Creating a Sybase Replication Server

This topic describes how to create a Sybase Replication Server by using BMC Database Automation.

Before you begin

• A node is available to be used for provisioning.
• The node meets all of the system requirements defined in the Sybase installation documentation for the Replication Server.
• Sybase Replication Server media is mounted on the node as described in Sybase media location requirements.

To create a Sybase Replication Server

1. From the Management Console, select the node on which you want to create a Sybase Replication Server.
2. Select Provision > Add Sybase Repserver.
3. In the Naming page, provision the following fields, and click Next.The [confluence_table-plus] macro is a standalone macro and it cannot be used inline.
   
4. If the Custom Fields page appears, enter the password, and click Next.
    The Custom Fields page appears only when custom fields are defined in the BMC Database Automation XML template used for this provisioning activity. See Adding custom fields to a template.
5. If BMC Database Automation discovers an existing home on the host for the Sybase version selected, either select an existing home for the Replication Server or select Create New Home in the Use Existing Home page, and click Next.
    If you selected an existing home that already has Sybase Replication Server installed in it, the wizard skips to the ID Server Configuration step. If you selected Create New Home or an existing ASE home with no Sybase Replication Server installed in it, the Settings step appears.
6. In the Settings page, provision the following fields, and click Next.The [confluence_table-plus] macro is a standalone macro and it cannot be used inline.
   
7. In the Licensing Configuration page, provision the following fields, and click Next.The [confluence_table-plus] macro is a standalone macro and it cannot be used inline.
   
8. If you are configuring Sybase 15, in the SySAM Notification Configuration page, provision the following fields, and click Next.The [confluence_table-plus] macro is a standalone macro and it cannot be used inline.
   

9. In the ID Server Configuration page, provision the following fields, and click Next.The [confluence_table-plus] macro is a standalone macro and it cannot be used inline.
   

   Warning

   Note

   The contents of this page vary depending on whether Create ID Server is selected. All possible fields are described in the field description table.

10. In the Replication Server Configuration page, provision the following fields, and click Next.The [confluence_table-plus] macro is a standalone macro and it cannot be used inline.
    

11. In the Replication Server System Database Configuration page, provision the following fields, and click Next.The [confluence_table-plus] macro is a standalone macro and it cannot be used inline.
    

    Warning

    Note

    The contents of this page vary depending on whether the Use Embedded RSSD field is checked. All possible fields are described in the field description table.

12. If the Replication Server System Database Device Configuration page appears, provision the following fields, and click Next.
     This page appears when the Use Embedded RSSD field in the previous step is cleared.The [confluence_table-plus] macro is a standalone macro and it cannot be used inline.
    
13. In the Replication Server Disk Partition Configuration page, provision the following fields, and click Next.The [confluence_table-plus] macro is a standalone macro and it cannot be used inline.
    
14. In the Replication Server Remote Site Correction Configuration page, provision the following fields, and click Next.The [confluence_table-plus] macro is a standalone macro and it cannot be used inline.
    
15. In the Localization Configuration page, provision the following fields, and click Next.The [confluence_table-plus] macro is a standalone macro and it cannot be used inline.
    
16. If the Character Set Configuration page appears, provision the following fields, and click Next.
17. Click Next. If the Configure Localization box is checked in the previous step, the following page appears.The [confluence_table-plus] macro is a standalone macro and it cannot be used inline.
    
18. In the Custom Scripts Configuration page, select any pre-provisioning or post-provisioning scripts that you want to run as follows, and click Next.The [confluence_table-plus] macro is a standalone macro and it cannot be used inline.
    
19. In the Job Options page, specify any of the following Job options, and click Next.The [confluence_table-plus] macro is a standalone macro and it cannot be used inline.
    

20. If the Change Control page displays, provision the following fields, and click Next.The [confluence_table-plus] macro is a standalone macro and it cannot be used inline.
    

    Warning

    Note

    The Change Control page appears only when change control is configured for your environment. See Configuring-change-control.

21. In the Summary page, review the provisioning information.
     To make changes, do the following:
    1. Click Go to to return to the provisioning step that you want to edit.
    2. Make your changes.
    3. Click Save and Review to return to the Summary page.
22. Specify your verification preferences.
     For additional information, see Understanding pre-verification tests.
    • To continue with database creation after the pre-verification tests have been successfully run without manual intervention, select Automatically Continue If All Tests Succeed.

    • To create the database without having first run the pre-verification steps, select Skip Pre-Verification Tests. 

      Warning

      Note

      The Skip Pre-Verification Tests option should only be used when you are certain all tests can succeed. The option skips verification and advances directly to the actual provisioning activity.

23. Click Create Sybase Repserver.
     If you disabled the Automatically Continue If All Tests Succeed option, you are prompted to click Continue after the pre-verification steps are done. 

    Warning

    Note

    If you close your browser or leave the pre-verification page before all checks are completed, the operation cannot continue.

    After the pre-verification steps are completed or have been skipped, the Replication Server creation process begins and a progress page appears. 

    Warning

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    If you close your browser, the operation continues. You can return to this page by using the Jobs page.

24. Click the magnifying glass icon to view log file details.
25. If this procedure was not successful, see Troubleshooting.

26. Click Done to complete this step and return to the Contents view of this domain. 

    Warning

    Note

    Detailed current and historical information surrounding BMC Database Automation Job activities can be viewed in the Jobs section of the Management Console. See Monitoring jobs and viewing job history.