Before you begin setting up the replication system, be familiar with Oracle data servers and have an understanding of Sybase replication. In addition:
You must have a valid license for Replication Server.
Oracle Database 10g or 11g Enterprise Edition must be installed and configured to serve as the source (primary) database and as the target (standby) database from which Mirror Replication Agent replicates transactions.
Oracle JDBC thin driver for Oracle 10g or 11g and for JDK 1.5 must be installed.
TCP/IP connectivity must be available.
Any OS patches required for Java 6.0 have been installed.
Mirror Replication Agent must have direct access to the Oracle online redo logs or a mirrored copy of those logs. Mirror Replication Agent must also have direct access to a copy of the Oracle archived redo logs or a mirrored copy of those logs.
During this procedure:
Because some directories, files, executable commands, and examples are shown only for Sun Solaris, adjust accordingly for Windows and for other UNIX platforms.
Sybase recommends that you do not use Replication Server reserved words for object names and connection names. A complete list of reserved words is documented in the Replication Server Reference Manual.
