The Mirror Replication Agent ma utility:
Starts a specified Mirror Replication Agent instance
Returns the Mirror Replication Agent software version number
Upgrades Mirror Replication Agent instances.
For information about creating a Mirror Replication Agent instance, see “Creating a Mirror Replication Agent instance”.
To run the ma utility, invoke it as a command at the operating system prompt.
ma [-help | -i inst_name [-state] | -v]
-help
The option that returns command usage information.
You can also invoke ma with no option
specified to return command usage information.
-i inst_name
The option that specifies a Mirror Replication Agent instance to start, where inst_name is the name of an existing Mirror Replication Agent instance.
-state
The keyword that specifies a start-up state for the Mirror Replication Agent instance.
Valid -state values are:
-admin starts the Mirror Replication Agent instance in Admin state. (This is the default start-up state.)
-replicate starts the Mirror Replication Agent instance in Replicating state.
-v
The option that returns the Mirror Replication Agent software version number.
To start a Mirror Replication Agent instance named “my_ma” in Replicating state, enter the following command at the operating system prompt:
ma -i my_ma -replicate
See “Starting Mirror Replication Agent” and “Understanding Mirror Replication Agent states”.
If the Mirror Replication Agent instance encounters start-up errors:
On Microsoft Windows platforms, start-up errors are displayed in the operating system command window.
On UNIX platforms, start-up errors are displayed in the operating system command window and recorded in the Mirror Replication Agent system log.
