This section describes the steps for migrating from Mirror Replication Agent for ASE version 12.6 to Mirror Replication Agent for ASE version 15.0.
To migrate from Mirror Replication Agent for ASE 12.6 to 15.0
Sybase recommends that you back up the existing Mirror Replication Agent instances directory containing the instance configuration file. In addition, for Mirror Replication Agent for ASE, back up the Mirror Replication Agent System Database (RASD).
Shut down all of the Mirror Replication Agent version 12.6 instances.
Use the ma_admin utility script from the Mirror Replication Agent 15.0 installation's bin directory to upgrade all the verifiable Mirror Replication Agent version 12.6 instances. Execute the ma_admin utility script with the -u option:
ma_admin -u <src_directory>
where the src_directory is the full path name to the Mirror Replication Agent version 12.6 installation directory. For example:
For UNIX:
/sybase15/MA-15_0/bin/ma_admin.sh -u /sybase/MRA-12_6
For Windows:
d:\sybase15\MA-15_0\bin\ma_admin -u d:\sybase\MRA-12_6
This command will upgrade all valid Mirror Replication Agent instances.
For information about those instances that failed to upgrade, refer to the administration logs (…/MA-15_0/admin_logs). After you correct the problem, you can re-run this command. (This command will not upgrade again those Mirror Replication Agent instances that have already been successfully upgraded.)
Start Mirror Replication Agent version 15.0.
Log in to each Mirror Replication Agent instance and run the ra_migrate command first.
For additional information and a manual procedure for
Sybase ASE 15.0 migration, refer to the Release Bulletin for Mirror Replication Agent 15.0.
You can now resume replication.
