A Replication Agent instance is a single, uniquely named Sybase Replication Agent installed to support a specific primary database. Each Replication Agent instance has its own configuration file, transaction log, and system log, and it manages its own connections to a primary database and to a primary Replication Server. Each Replication Agent instance has a subdirectory in the Replication Agent base directory.
When you install the Sybase Replication Agent software, you have the option to create Replication Agent instances as part of the installation process.
When you create a Replication Agent instance, you must specify:
A unique instance name
A unique client socket port number for its administration port
The type of primary database the Replication Agent instance supports
You can create and run more than one Replication Agent instance on a single Replication Agent host machine, but each instance must have a unique name and a unique client socket port number for its administration port.
See the Sybase Replication Agent Installation Guide for more information on creating a Replication Agent instance when you install the software. See “Creating a Replication Agent instance” in this guide for more information on creating a new Replication Agent instance after the software is installed.
