This book describes how to install Sybase® Replication Agent™ on Linux, Microsoft Windows 2000 and 2003, and UNIX platforms.
This book is for replication System Administrators and Database Administrators who are responsible for managing a replication system within an enterprise network.
Read Chapter 2, “Preparing for Installation,” before you unload the Sybase Replication Agent software from the Sybase Replication Agent 12.6 distribution media. Use the Installation and Setup worksheet in Chapter 1 to gather and record the connectivity and configuration information you need to set up the Sybase Replication Agent.
See Chapters 1 and 2 in the Sybase Replication Agent Administration Guide for more information about the Sybase Replication Agent system:
An introduction to the Sybase Replication Agent system, and an overview of its topology
Specific configuration requirements for each Sybase Replication Agent system component
This book provides the following information:
Chapter 2, “Preparing for Installation,” describes basic Sybase Replication Agent system requirements, and provides a worksheet to help you gather and record the configuration information that you need to install the Sybase Replication Agent software and set up the Sybase Replication Agent system.
Chapter 3, “Installing Sybase Replication Agent,” describes how to install the Sybase Replication Agent 12.6 software on a Linux, Microsoft Windows, or UNIX platform. This chapter also describes how to uninstall the software.
For information about installing the Replication Server® 12.6 software,
see the Replication Server installation and configuration guides for
your platform.
Sybase Replication Agent Refer to the following documents to learn more about the Sybase Replication Agent:
Sybase Replication Agent Reference Manual – for information about all Replication Agent commands and configuration parameters, including syntax, examples, and detailed command usage notes
Sybase Replication Agent Primary Database Guide – for detailed, database-specific information about each non-Sybase database that is supported by the Sybase Replication Agent
Sybase Replication Agent Administration Guide – for an introduction to the Sybase Replication Agent system, and information about setting up and administering the Sybase Replication Agent and other components of the Sybase Replication Agent system.
The Sybase Replication Agent release bulletin – for last-minute information that was too late to be included in the books
A more recent version of the Sybase Replication Agent release bulletin
may be available on the World Wide Web. To check for critical product
or document information that was added after the release of the product
CD, use the Sybase Technical Library Web site.
Replication Server Refer to the following documents for more information about transaction replication systems and the Replication Server software:
Replication Server Design Guide – for an introduction to basic transaction replication concepts and Sybase replication technology
Replication Server Heterogeneous Replication Guide – for detailed information about configuring Replication Server and implementing a Sybase replication system with non-Sybase databases
Primary data server Make sure that you have appropriate documentation for the non-Sybase primary data server that you use with the Sybase replication system.
Java environment The Sybase Replication Agent requires a Java Runtime Environment (JRE) on the Replication Agent host machine.
The Sybase Replication Agent release bulletin contains the most up-to-date information about Java and JRE requirements.
Java documentation available from your operating system vendor describes how to set up and manage the Java environment on your platform.
Additional information about the Java environment is available at the following URL:
http://java.sun.com
Use the Sybase Getting Started CD, the SyBooks™ CD, and the Sybase Product Manuals Web site to learn more about your product:
The Getting Started CD contains release bulletins and installation guides in PDF format, and may also contain other documents or updated information not included on the SyBooks CD. It is included with your software. To read or print documents on the Getting Started CD, you need Adobe Acrobat Reader, which you can download at no charge from the Adobe Web site using a link provided on the CD.
The SyBooks CD contains product manuals and is included with your software. The Eclipse-based SyBooks browser allows you to access the manuals in an easy-to-use, HTML-based format.
Some documentation may be provided in PDF format, which you can access through the PDF directory on the SyBooks CD. To read or print the PDF files, you need Adobe Acrobat Reader.
Refer to the SyBooks Installation Guide on the Getting Started CD, or the README.txt file on the SyBooks CD for instructions on installing and starting SyBooks.
The Sybase Product Manuals Web site is an online version of the SyBooks CD that you can access using a standard Web browser. In addition to product manuals, you will find links to EBFs/Maintenance, Technical Documents, Case Management, Solved Cases, newsgroups, and the Sybase Developer Network.
