Configuration tasks

This section summarizes the tasks you use to install and configure Replication Server. For specific installation instructions, see the Replication Server Installation and Configuration Guide for your platform.

  1. Install and configure Replication Server version 12.6 according to the product documentation.

  2. Install the RepServer Client for Windows, which installs the required files for Replication Server Manager (RSM). The RSM Client is a plug-in to Sybase Central and is available only on Microsoft Windows platforms.

  3. Use rs_init to create a RepServer instance. rs_init is a utility used to configure Replication Server and add databases to a replication system.

  4. From the Windows Services management console, start the new RepServer service. This service is named Sybase REP_ <server_name>, where <server_name> is the name you gave to your server.