Replication System Components

Installing Replication Agent software is only one part of setting up a replication system.

Setting Up an SAP Sybase Replication System

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Install the primary data server.

  • Primary data server documentation

  • Vendor documentation or Web site for the primary data server

Install the connectivity drivers for the primary database server.

Install SAP® Replication Server® and create connections.

This includes:

  • Designing the replication system.

  • Installing SAP Replication Server.

  • Defining connections from SAP Replication Server to the Embedded Replication Server System Database (ERSSD) and routes between SAP Replication Servers.

  • Defining connections using ECDA when replicating to a non-Sybase database.

    Note: For Replication Agent for Oracle, you can use ExpressConnect for Oracle, in which case it is unnecessary to install and configure ECDA. See the ExpressConnect for Oracle Configuration Guide.

  • SAP Replication Server documentation

  • ECDA documentation

  • ExpressConnect for Oracle Configuration Guide

Prepare to install Replication Agent.

  • Review installation requirements and the installation procedure for Replication Agent.

  • Complete the Installation and Setup worksheet.

  • Planning Your Installation in this document and Chapter 2, “Setting Up and Configuring Replication Agent” in the Replication Agent Administration Guide

  • Replication Server Options 15.7.1 SP200 Release Bulletin

Install the Replication Agent software.

Installing Replication Agent

Configure SAP Replication Server and primary data server connections.

This includes:

  • Creating an SAP Replication Server database connection to the primary data server.

  • Creating an SAP Replication Server login for the Replication Agent instance.

  • Configuring Replication Agent parameters.

  • Testing connections between the Replication Agent and the primary SAP Replication Server, and between the Replication Agent and the primary data server.

Chapter 3, “Administration” in the Replication Agent Administration Guide

Set up the Replication Agent instance.

This includes:

  • Creating the Replication Agent transaction log objects.

  • Marking primary objects for replication.

Chapter 2, “Setting Up and Configuring Replication Agent” in the Replication Agent Administration Guide

Verify that all replication system components are in place.

Chapter 2, “Setting Up and Configuring Replication Agent” in the Replication Agent Administration Guide

(optional) Use the test scripts provided with Replication Agent to set up a test environment and verify replication from a primary database to a replicate database.

The chapter for your primary data server in the Replication Agent Primary Database Guide

Materialize subscriptions to primary data.

For each subscription, materialization:

  • Validates and activates the subscription.

  • Populates tables in the replicate database so they are synchronized with the primary database before you start replication.

  • SAP Replication Server documentation

  • Appendix A, “Materializing Subscriptions to Primary Data” in the Replication Agent Administration Guide

To start replication, put the Replication Agent instance in the Replicating state.

Chapter 2, “Setting Up and Configuring Replication Agent” in the Replication Agent Administration Guide

To install and configure a sample replication system, see the Replication Server Options Quick Start Guide.