Creating and Initializing a Replication Agent Instance

Execute the resource file to create the Replication Agent instance.

1. After validating the resource file, create the Replication Agent instance:
   

   %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 dsedit to update the Replication Server sql.ini to include an entry for the Replication Agent location.
4. Verify the connection to 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 –Psa_pass –Smyra

5. 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:

   ra_admin init