You must initialize the primary database using the Mirror Replication Agent pdb_init command. Initializing the primary database does the following:
Verifies that the primary database configuration is correct for the Mirror Activator system
Marks the primary database for replication (equivalent to executing sp_reptostandby in the primary database)
Sets the secondary truncation point to the end of the log
After you initialize the primary dabatase, you must not allow
any DDL operations in the primary database before it is quiesced
later in the setup procedure.
To initialize the primary database
Log in to the Mirror Replication Agent administration port, and verify that the Mirror Replication Agent instance is in Admin state.
Use the following command to verify that the Mirror Replication Agent instance is in Admin state:
ra_status
If the instance is not in Admin state, use the following command to put it in Admin state:
suspend
WARNING! Do not use the pdb_init move_truncpt option when you initialize a primary database that was previously configured for a Replication Server warm standby application. See “Converting a warm standby application to a Mirror Activator system” for more information.
Initialize the primary database:
pdb_init move_truncpt
