Chapter 2: Setup and Configuration

Starting an instance with the ra utility

When you start the Sybase Replication Agent with the ra utility, you can specify the instance start-up state. If you do not specify a start-up state when you invoke the ra utility, the Replication Agent instance starts in its default Admin state.

You must set the SYBASE environment before you invoke the Sybase Replication Agent ra utility. See “Setting the SYBASE environment” for more information.

To start Sybase Replication Agent with the ra utility

Open an operating system command window on the Replication Agent host machine.
At the operating system prompt, navigate to the Sybase Replication Agent bin directory.
- On Microsoft Windows platforms, enter:
```
cd %SYBASE%\RAX-12_6\bin
```
  where %SYBASE% is the path to the Sybase Replication Agent installation directory.
- On UNIX platforms, enter:
```
cd $SYBASE/RAX-12_6/bin
```
  where $SYBASE is the path to the Sybase Replication Agent installation directory.
In the Sybase Replication Agent bin directory, invoke the ra utility to start the Replication Agent instance:
```
ra -iinst_name
```
or
```
ra -iinst_name -state
```
where:
- inst_name is the server name of the Replication Agent instance.
- state is the optional keyword for the start-up state:
  - admin – starts the Replication Agent instance in Admin state.
  - replicate – starts the Replication Agent instance in Replicating state.
  If you do not specify the state option, Replication Agent starts up in Admin state.
For example, to start the Replication Agent instance named “my_ra” in Replicating state, enter:
```
ra -i my_ra -replicate
```

See “Using the ra utility” for more information.

After you start the Replication Agent instance, you must open another operating system command window to log in to its administration port.

Starting an instance with the Administrator GUI

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