Replication Server® maintains replicated data at multiple sites on a network. Organizations with geographically distant sites can use Replication Server to create distributed database applications with better performance and data availability than a centralized database system can provide.
This book, Replication Server Reference Manual, describes these Replication Server features:
The Replication Command Language (RCL) used by Replication Server
System functions for Replication Server
Sybase® Adaptive Server™ commands and system procedures that you use with Replication Server
Adaptive Server stored procedures that you use to manage the Replication Server system tables
Replication Server executable programs, which you invoke directly from the operating system
Replication Server system tables
The Replication Server Reference Manual is intended for anyone who uses Replication Server. It is a reference manual, and it assumes that you have basic knowledge of how to use Replication Server.
This book is also for Replication System Administrators, who manage the routine operation of Replication Servers. Any user who has sa permission can be a Replication System Administrator, although each Replication Server usually has just one.
The information in this book is organized as follows:
Chapter 1, “Introduction to the Replication Command Language” categorizes the commands and what they do.
Chapter 2, “Topics” discusses datatypes, identifiers, reserved words, and support for Adaptive Server.
Chapter 3, “Replication Server Commands” consists of reference pages for all Replication Server commands.
Chapter 4, “Replication Server System Functions” provides reference pages for each system function Replication Server propagates from primary to replicate databases.
Chapter 5, “Adaptive Server Commands and System Procedures” contains reference pages for the Adaptive Server commands and system procedures used with Replication Server.
Chapter 6, “Adaptive Server Stored Procedures” contains reference pages for the Adaptive Server stored procedures used to manage the Replication Server system tables.
Chapter 7, “Executable Programs” contains reference pages for the Replication Server executable programs, including Replication Server, Log Transfer Manager (LTM) for Adaptive Server, and the rs_subcmp subscription comparison program.
Chapter 8, “Replication Server System Tables” describes each Replication Server system table.
Appendix A, “Acronyms and Abbreviations” lists the acronyms and abbreviations used in the Replication Server documentation and system messages.
Appendix B, “Replication Server Design Limits” lists the maximum and minimum parameters and values for various Replication System objects.
The Sybase® Replication Server® documentation set consists of the following:
The release bulletin for your platform – contains last-minute information that was too late to be included in the books.
A more recent version of the release bulletin may be available on the Word 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.
Installation Guide for your platform – describes installation and upgrade procedures for all Replication Server and related products.
What’s New in Replication Server? – describes the new features in Replication Server version 12.6 and the system changes added to support those features.
Administration Guide – contains an introduction to replication systems. This manual includes information and guidelines for creating and managing a replication system, setting up security, recovering from system failures, and improving performance.
Configuration Guide for your platform – describes configuration procedures for all Replication Server and related products, and explains how to use the rs_init configuration utility.
Design Guide – contains information about designing a replication system and integrating heterogeneous data servers into a replication system.
Getting Started with Replication Server – provides step-by-step instructions for installing and setting up a simple replication system.
Heterogeneous Replication Guide – describes how to use Replication Server to replicate data between databases supplied by different vendors.
Reference Manual – contains the syntax and detailed descriptions of Replication Server commands in the Replication Command Language (RCL); Replication Server system functions; Sybase Adaptive Server® commands, system procedures, and stored procedures used with Replication Server; Replication Server executable programs; and Replication Server system tables.
System Tables Diagram – illustrates system tables and their entity relationships in a poster format. Available only in print version.
Troubleshooting Guide – contains information to aid in diagnosing and correcting problems in the replication system.
Replication Server plug-in help, which contains information about using Sybase Central™ to manage Replication Server.
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