Determining the Status of a Replication Agent Instance

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

1. Log in to the Replication Agent instance with the administrator login.
   
2. Get the current status of the Replication Agent instance:
   

   ra_status

   This command returns the current state of the Replication Agent instance and any current activity, for example:

   State  Action
   ------ ----------------------------
   ADMIN  Waiting for operator command
   (1 row affected)

• Replication Agent States
  Replication Agent can be in any of several states:
• Replication Agent State Changes
  The state of a Replication Agent instance indicates its current operational condition, and determines which administrative tasks you can perform.
• Replication Agent Statistics
  The Replication Agent records information about the performance of its internal components whenever it is in Replicating state. You can use this information to tune Replication Agent performance or troubleshoot problems.