IBM DB2 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows as Primary Data Server
Learn about the primary database issues and considerations specific to the
DB2 UDB server on a UNIX, Windows, and Linux platform in an SAP replication
system.
Replication Agent for UDB
As a primary data server, DB2 UDB interacts with Replication Agent. An instance of the Replication Agent configured for the DB2 UDB is referred to as a Replication Agent for UDB.
DB2 UDB System Management
The Replication Agent provides a number of commands that return metadata information about the primary database (database names, table names, procedure names, column names, and so on).
Primary Data Server Connectivity
Replication Agent for UDB requires some tasks to perform to connect to a primary DB2 data server.
Replication Server and RSSD Connectivity
Replication Agent uses TCP/IP and the SAP JDBC driver (SAP jConnect), which is included in Replication Agent installation) to communicate with other servers. The Replication Agent does not rely on the interfaces file for connectivity information.
Replication Agent Objects
When you initialize Replication Agent using pdb_xlog init, it creates objects that support replication in the primary database.
Replication Definitions for Primary Tables in DB2 UDB
The Replication Agent use_rssd configuration parameter controls whether the Replication Agent sends Log Transfer Language (LTL) that contains only the columns specified in a replication definition, or all of the columns in the primary table.
DB2 UDB Primary Datatype Translation
Replication Agent allows you to control how it sends the DB2 UDB DATE, TIME, and TIMESTAMP column values to the Replication Server.
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