Replication Agent for Microsoft SQL Server uses the Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) protocol for communications with all replication system components.
Replication Agent for Microsoft SQL Server connects to Microsoft SQL Server using Microsoft’s SQL Server JDBC driver. You must download and install it on the Replication Agent host machine, and the directory where the driver is installed must be in the CLASSPATH environment variable.
Replication Agent for Microsoft SQL Server uses Sybase jConnect™ for JDBC™ to communicate with the primary Replication Server and its RSSD.
While replicating transactions and function invocations, Replication Agent maintains connections with both the primary database and the primary Replication Server. In addition, Replication Agent occasionally connects to the RSSD of the primary Replication Server to retrieve replication definition data.
For more information about Replication Agent communications, see the Sybase Replication Agent Administration Guide.
