Set up and begin using a basic replication system in which the SAP® HANA database is the replicate.
You can find additional information about the SAP HANA database, including HANA Studio at http://help.sap.com/hana_platform.
While setting up the basic replication system, you may need to refer to additional documents, which are a part of the SAP® Sybase® Replication Server® documentation set available at http://infocenter.sybase.com.
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| Licensing |
Download replication components from the SAP Service Marketplace (SMP). |
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Obtain a separate license for each Replication Server and Replication Server Options component. |
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Obtain a separate license for each Replication Server Options component. |
Replication Server 15.7.1 SP100 Release Bulletin for Windows > Product Summary > Separately Licensed Products > Replication Server Options | |
| Installing components from other sources |
Download and install the Oracle instant client libraries. |
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| Install ODBC libraries for ExpressConnect for HANA DB. | Replication Server 15.7.1 SP100 > Release Bulletin Replication Server 15.7.1 SP100 for UNIX and Linux > Installation and Upgrade > Special Installation Instructions > Installing ODBC Libraries for ExpressConnect for HANA DB | |
| Connectivity to other servers | Learn about the interfaces file. | Replication Server 15.7.1 SP100 > Administration Guide Volume 1 > Replication Server Technical Overview > Establish Replication Server Connections > Interfaces File |
| Learn how to edit an interfaces file. | ||
| Roles, logins, and permissions | Learn about user roles and Replication Server tasks. | Replication Server 15.7.1 SP100 > Administration Guide: Volume 1 15.7.1 SP100 > Introduction to Replication Server > Replication Server Roles and Responsibilities |
| Replication Server, Replication Agent, and database users. | ||
| Subscriptions | Subscriptions example. | Replication Server 15.7.1 SP100 > Design Guide 15.7.1 SP100 > Implementation Strategies > Corporate Rollup > Subscriptions |
| Learn about the materialization process and the types of subscription materialization. | Replication Server 15.7.1 SP100 > Heterogeneous Replication Guide 15.7.1 SP100 > Replication System Overview > Heterogeneous Replication Limitations > Subscription Materialization | |
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Troubleshoot problems that arise if a subscription is not in a valid state or if the check subscription command returns an error message. |
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| Configuration parameter reference | Replication Agent configuration parameter list. | Replication Agent 15.7.1 SP100 Reference Manual for Linux, UNIX, and Microsoft Windows > Configuration Parameters > Configuration Parameter Reference |
| Truncation log management | A RepAgent retrieves transactions from the Adaptive Server primary database log and sends them to the Replication Server. | Replication Server 15.7.1 SP100 > Troubleshooting Guide 15.7.1 SP100 > Adaptive Server Log Problems |
| Replication Agent provides features for automatic and manual log truncation. | Replication Agent 15.7.1 SP100 Administration Guide for Linux, UNIX, and Microsoft Windows > Administration > Replication Agent Management > Transaction Log Truncation | |
| Status monitoring | Learn how to verify Replication Server thread status. | Replication Server 15.7.1 SP100 > Administration Guide: Volume 2 15.7.1 SP100 > Performance Tuning > Multiprocessor Platforms > Commands to Monitor Thread Status |
| IBM DB2-specific considerations | Review the general issues and considerations that are specific to using Replication Agent for IBM DB2 UDB. | Replication Agent 15.7.1 SP100 Primary Database Guide for Linux, UNIX, and Microsoft Windows > Replication Agent for UDB > IBM DB2-Specific Considerations |
| Troubleshooting | Review the procedures you can use to isolate replication failures. | Replication Server 15.7.1 SP100 > Troubleshooting Guide 15.7.1 SP100 > Troubleshooting Overview > Troubleshooting Replication Failures |
| Troubleshoot replication failures if Replication Server is down. | Replication Server 15.7.1 SP100 Troubleshooting Guide > Troubleshooting Overview > Troubleshooting Replication Failures > Replication Server Is Down | |
| Troubleshoot errors than can occur when the Replication Agent starts up. | Replication Server 15.7.1 SP100 > Troubleshooting Guide 15.7.1 SP100 > RepAgent Problems > Problems when Starting the RepAgent | |
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Troubleshoot Replication Agent failure. |
Replication Agent 15.7.1 SP100 Administration Guide for Linux, UNIX, and Microsoft Windows > Troubleshooting > Replication Agent Failure | |
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Review the basic troubleshooting procedures for Replication Agent and the replication system. |
Replication Agent 15.7.1 SP100 Administration Guide for Linux, UNIX, and Microsoft Windows > Troubleshooting |