RSSD Device

The RSSD device is the Adaptive Server database device where rs_init creates the Replication Server RSSD.

Therefore, choose a database device other than the default master device, that has the minimum amount of space required. Use sp_helpdevice to list the available devices.

Note: rs_init by default uses a minimum of 40MB for the database size, and 16MB for the RSSD log size.

Select one of the following if the Adaptive Server does not have a device available for the RSSD:

Add a device and record the information on your worksheet
Have rs_init create the device when it installs Replication Server
Note: If the Adaptive Server is not on the local machine, you must create the device yourself. rs_init incorrectly evaluates the local machine’s file system instead of the remote machine’s file system when it validates the path name and disk space requirements of the device.

If you want rs_init to create the device, verify that the Windows System Administrator account can create the file you specify and that there is sufficient disk space for the file. Execute sp_configure devices in Adaptive Server to verify that the value for devices is high enough to allow you to add a new device. See the Adaptive Server Enterprise System Administration Guide for information about device requirements.