Creating and Initializing a Replication Agent Instance

Execute the resource file to create the Replication Agent instance.

1. After the resource file has been validated as described in "Configuring and Validating the Replication Agent Resource File," use the ra_admin utility to create the Replication Agent instance using the -r parameter, for example:

   %SYBASE%\RAX-15_5\bin\ra_admin -r myra.rs

   Execution results are returned as either:

   • Response-file processing completed

     Or

   • Response-file processing completed with errors

   See the Replication Agent Administration Guide.

2. If your resource file has initialize_instance set to no, start the Replication Agent instance.
   1. Change to the directory containing your Replication Agent instance RUN file, for example:
   2. Execute the RUN file, for example:

      RUN_myra

3. Use the dsedit utility to update the Replication Server sql.ini file with the Replication Agent location, and verify the connection to the Replication Agent.
   1. Open a command window in the SYBASE directory of your Replication Agent installation.
   2. Set the environment variables by executing the SYBASE.bat file.
   3. Log in to Replication Agent:

      isql -Usa -P -Smyra

      where myra is the name of Replication Agent.

4. If your resource file has initialize_instance set to no, open a new command window, log in to the Replication Agent instance, and initialize the Replication Agent instance and the primary Microsoft SQL Server database using this Replication Agent command:

   pdb_xlog init