about? (4273859)

Customer sees the following when running ps -ef | grep

ora920 15764 1 0 Jun 02 ? 599:54 sp_cop -uis2
ora920 18735 1 0 Sep 12 ? 0:27 /bin/sh sp_ps sp_cop -uis2 MULTI_SOURCE
ora920 18842 1 0 Sep 12 ? 0:28 /bin/sh sp_ps sp_cop -udata MULTI_SOURCE

Customer has only one instance of shareplex and wants to know what MULTI_SOURCE alludes to

Shareplex process monitor is being utilized

You are using the sp_ps monitoring utility which monitors all Shareplex processes, including child processes(read,import,export and post)associated with a specified sp_cop instance at regular intervals and reports abnormal conditions:

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# Startup Shareplex Ps Monitor
#
# 'sp_cop' is the name of a specific sp_cop with the -u notation and typically
# the port number that particular sp_cop is listening on.
#
# CONFIGURATION The valid values are MULTI_SOURCE, SOURCE, and TARGET. This refers to
# the configuration of the Shareplex instance being monitored.
#
# & If the program is not started as a background process then the user
# will not regain control of the shell.
#---------------------------------

nohup ./sp_ps 'sp_cop' TARGET &

For additional information you can refer to the shareplex for oracle admin guide.