Determining current Replication Agent status

The Replication Agent status consists of the current state and activity of the Replication Agent instance.

To determine the status of a Replication Agent instance

Log in to the Replication Agent instance with the administrator login.
Use the following command to get current status for the Replication Agent instance:
```
ra_status
```
This command returns the current state of the Replication Agent instance and any current activity, as shown in the following example:
```
State  Action
------ ----------------------------
ADMIN  Waiting for operator command
(1 row affected)
```