Before You Begin

Learn about the prerequisites, guidelines, and assumptions for creating a simple replication environment.

• Prerequisites
  Become familiar with the prerequisites for setting up the replication system.
• Obtaining a License
  Obtain valid SySAM licenses before you begin the installation.
• System Requirements
  Make sure the target computer on which you are installing the replication components meets the minimum memory and disk space requirements.
• Using the Examples to Set Up Your Replication Environment
  Supplied examples walk you through setting up your replication environment.
• Identifying the Installation Directory
  The SAP SYBASE environment variable identifies the installation path for installing SAP Replication Server.
• Downloading SAP Replication Server from SMP
  Download SAP Replication Server from the SAP Service Marketplace (SMP).
• Server Entries to the Interfaces Files
  An interfaces file contains network definitions for each SAP Replication Server and data server in a replication system. The interfaces file is located in $SYBASE/interfaces on UNIX platforms, or %SYBASE% \ini\sql.ini on Microsoft Windows platforms.
• Creating the Sybase User Account
  To ensure that SAP product files and directories are created with consistent ownership and privileges, create a system administrator account.