You can enable Failover support for new database connections from the Replication Server or RSM Server to Adaptive Servers using either of the procedures in this section.
For more information about Sybase Failover, refer to the Adaptive Server Enterprise book Using Sybase Failover in a High Availability System.
Enabling Failover support using the Replication
Server Manager (RSM) plug-in for Sybase Central
Right-click the Replication Server or the RSM Server icon in the Sybase Central view for which you want to configure Sybase Failover.
Select Configure from the drop-down menu. The Server Configuration dialog box opens.
Choose General from the Categories drop-down list.
Select HA_failover from the list of configuration parameters.You may need to scroll down through the list to find the Sybase Failover parameter.
Enter the correct value in the Pending Value column.
For Replication Server:
Enter “on” to turn on Sybase Failover.
Enter “off” to turn off Sybase Failover.
For RSM Server:
Enter “1” to turn on Sybase Failover.
Enter “0” to turn off Sybase Failover.
Click OK. The Server Configuration dialog box closes.
Restart Replication Server or RSM Server, respectively, to have the new parameter value take effect.See “Starting Replication Server” in Chapter 4 of the Replication Server Administration Guide for instructions.
Enabling Failover support using configure
replication server
If necessary, start the Replication Server, as described in the section “Starting Replication Server” in Chapter 4 of the Replication Server Administration Guide.
Log in to the Replication Server:
isql -Uuser_name -Ppassword -Sserver_name
where user_name must have Administrator privileges. Specify the name of the Replication Server using the -S flag.
When your login is accepted, isql displays a prompt:
1>
Enter the following RCL command:
configure replication server set ha_failover to 'on'
