Starting replication in the Replication Agent

When the Replication Agent instance is in Replicating state, it maintains connections to the primary database and the primary Replication Server (and RSSD, if so configured), and its Log Reader component scans the transaction log for transactions to replicate.

The Replication Agent instance must be running before you can start replication. See “Starting the Replication Agent”.

Log in to the Replication Agent instance with the administrator login.
Use the following command to start replication:
```
resume
```
After you invoke the resume command, the Replication Agent instance should go from Admin state to Replicating state.
Use the following command to verify that the Replication Agent instance is in Replicating state:
```
ra_status
```

If the Replication Agent instance does not go to Replicating state after you invoke the resume command, see Chapter 4, “Troubleshooting Replication Agent,” for more information.

See the Replication Agent Reference Manual for more detailed information about the resume command and how Replication Agent starts replication processing.