Add a Replication Server

To add a Replication Server to a replication system, use the rs_init program, as described in the installation and configuration guides for your platform.

Always conduct a careful review and analysis of how the additional Replication Server will fit into your system. Determine the other processes that are required for the server and designate required names and accounts for these processes.

The first Replication Server you install must be the ID Server. It must be running when you install new Replication Servers or add databases to the replication system.

You can use Sybase Central to add Replication Server to a replication system when you are creating a replication environment.

When you install each Replication Server, rs_init performs the following tasks:

Creates a configuration file for the Replication Server
Creates an executable run file to start the Replication Server
Sets RepAgent parameters at Adaptive Server
Creates and initializes the RSSD or the ERSSD.
Starts the Replication Server and RepAgent for the RSSD, as necessary

After you have executed rs_init for each Replication Server you are adding:

Determine the routing for the Replication Server, and modify the routes in the existing system to accommodate the new Replication Server.
If you want to add a new database, prepare that database for replication.
Grant users the appropriate permissions for Replication Server commands.
If applicable, add replication definitions, subscriptions, function-string classes, and error classes for the Replication Server.

See Replication Server Administration Guide Volume 2 > Customize Database Operations and Replication Server Administration Guide Volume 2 > Errors and Exceptions Handling.