Upgrading Mirror Replication Agent for ASE

This section describes how to upgrade Mirror Replication Agent for ASE.

1. Sybase recommends that you back up the existing Mirror Replication Agent instances directory containing the instance configuration file. In addition, for Mirror Replication Agent for ASE, back up the Mirror Replication Agent System Database (RASD).

2. Shut down all Mirror Replication Agent version 15.1 instances.

3. Use the ma_admin utility script from the Mirror Replication Agent 15.2 installation bin directory to upgrade all the verifiable Mirror Replication Agent version 15.1 instances. Execute the ma_admin utility script with the -u option:

   ma_admin -u <src_directory>
   

   where src_directory is the full path name to the Mirror Replication Agent version 15.1 installation directory. For example:

   • For UNIX:

     /sybase15/MA-15_2/bin/ma_admin.sh -u /sybase/MA-15_1
     

   • For Windows:

     d:\sybase15\MA-15_2\bin\ma_admin -u d:\sybase\MA-15_1
     

   This command upgrades all valid Mirror Replication Agent instances.

   For information about instances that did not upgrade successfully, see the administration logs (…/MA-15_2/admin_logs). After you correct the problem, re-run this command. This command does not affect those Mirror Replication Agent instances that have already been successfully upgraded.

4. Start Mirror Replication Agent version 15.2.

5. Log in to each Mirror Replication Agent instance and run the ra_migrate command.

   For additional information and a manual procedure for Sybase ASE 15.2 migration, see the release bulletin for Mirror Replication Agent 15.2.

6. Resume replication.