create agent

Syntax

create agent agent_name
set host [{to|=}] host
and set port [{to|=}] port
and set user [{to|=}] user
[and set password [{to|=}] password]
[and set desc [{to|=}] description]

Parameters

• agent_name – the name of the agent to be created.
• host – the host name of the machine on which the agent is installed.
• port – the port number of the machine on which the agent is installed.
• user – the login name of the Replication Server Data Assurance Option administrator for accessing the agent.
• password – (optional) the password for the administration user login name to connect to the agent and the database.
• description – (optional) description of the agent. Use double quotes if you are using a reserved word or blank spaces.

Examples

• Example 1 – creates a new agent:

  create agent myagent
  set host=myhost
  and set port=1111
  and set user=myuser
  and set password=mypwd
  go