In addition to Adaptive Server Enterprise, Sybase replication technology supports transaction replication into the following relational database servers:
DB2 Universal Database
Informix Dynamic Server
Microsoft SQL Server
Oracle
To find out more about the current supported versions of these data servers, refer to the documentation for the DirectConnect database gateway associated with a particular non-Sybase data server.
There are several issues related to non-Sybase replicate data servers in a Sybase replication system. A successful replication system must address all of the issues for each replicate data server.
Non-Sybase replicate data server issues include:
The requirements of the DirectConnect database gateway for the non-Sybase data server
The access and permissions required in the replicate data server for the replication system to apply transactions to the replicate database
The connectivity requirements for communication between the replicate data server and other components of the replication system
The limitations on replication into the non-Sybase data server
The intrusion and impact of the database objects required to support Replication Server operations
The replication system management issues specific to the non-Sybase data server
