ra_downgrade

(Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server only) The ra_downgrade_accept command is executed by the instance to which Replication Agent is being downgraded (the earlier version).

This command completes the downgrade process started by the ra_downgrade_prepare command, which is executed by the instance from which Replication Agent is being downgraded (the later version).

Note: The ra_downgrade_prepare and ra_downgrade_accept commands have been deprecated. Use the ra_downgrade and ra_migrate commands where possible. See the Replication Agent Primary Database Guide.

Syntax

ra_downgrade_accept export_file

Parameters

export_file – The file name to which the RASD was extracted during execution of the ra_downgrade_prepare command. This can be the file name alone or the file name with its absolute path. The file is named timestamp.export, where timestamp is a timestamp taken at the moment ra_downgrade_prepare was invoked.
Note: The export_file parameter is only used for Microsoft SQL Server and Oracle. When the ra_downgrade_accept command is used for UDB, the command takes no parameters.

Usage

(Microsoft SQL Server and Oracle only) The ra_downgrade_accept command restores the RASD from the specified file. By default, this file is located in the import subdirectory under the directory specified by the rasd_backup_dir configuration parameter of the Replication Agent instance to which you are downgrading (the earlier version). The path to this file was returned if ra_downgrade_prepare executed successfully.
To use the ra_downgrade_accept command, Replication Agent must be able to connect to the primary database.
(Microsoft SQL Server and Oracle only) If the ra_downgrade_accept command executes successfully, Replication Agent shuts down.
The ra_downgrade_accept command is valid when the Replication Agent instance is in the Admin or Replication Down state.