Creating and Initializing a Replication Agent Instance

Execute the resource file to create the Replication Agent instance.

1. After the resource file has been validated, use the ra_admin utility to create the Replication Agent instance using the -r parameter. For example:
   

   %SYBASE%\RAX-15_5\bin\ra_admin -r myra.rs

   Execution results are returned as either:

   • Response-file processing completed

     Or

   • Response-file processing completed with errors

   See the Replication Agent Administration Guide.

2. If your resource file has initialize_instance set to no, start the Replication Agent instance.
   1. Change to the directory containing your Replication Agent instance RUN file, for example:
   2. Execute the RUN file, for example:

      RUN_myra

3. Use dsedit to update the Replication Server sql.ini to include an entry for the Replication Agent location.
   To use direct load materialization, also add the server name part of the connection name to the interfaces file. This entry should point to Replication Agent. For example:

   pds
   master tcp ether hostname 9030
   query tcp ether hostname 9030

4. Verify the connection to Replication Agent.
   1. Open a command window in the %SYBASE% directory of your Replication Agent installation.
   2. Set the environment variables by executing the SYBASE.bat file.
   3. Log in to Replication Agent:
      

      isql –Usa –Psa_pass –Smyra

5. If your resource file has initialize_instance set to no, open a new command window, log in to the Replication Agent instance, and initialize the Replication Agent instance and the primary Microsoft SQL Server database using this Replication Agent command:

   ra_admin init