Adding a server

Sybase Central provides a wizard for adding a server to a replication environment. Depending on the type of server you are adding, the wizard prompts you to provide different information. These are the servers you can add:

Adaptive Server

Replication Server

Oracle

Replication Agent

Oracle DBMS

Microsoft SQL Server

Mirror Replication Agent

IBM Universal Database

Before you add a server, gather this information:

The type of server you are adding.

The server name.

The user name and password used to administer the server. The login must have System Administrator privileges on the server.

RSSD only – the user name and password of the RSSD primary user (Replication Server only).

RSSD only – the user name and password of the RSSD Database Owner, if different from the primary user (Replication Server only).

Adding servers to a replication environment

Select a replication environment.

Perform one of the following:

Select File | New | Servers.
Double-click the Configure Replication shortcut icon in the right pane of the main window.
Double-click the Add Servers shortcut icon in the right pane of the main window.

Enter the required information in the wizard dialog boxes.

After you add servers to the replication environment, the Sybase Central view includes a “Replication Server” tree with icons that represent the primary components in the RMS domain (three-tier environment) or in the replication environment (two-tiered environment). See Replication Server views for more information.

Adding non-Sybase data servers to a replication environment

Select a replication environment.

Double-click the Add Servers icon in the right pane of the main window and select a data server.

Click Next.

Select an Interface Server Type.

Use Replication Agent or Mirror Replication Agent for primary data servers, and DirectConnect for replicate data servers. Click Next.

Select an interface server or manually enter the server information.

The name of the server must be unique in the environment. For Replication Agent, manually add it to change its name. Click Next.

Specify the user name and password used to connect to the interface server. Optionally specify the language and character set. Click Next.

Specify the server name and, if needed, specify the database name. Click Next.

The server name must match the DirectConnect service name and the interfaces or sql.ini file entry. The server name must also match the existing connection names in the ds.db file.

Verify the summary page and click Finish.