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CHAPTER 1 Before You Begin

Replication Server continues to operate normally until the issue causing the license failure is fixed, or until the grace period expires. The error message indicates the date and time the grace period is scheduled to end. The error log entry is repeated with increasing frequency while Replication Server operates in the grace period until you fix the issue causing the license failure. When the issue is fixed, Replication Server automatically acquires the license and moves from grace period mode into normal mode. If Replication Server cannot obtain the license before the grace period expires, Replication Server stops running.

Note If you obtain a Replication Server license from a network license server, Replication Server periodically executes a heartbeat with the network license server. A successfully acquired license could be invalidated during the heartbeat; for example, if the license has an expiration date or the network license server was restarted and other Replication Server instances acquired all available licenses before this instance could reacquire a license. If this happens, Replication Server enters a grace period. This information is written in the error log, and is similar to the information written to the error log when you initially start the product.

Pre-installation tasks

Before you install Replication Server, follow the steps outlined in this section.

Read the release bulletin

The release bulletin contains last-minute information about installing and upgrading Replication Server software.

Your Sybase products shipment includes printed release bulletins. They are also available on the Product Manuals Web page at

http://www.sybase.com/support/manuals.

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Contents Replication Server Document ID DC32237-01-1500-03 Contents Contents About This Book Replication Server Finding the latest information on component certifications About This BookViii Replication definitions, and subscriptions, are in italics One item in square brackets choose it or omit it Your area Xii Replication Server components IntroductionSybase Software Asset Management Installation task overviewSybase Software Asset Management How SySAM works Using an unserved licenseBefore You Begin Setting up an unserved configuration Using a network license serverLimitations Setting up a network license serverSetting up multiple network servers Using multiple network license serversSetting up three-server redundancy Using three-server redundancyCo-existing with earlier versions of SySAM Using alternative license file locationsUsing a central license server only for new licenses Managing licenses from multiple vendors License usage and enforcementLicense availability and grace periods Acquiring SySAM licenses during the grace period If a SySAM license cannot be acquiredRead the release bulletin Pre-installation tasksPlan your replication system Pre-installation tasksReview system requirements Review operating system patch requirementsIncrease operating system threads Configure the operating system for asynchronous I/O Understand the installation directory structureBefore You Begin Review the Sybase installation directory contents Set the required environment variable for dsedit utility Creating the sybase user account Perform administrative tasksChoosing the appropriate license server configuration SySAM pre-installation tasksIBM AIX Installing a new license serverLaunch the Sybase installer program by entering $SYBASE/$SYBASESYSAM/bin b Enter Using InstallShield for installation A P T E R 2 Installing Replication ServerUsing InstallShield for installation Installing Replication Server Installing Replication ServerLog out as root Log in as sybase HP-UX Installing Replication Server SySAM License Server window opens and displays this prompt Click Finish. The InstallShield wizard closes Installing in command line mode Installing with a response file Installing in silent mode Installing in console mode with a response fileChecking for a valid installation Troubleshooting installationUninstalling Sybase products Uninstalling Sybase products Review the log files A P T E R 3 Post-Installation TasksStart the sample Replication Server Start Adaptive Server for the RssdStart Adaptive Server for the Rssd Set environment variables Post-Installation TasksDescribes the environment variables Set environment variablesManaging licenses P E N D I X a SySAM AdministrationManaging licenses Appendix a SySAM Administration Using the options file to manage licensesStarting and stopping network license servers Starting and stopping network license serversHP-UX Borrowing a license to work offline Borrowing a license to work offlineConnect to the network Shut down Replication Server Enabling the network license server Reportlog file Using SAMreportEnabling the network license server Reportlog file SAMreport system requirements Installing SAMreport Installing the Java Runtime EnvironmentUsing SAMreport Samreport-36-hp700u11.bin -isjavahome JRE directory Starting and Stopping SAMreport Post-installation tasks for SAMreportManaging and collecting logs Using SySAM utilitiesUsing SySAM utilities Index $SCROOT $SYBROOT $SYBASESYSAM $SYBASEUA IndexLog.txt file SYBASE.csh file Vpd.properties file Index