Replication Agent

Replication Agent captures transactions in the primary database and transfers them to Replication Server for distribution to replicate databases.

Replication Agent extends the capabilities of Replication Server by allowing non-Sybase database servers to be data sources in a Sybase replication system.

Replication Agent reads the primary database transaction log and generates Log Transfer Language (LTL). Replication Server uses LTL to process and distribute replicated transactions through a replication system.

Replication Agent Configurations

Each Replication Server Option contains the Replication Agent suitable for a particular database platform:

Replication Agent for Oracle – retrieves transactions from an Oracle primary database.
Replication Agent for Microsoft SQL Server – retrieves transactions from a Microsoft SQL Server primary database.
Replication Agent for UDB – retrieves transactions from an IBM DB2 Universal Database primary database running on UNIX, Linux, or Microsoft Windows platforms.

Standalone Application

Replication Agent runs as a server application. Replication Agent can reside on the same host machine as any other component of the replication system, or it can reside on a machine that is separate from other replication system components. For Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server, Replication Agent must reside on the same type of hardware and operating system as the primary database and have direct, physical access to the database transaction logs.

Replication Agent Management

Replication Agent instances can be managed and monitored by Replication Manager (RM). In addition, you can use any Open Client™ application (such as isql) that is capable of communicating with the Sybase Tabular Data Stream™ (TDS) protocol to configure, manage, and monitor a Replication Agent instance.

For more information, see the documentation for Replication Agent.