Starting Replication

Start replication for an instance of Replication Agent.

Prerequisites

Before you attempt to replicate transactions from the primary database, you must complete all of the procedures in "Replication Agent Connectivity Setup." Also, make sure that the Replication Agent instance is running.

Task

When the Replication Agent instance is in Replicating state, it maintains connections to the primary database and the primary Replication Server (and RSSD, if so configured), and its Log Reader component scans the transaction log for transactions to replicate.

Log in to the Replication Agent administration port, and verify that the Replication Agent instance is in Admin state:
```
ra_status
```
Start replication for the Replication Agent instance:
```
resume
```
After you invoke the resume command, the Replication Agent instance should go from Admin state to Replicating state.
Use the ra_status command to verify that the Replication Agent instance is in Replicating state.

Note: The Replication Agent instance goes to the Replicating state only if a connection for the primary database has been created in the primary Replication Server. For more information on creating the primary database connection in Replication Server, see the Replication Agent Primary Database Guide.

When the Replication Agent instance is in Replicating state, it is scanning the transaction log for transactions to be replicated and sending LTL to the primary Replication Server.

See the Replication Agent Reference Manual for more detailed information about the resume command and how Replication Agent starts replication processing.