Replication Agent for UDB requires some tasks to perform to connect to a primary DB2 data server.
If the Replication Agent for UDB is installed on a different host machine from the DB2 UDB server, install the DB2 UDB Administration Client on the Replication Agent host machine.
If the Replication Agent for UDB software is installed on the same host machine as the DB2 UDB server, a separate DB2 UDB Administration Client is not required.
On a Windows system, you may configure an ODBC data source in the DB2 UDB Administration Client, then use the database name and database alias specified for that ODBC data source when you configure Replication Agent for UDB connectivity.
On a UNIX system, instead of using ODBC, catalog the node and the primary database in UDB. Then, use the database alias specified when cataloging the primary database to set the data source Replication Agent configuration parameter.
For details on how to configure connectivity, see Replication Agent Installation Guide > Installing Sybase Replication Agent > Setting Up Connectivity to the Primary Database.
You can find a description of the Replication Agent configuration parameters that must be set in Replication Agent Installation Guide > Preparing for Installation.