Replication Agent Objects in the DB2 Primary Database

Replication Agent creates objects in the primary database to assist with replication tasks. Replication Agent also uses the native database transaction log maintained by the DB2 server to capture transactions in the primary database for replication.

The Replication Agent objects are created by invoking the ra_admin command with the init keyword. When you invoke this command, Replication Agent generates a SQL script that contains the SQL statements for the objects created or modified in the primary database. This script is stored in the create.sql file in the RAX-15_5\inst_name\scripts\xlog directory. You must create these objects before marking any primary database objects for replication.

See the Replication Agent Administration Guide.

• Replication Agent Object Names
  Replication Agent creates objects in the primary database to assist with replication tasks.
• Table Objects
  Replication Agent creates table objects in the DB2 primary database.
• Java Procedure Objects
  Replication Agent creates Java procedure objects in the DB2 primary database.
• Finding the Names of Replication Agent Objects
  The Replication Agent instance generates the names of its database objects. To find out the actual names of these objects, use the ra_admin command.
• Marked Objects Table
  One of the Replication Agent objects is the marked objects table. The marked objects table contains an entry for each marked table in the primary database.
• Transaction Log Truncation
  Replication Agent supports both automatic and manual log truncation.