Replication System Overview

Sybase supports a basic replication system from an Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE) server to another ASE server, and a heterogeneous replication system, where one or more servers is not an ASE.

• Basic Replication System
  A basic Sybase replication system consists of a primary Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE) database, a Replication Server®, and a replicate ASE database.
• Heterogeneous Replication System
  A heterogeneous Sybase replication system consists of data-changing operations between two databases of the same or different vendors (except ASE to ASE).
• Sybase Replication System Components
  The replication system components are described by their function and role in a Sybase replication system.
• Non-ASE Replication
  When replicating with non-ASE servers, you must consider issues that are specific to the data server's role in the replication system regardless of the type or brand of a data server.
• Heterogeneous Replication Limitations
  There are some possible limitations of a heterogeneous replication system, depending on the particular databases involved, and based on Sybase replication technology.
• Replication System Non-ASE Configurations
  Replication system issues may arise due to different configurations with heterogeneous or non-ASE data servers.