Before an RSM Server can interact with the servers in a replication system, you must define the RSM Server’s domain. The RSM Server domain is the set of Replication Servers, Adaptive Servers, replication agents, RSM Servers, and Open Servers that you want an RSM Server to manage.
An RSM Server must have an entry in its interfaces file (for UNIX) or its sql.ini file (for Windows) for every server (data server, Replication Server, LTM, or Open Server) in its domain. For more information about sql.ini or interfaces, see the Replication Server Configuration Guide for your platform.
Before you can manage a replication environment using Replication Manager, you must define the environment you plan to manage. A replication environment is the set of Replication Servers and Adaptive Server Enterprise servers that you want to manage through that environment.
The servers that you add to an RSM Server domain or replication environment can be anywhere in your network. This allows you to manage replication systems that are distributed worldwide.
Sybase Central provides a wizard to assist you when you add a server to an RSM Server domain or a replication environment. Depending on the type of server you are adding (Adaptive/SQL Server, Replication Server, RepAgent/LTM, Open Server, non-Adaptive Server Enterprise data servers, Sybase Replication Agents, or RSM Server), the wizard prompts you to provide different information.
Before you add a server:
RSM – Read “Before you add a server to an RSM Server domain” in Sybase Central under the Replication Server plug-in help title, “Managing Servers.”
Gather the following information:
The server’s name.
The type of server you are adding.
RSM only – If you are adding a non-Adaptive Server Enterprise data server, you need to know:
The access method you use to connect to the server (Sybase Replication Agent or Sybase DirectConnect)
The name of the server or name of the Sybase Replication Agent that you use to manage the server
RSM only – If you are adding a Sybase Replication Agent, you need to know the source data server and source database, which must match the Replication Server parameters, RS_source_ds and RS_source_db.
The user name and password used to administer the server. The login must have System Administrator privileges on the server.
RSSD only –The user name and password of the RSSD primary user (Replication Server only).
RSSD only –The user name and password of the RSSD Database Owner, if it is different from the primary user (Replication Server only).
RSM only – The location of the log file to monitor.
To add servers to an RSM Server domain or to a replication environment in Sybase Central:
Select an RSM Server or a replication environment.
Do one of the following:
RSM only – Select File | Add Server, or double-click the add object icon in the right pane of the main window.
RMP only – Select File | New | Servers, or double-click the Configure Replication shortcut icon in the right pane of the main window.
Enter the required information in the wizard dialog boxes.
After you add servers to the RSM Server domain or to the replication environment, the Sybase Central view includes a “Replication Server” tree with icons (also known as objects) that represent the primary components in the domain managed by that RSM Server or in the replication environment. See “Replication Server views” for more information.
To drop a server from an RSM Server domain or from the replication environment in Sybase Central:
Select the server you want to drop.
Do one of the following:
RSM only– Select File | Drop Server.
RMP only – Select File | Delete.
Although Sybase Central removes the server from the RSM Server’s or replication environment’s server list and removes the server icon from the RSM Server domain or the environment, the server is not removed from your replication system. Therefore, the server name may still appear in dialog boxes because there are routes or database connections still associated with it.
