Updating the RASD

The RASD is usually updated automatically during normal replication activity.

Note: You should only force an update of the RASD with the recommendation of Sybase Technical Support when the RASD is suspected of being corrupt.

To force an update of the RASD:

Log in to the Replication Agent instance with the administrator login.
Get the current status of the Replication Agent instance:
```
ra_status
```
If the Replication Agent is in Admin state, skip this step and go to step 4.

If the Replication Agent is in Replicating state:
1. Suspend replication for the Replication Agent instance:
```
suspend
```
2. Verify that the Replication Agent instance is in Admin state:
```
ra_status
```
Reinitialize the Replication Agent and force it to update the RASD:
```
ra_admin refresh
```
Resume replication for the Replication Agent instance:
```
resume
```
Verify that the Replication Agent is in Replicating state:
```
ra_status
```