Adding the Replicate Database to the Replication Server

Add the Replication Server to the interfaces file of the data server that hosts the replicate database.

Note: Restart the Adaptive Server if the interfaces file has changed.

Go to $SYBASE/$SYBASE_REP/init/rs.

Make a copy of the setupdb.rs file and rename it as myreplicate.rs.

Edit the myreplicate.rs file.

Note: You need to modify the parameters described in the "Sample values for myreplicate.rs file" table.

Sample values for the myreplicate.rs file
Parameter	Description	Value
sybinit.release_directory	Valid path of the Replication Server software ($SYBASE).	/opt/software
rs.rs_name	Name of the Replication Server.	PRS
rs.rs_rs_sa_user	Specifies the user ID that has “sa” privileges on Replication Server.	sa
rs.rs_rs_sa_pass	Specifies the password of the “sa” user.	password Note: Leave blank if you have a null password.
rs.rs_ds_name	Name of the data server that hosts the replicate database.	sunak1505i
rs.rs_ds_sa_user	Specifies the user ID that has “sa” privileges on data server.	sa
rs.rs_ds_sa_password	Specifies the password of the “sa” user for the data server.	password Note: Leave blank if you have a null password.
rs.rs_db_name	Specifies the name of the replicate database.	pubs2
rs.rs_needs_repagent	Specifies whether you plan to replicate from specified rs.rs_db_name.	no
rs.rs_db_maint_user	Specifies the user ID whose work is not replicated when logged on the primary database. The user is called maintenance user.	USE_DEFAULT The default value is `databasename`_maint. Note: If the user ID does not exist the script creates the user ID on the replicate database. Do not use a user ID that has been aliased to another user ID.
rs.rs_db_maint_password	Specifies the password for the maintenance user.	USE_DEFAULT The default value is `databasename`_maint_ps.
rs.rs_db_physical_for_logical	Specifies whether this is a warm standby database.	no

Save the file.

Go to $SYBASE/$SYBASE_REP/install.

Create the connection from the primary database to the Replication Server by running the resource file:

./rs_init -r ../init/rs/myreplicate.rs

If the rs_init command fails, correct the issue, and re-run the rs_init.

Validate the primary connection:

isql -Usa -P -SPRS

Enter:

admin who
go

The output from the command looks similar to:
Spid  Name    State                Info
----- ------- ------------       -----------------
48 DSI EXEC  Awaiting Command 102(1) sunak1502i.pubs2
33 DSI       Awaiting Message 102 sunak1502i.pubs2
35 DIST      Awaiting Wakeup 102 sunak1502i.pubs2
36 SQT       Awaiting Wakeup 102:1 DIST sunak1502i.pubs2
34 SQM       Awaiting Message 102:1 sunak1502i.pubs2
32 SQM       Awaiting Message 102:0 sunak1502i.pubs2
37 REP AGENT Awaiting Command sunak1502i.pubs2
39 NRM       Awaiting Message sunak1502i.pubs2
27 DSI EXEC   Awaiting Command 101(1) sunak1505i.PRS_RSSD
20 DSI       Awaiting Message 101 sunak1505i.PRS_RSSD
26 SQM       Awaiting Message 101:0 sunak1505i.PRS_RSSD
55 DSI EXEC  Awaiting Command 103(1) sunak1505i.pubs2
54 DSI       Awaiting Message 103 sunak1505i.pubs2
53 SQM       Awaiting Message 103:0 sunak1505i.pubs2
21 dSUB      Sleeping
15 dCM       Awaiting Message
18 dAIO     Awaiting Message
23 dREC     Sleeping dREC
56 USER     Active sa
14 dALARM   Awaiting Wakeup
24 dSYSAM   Sleeping

Exit the isql session.