Chapter 3: Installing Sybase Replication Agent

Installing in console mode

You can install the Sybase Replication Agent software in an interactive text (or console) mode, using the same steps as those described in “Installing with the GUI wizard”, except that:

You invoke the InstallShield wizard at the command prompt, using the -console option, and
You use only the keyboard to select all of the installation options.

This installation procedure uses the InstallShield wizard in console mode, which requires either:

A display and keyboard on the Sybase Replication Agent host machine, or
A display and keyboard on a remote machine configured to control the Sybase Replication Agent host machine.

This installation procedure does not require a pointing device or a GUI environment to install the Sybase Replication Agent software.

See “Installing with the GUI wizard” for information about installing the Sybase Replication Agent software in a GUI environment.

To install the Sybase Replication Agent in console mode

Log in to the Sybase Replication Agent host machine using an operating system user account with authority to start, stop, and administer the Sybase Replication Agent instance (for example, the “sybase” user).
Close all non-essential applications, and minimize any open windows.
Insert the Sybase Replication Agent 12.6 distribution CD in the CD-ROM drive.

If the InstallShield GUI wizard starts automatically on a Microsoft Windows platform, choose Cancel to exit the GUI wizard.
Open an operating system command window, and set the CD-ROM drive as the current drive.
Start the InstallShield wizard in console mode:
- On Microsoft Windows platforms:
```
setupwin32 -console
```
- On UNIX platforms:
```
./setup_type -console
```
  where setup_type is one of the following strings that corresponds to the UNIX platform type:
  - setupaix
  - setuphp11x
  - setupsolaris
  - setuplinux
The InstallShield wizard starts and displays the Welcome window.
Follow the remaining wizard prompts to install the Sybase Replication Agent 12.6 software.

See “Installing with the GUI wizard” for a description of all of the wizard prompts.

InstallShield installs the components in the installation directory you specified, and displays an installation progress indicator.

If errors occur during the installation, InstallShield displays error messages. In the event of an installation error, exit the InstallShield wizard to correct the cause of the error, then restart InstallShield. For more information, see “Installation troubleshooting”.

If the software is installed successfully, InstallShield displays a final window confirming the successful installation, and reminding you to check for updates on the Sybase downloads Web page.

To verify that the software components were installed correctly, see “Verifying the installation”.

Post-installation tasks

After you complete the Sybase Replication Agent software installation, you must complete the following post-installation tasks:

Set up the SYBASE environment on the Sybase Replication Agent host machine. See “Setting up the SYBASE environment” for more information.
Register the Sybase Replication Agent license certificate with the Sybase Software Asset Management (SySAM) license manager. See “Registering license certificates” for more information.

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