Preparing a Replication System

There are several tasks to complete before you can replicate data.

1. Set up the replication system
   1. Install SAP Replication Servers. See the SAP Replication Server installation and configuration guides for your platform.
   2. Create the databases that will be the primary and replicate. See the Adaptive Server Enterprise Reference Manual or the documentation for your non-SAP database software.
   3. Establish connections from SAP Replication Servers to the primary and replicate databases. See the configuration guide for your platform.
   4. Establish all necessary routes between SAP Replication Servers.
   5. Configure and start up Replication Agents for source databases.
2. Verify that all replication system components are working. See Verify and Monitor Replication Server in the Administration Guide Volume 2.