New and changed functionality

The new features are:

Multisite availability (MSA) – extends Replication Server replication capabilities and can make the process of setting up a replication system both faster and easier.

Support for multiprocessors – lets you run Replication Server on either multiprocessor or single-processor platforms.

Embedded RSSD (ERSSD) – Replication Server can run either on an Adaptive Server Replication Server System Database (RSSD) or on an Embedded RSSD (ERSSD). ERSSD is designed for users who do not want to manage the Replication Server RSSD in Adaptive Server. Replication Server is easier to install and manage with ERSSD.

Since Adaptive Server Anywhere does not support SGI, the Embedded RSSD feature is not available on SGI.

date and time datatypes – there are two new datatypes, date and time, in Replication Server. These datatypes extend the existing datetime and smalldatetime datatypes, providing date and time columns to replicate and standby databases. Both are fixed-width 4-byte datatypes that support rs_subcmp, and mixed-version environments.

Encrypted passwords – Replication Server 12.6 supports the -X option in isql that sends encrypted passwords through the network when making a client connection.

New bulk materialization method – Replication Server 12.6 supports a new bulk materialization method for copying or moving a database from a source Adaptive Server to a destination Adaptive Server without shutting down the source Adaptive Server. The Adaptive Server quiesce database ... to manifest_file and mount commands let you quiesce the server and copy or move the database.

GB18030 Chinese character set support – Replication Server supports all character sets supported by Adaptive Server Enterprise. Accordingly, Replication Server 12.6 supports the GB18030 Chinese character set as a server-wide character set.

Cluster support

SSL 3.5.1

FlexLM 8.3

Replication Manager Plug-in for Sybase Central Java Edition

Performance enhancements include:

Better management of empty transactions

Internal commit control for parallel processing

See Chapter 16, “Performance Tuning,” in the Administration Guide for detailed information about these enhancements.

For detailed descriptions of the new features and functionality in Replication Server version 12.6, see What’s New in Replication Server 12.6?

The Advanced Security option with Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) support, introduced as a new feature in What’s New in Replication Server 12.5? is not available for Silicon Graphics.