To access the Sybase Product Manuals Web site, go to Product Manuals.
Technical documentation at the Sybase Web site is updated frequently.
To find the latest information on product certifications
Point your Web browser to Technical Documents.
Click Certification Report.
In the Certification Report filter select a product, platform, and timeframe and then click Go.
Click a Certification Report title to display the report.
To find the latest information on component certifications
Point your Web browser to Availability and Certification Reports.
Either select the product family and product under Search by Base Product; or select the platform and product under Search by Platform.
Select Search to display the availability and certification report for the selection.
To create a personalized view of the Sybase Web
site (including support pages)
Set up a MySybase profile. MySybase is a free service that allows you to create a personalized view of Sybase Web pages.
Point your Web browser to Technical Documents.
Click MySybase and create a MySybase profile.
To find the latest information on EBFs and software
maintenance
Point your Web browser to the Sybase Support Page.
Select EBFs/Maintenance. If prompted, enter your MySybase user name and password.
Select a product.
Specify a time frame and click Go. A list of EBF/Maintenance releases is displayed.
Padlock icons indicate that you do not have download authorization for certain EBF/Maintenance releases because you are not registered as a Technical Support Contact. If you have not registered, but have valid information provided by your Sybase representative or through your support contract, click Edit Roles to add the “Technical Support Contact” role to your MySybase profile.
Click the Info icon to display the EBF/Maintenance report, or click the product description to download the software.
The following style conventions are used in this book:
In a sample screen display, commands that you should enter exactly as shown appear like this:
pdb_xlog
In the regular text of this document, variables or user-supplied words appear like this:
If you specify the value option, it changes the setting of the specified configuration parameter.
In a sample screen display, variables or words that you should replace with the appropriate value for your site appear like this: ...where rds and rdb are the variables you should replace.
In the regular text of this document, names of programs, utilities, procedures, and commands appear like this:
Use the pdb_init command to initialize the primary database.
In the regular text of this document, names of database objects (tables, columns, stored procedures, etc.) appear like this:
Check the price column in the widgets table.
In the regular text of this document, names of datatypes appear like this:
Use the date or datetime datatype.
In the regular text of this document, names of files and directories appear like this:
Log files are in the $SYBASE/RAX-12_6/inst_name/log subdirectory.
The following syntax conventions are used in this book:
In reference sections of this document, statements that show the syntax of commands appear like this:
ra_config [param [, value]]
The words param and value in the syntax are variables or user-supplied words.
The following character case conventions are used in this book:
All command syntax and command examples are shown in lowercase. However, Sybase Replication Agent command names are not case sensitive. For example, PDB_XLOG, Pdb_Xlog, and pdb_xlog are equivalent.
Names of configuration parameters are case sensitive. For example, Scan_Sleep_Max is not the same as scan_sleep_max, and the former would be interpreted as an invalid parameter name.
Database object names are not case sensitive in Sybase Replication Agent commands. However, if you need to use a mixed-case object name in a command (to match a mixed-case object name in the database), you must delimit the object name with quote characters. For example:
pdb_get_tables "TableName"
This document is available in an HTML version that is specialized for accessibility. You can navigate the HTML with an adaptive technology such as a screen reader, or view it with a screen enlarger.
Sybase Replication Agent version 12.6 and the HTML documentation have been tested for compliance with U.S. government Section 508 Accessibility requirements. Documents that comply with Section 508 generally also meet non-U.S. accessibility guidelines, such as the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) guidelines for Web sites.
The online help for this product is also provided in HTML, which you can navigate using a screen reader.
You might need to configure your accessibility tool
for optimal use. Some screen readers pronounce text based on its
case; for example, they pronounce ALL UPPERCASE TEXT as initials,
and MixedCase Text as words. You might find it helpful to configure
your tool to announce syntax conventions. Consult the documentation
for your tool.
For information about how Sybase supports accessibility, see Sybase Accessibility. The Sybase Accessibility site includes links to information on Section 508 and W3C standards.
For a Section 508 compliance statement for Sybase Replication Agent version 12.6, see Sybase Accessibility.
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