This section descriptions the procedures for installing and configuring RSM.
Installing and configuring the RSM Server
Verify that the $SYBASE directory includes an interfaces file that contains an entry for each server you want RSM to manage, as well as an entry for the RSM Server. Use dsedit (or dscp from the command line) to create and modify interfaces files. See the Replication Server Administration Guide and the Replication Server Installation Guide for UNIX Platforms for more information.
If you are installing an RSM Server for the first time, see “Setting up an RSM Server domain”.
The installation process distributes files into specific directories under the RSM installation directory according to these rules:
If the directory does not exist, the installation process creates it.
If existing configuration files have the same path name, the installation process overwrites the existing files.
Existing files have the same path name only if you are reinstalling
RSM Server. You should back up your existing files if you do not
want to overwrite them.
During an initial installation, a new component directory is created, and files are written to the new component directory. They do not overwrite the files in the existing component directory.
RSM Server also requires additional support files, such as the connectivity libraries. For a complete list of the required directories and files, see the platform-specific release bulletin.
If you are converting from a version of RSM earlier
than 12.0, copy all configuration files from the existing configuration
directory to $SYBASE/$SYBASE_RSM/admin/config after
installation.
Use rsmgen to create a RUN File to start an RSM Server and to provide configuration information about directories and files. See “RSM Server RUN file”.
If you are configuring a new RSM installation, see “Configuring a new RSM Server 12.5 installation”.
Configure the RSM Server, and start it using the RUN file. See “Starting an RSM Server”.
