Completing Section 2: Replication Server Parameter Values for the Primary Database Connection

Determine the values of the connection parameters for Replication Server, and record them in Section 2 of the worksheet. These values are used in the Replication Server create connection command when you create the database connection for the primary database.

1. Identify a data server name and a database name representing the primary database connection for the Replication Server.

   • Replication Server connects to the primary database through the Replication Agent instance, so the data server name can be the name of the Replication Agent instance.

   • The database name can be any name that helps you identify the connection Replication Server uses to communicate with the primary database.

   Record the instance name or data server name as item 2a (rs_source_ds) and the database name as item 2b (rs_source_db) in Section 2: Replication Server Parameter Values for the Primary Database Connection on the Installation and Setup Worksheet.

   Note: These names are case-sensitive.
2. Identify the maintenance user ID and password associated with the Replication Server database connection to the primary database.
   

   The maintenance user ID must be a valid user ID at the primary database but cannot be the user ID of a primary database user who applies transactions that might need to be replicated.

   Record the maintenance user ID as item 2c (maintenance user) and the password as item 2d (maintenance user password) in Section 2: Replication Server Parameter Values for the Primary Database Connection on the Installation and Setup Worksheet.