Replication Agent Start-Up

To start a Replication Agent instance, you must log in to the Replication Agent host machine with a user name that has execute permission in the Replication Agent installation directory and all subdirectories (for example, the “sybase” user).

Note: On Windows Vista, you must run the command window as an Administrator. To do so, click Start > All Programs > Accessories, right-click Command Prompt, then select Run As Administrator.

You can start a Replication Agent instance in any of these ways:

Invoke the RUN script for the instance that you want to start.
Invoke ra, and specify the instance that you want to start.
If Replication Agent is installed on a Windows system, start a Windows service for the instance that you want to start.

The RUN script and the ra utilities are batch files on Microsoft Windows and shell scripts on UNIX.

Preparing for Start-Up
Before you can start a Replication Agent instance and connect to the primary data server, you must set all required variables.
Character Settings
In a heterogeneous replication system, in which the primary and replicate data servers are different types, the data servers might not support the same character sets. In that case, replication system components must perform at least one character set conversion (from the primary data server character set to the replicate data server character set).
Starting Replication Agent Using the ra Utility
When you start the Replication Agent with ra, you can specify the instance start-up state. If you do not specify a start-up state when you invoke ra, the Replication Agent instance starts in its default Admin state.
Starting a Replication Agent Instance with the RUN Script
You can use the RUN script to start a Replication Agent instance.
Starting Replication Agent Using agt_service
You can use agt_service to start a Replication Agent instance.
Starting Replication Agent from the Windows Services Tool
You can use the Windows Services administration tool to start a Replication Agent instance both automatically and manually.

Parent topic: Setup and Configuration