In a replication system that includes Replication Server versions 11.0.2 through 12.6, and for which the site version is set to its software release level and the system version is 1102, each Replication Server can use all the features of its release. Such a system is called a mixed-version system.
In a mixed-version system, interaction between Replication Servers of different version levels is limited, and information associated with new features may not be available to Replication Servers of earlier versions. Replication Servers of the same version can exchange full information about the software features they support.
From the following choices, select the upgrade option that best suits your situation.
If you use both the RSM Server and the RSM Client, use the RSM Client to upgrade routes. For a full explanation of RSM Client, see the Replication Server online help in Sybase Central.
If you do not have an RSM Client, and if none of the new features have been introduced to the source Replication Server, enter this command at the source Replication Server command line, where destination_replication_server is the name of the destination Replication Server of the route you are upgrading:
sysadmin fast_route_upgrade destination_replication_server
The command is rejected if the route version was below 1260 and upgraded to 1260 or higher, and if a replication definition created at the source Replication Server shows:
rs_objects.minivers >= 1260
If the command is rejected because new features have been introduced to the source Replication Server, see “No RSM Client, new features at source Replication Server,” next.
If the previous command is rejected because new features have been introduced to the source Replication Server, follow these instructions.
Start the RSM Server.
Add all the Replication Servers for which you are upgrading routes to the RSM Server.
Make sure all the Replication Servers are up and running.
Use the RSM Server route_upgrade_status command to determine which routes need to be upgraded.
Use route_upgrade for routes that need to be upgraded.
Use route_upgrade_status again to verify upgraded routes.
Check the RSM Server log file for further information about route upgrades.
If a route upgrade fails, correct the problem and use route_upgrade_recovery to recover and upgrade the route.
See Chapter 5, “Managing Routes,” in the Replication Server Administration Guide for more information about routes. For a full description of the route upgrade commands, see Chapter 3, “Replication Server Commands,” in the Replication Server Reference Guide.
