About this book

Audience

This book is intended for those who are responsible for:

Administering a Replication Server system
Administering an MVS system
Administering a DB2 database
Configuring Replication Agent™
Troubleshooting Replication Agent

How to use this book

This book contains these chapters:

Chapter 1, “15.0 Replication Agent Overview,” explains the basic concepts of replication systems, the role of Replication Agent, the role that connectivity plays in replication systems, and how replication works in a data-sharing environment.

Chapter 2, “Replication Server Setup,” explains how to prepare a system for replication and what you need to know about datatype conversions before you begin.

Chapter 3, “Replication Agent Setup,” provides information about DB2 considerations that affect working with source tables. It also explains how to mark tables for replication.

Chapter 4, “Managing Replication Agent,” explains how to start up and shut down Replication Agent. It discusses Replication Agent startup problems, how to monitor LTM for MVS and Replication Server, and provides replication failure troubleshooting tips.

Chapter 5, “Known Issues and Error Recovery,” explains the known restrictions on Replication Agent and provides error recovery procedures.

Appendix A, “LTM for MVS Configuration Parameters,” discusses the LTM for MVS configuration file and the parameters that control the LTM for MVS component of Replication Agent.

Appendix B, “Replication Extract Messages,” lists and describes the messages issued by Replication Extract.

Appendix C, “LTM for MVS Messages,” lists the LTM for MVS error and infomational messages and suggests fixes for the errors they represent.

Appendix D, “MVS Console Messages,” lists Replication Agent error and informational messages and suggest fixes for the errors they represent.

Appendix E, “Running Multiple Replication Agents,” explains how to run multiple Replication Agents in a replication system.

Appendix F, “Creating User Exits,” provides information about the transaction programs written to take control at a determined point in a program (user exit).Replication Agent for DB2 UDB

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Style conventions

Table 1 shows some of the style conventions used in the documentation for this product.

**Table 1: Style conventions**
Text	Explanation	Example
Bold	Programs Utilities Procedures Commands	create connection
Italics	File names Directory names Properties	confiuration file
Code	Code examples Screen text	Replication Agent for DB2/12.6
Bold code	User input Command line input	/F [job_name],C, trace=LTLebcdic
Italics	Variables (replace these with the appropriate values for your site)	host_name
Code italics	Variables in code you type (replace these with the appropriate values for your site)	maintenance_user_ID

Syntax conventions

The following example illustrates some of the syntax conventions used in this guide:

COMMAND [object_name, [ {TRUE | FALSE} ] ]

Table 2 explains the syntax conventions used in this guide.

**Table 2: Syntax conventions**
Symbol	Explanation	Example
( )	Include parentheses as part of the command.	START DATABASE (database_name)
\|	A vertical bar indicates that you can select only one of the options shown. Do not type the bar in your command.	{red\|yellow\|blue}
,	A comma indicates that you can choose one or more of the options shown. Separate each choice by using a comma as part of the command.	{rice,potatoes,beans}
{ }	Braces indicate that you must choose at least one of the enclosed options. Do not type the braces when you enter the option.	Select only one: {red\|yellow\|blue} Select at least one: {rice,potatoes,beans}
[ ]	Brackets indicate that you can choose one or more of the enclosed options, or none. Do not type the brackets when you enter the options.	[anchovies]
...	An ellipsis indicates that you can repeat the previous item as many times as necessary.	{rice,potatoes}...

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