Replication Server Options are available separately from Replication Server. However, to implement the solutions described in this document, you must have both the Replication Server Options and Replication Server.
Use Replication Server Options with Replication Server for replication across distributed, heterogeneous systems to enable different operational and decision-support tasks.
Replication Server Options contain the replication components for replication with one of these databases:
Oracle
Microsoft SQL Server
IBM DB2 Universal Database (on Linux, UNIX, and Microsoft Windows platforms)
You can use these replication components to implement
replication on the Microsoft Windows and UNIX platforms. To replicate
from DB2 UDB for z/OS, you must have Replication Agent™ for
DB2 for z/OS, which is sold separately from Replication
Server Options. However, you can use the ECDA Option for ODBC that
is included in Replication Server Options to replicate into DB2
for z/OS or DB2 for AS/400.
The Replication Server Options and their components are:
Replication Server Option for Oracle:
Replication Agent for Oracle
ExpressConnect for Oracle
Replication Server Option for Microsoft SQL Server:
Replication Agent for Microsoft SQL Server
ECDA Option for ODBC
Replication Server Option for IBM DB2 UDB:
Replication Agent for IBM DB2 UDB (Linux, UNIX and Windows)
ECDA Option for ODBC
With Replication Server and one or more Replication Server Options, you can:
Replicate data across heterogeneous environments using various non-Sybase databases (DB2 UDB, Microsoft SQL Server, and Oracle), allowing data to be shared among different operational and decision-support systems without affecting business performance.
Integrate disparate business systems, including legacy data, into a coordinated, easily accessed, and powerful corporate business enterprise.
