Steps for OpenEdge Replication

below steps for OS Copy Replication

1.Copy the source.repl.properties file from dlc/properties path and copy the the   DB path ,giving it the db name eg: testdb.repl.properties.

Edit the file with all entries as below.By using the format as below for the properties file we can maintain the same file for both source and target database.

==========
[server]
    control-agents=agent_testdb
    database=testdb
    transition=manual
    transition-timeout=1200
    defer-agent-startup=9000
    agent-shutdown-action=recovery
    repl-keep-alive=90

[control-agent.agent_testdb]
   name=agent_testdb
   database=testdb
   host= 10.XX.X.XX  #(target Server IP)
   port=12165                    #(target DB port)
   connect-timeout=120
   replication-method=async
   critical=0

[agent]
   name=agent_testdb
   database=testdb
   listener-minport=4387
   listener-maxport=4500

[transition]
   database-role=reverse
   responsibility=primary
   restart-after-transition=1
   source-startup-arguments=-DBService replserv -pf testdb.pf
   target-startup-arguments=-DBService replagent -pf testdb.pf
   auto-begin-ai=1
   transition-to-agents=agent_mss
   auto-add-ai-areas=0
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Note: testdb is the name of the database in this context, for which we are setting replication.


2.Markbackup ai
          rfutil testdb -C mark backedup
 

3.Ebable ai on Source
          proutil testdb -C aimage begin
 

4.Enable replication on Source
          proutil testdb -C enablesitereplication source


5.start replication on Source
          proserve testdb -pf amos.pf -S 12173 -DBService replserv


6.Enable Proquiet on Source
             proquiet testdb enable

7.       OS copy the database from source to target server.

8.Disable Proquiet on Source
          proquiet testdb disable


9.       remove recovey and .lk file from target

10.Repair the db with st file in TARGET Side      
          prostrct repair testdb testdb.st
          prostrct list testdb


11.Modify testdb.repl.properties

[server]
    control-agents=agent_testdb
    database=testdb
    transition=manual
    transition-timeout=1200
    defer-agent-startup=9000
    agent-shutdown-action=recovery
    repl-keep-alive=90

[control-agent.agent_testdb]
   name=agent_testdb
   database=testdb
   host=localhost
   port=12163                    #( Source DB Startup Port)
   connect-timeout=120
   replication-method=async
   critical=0

[agent]
   name=agent_testdb
   database=testdb
   listener-minport=4387
   listener-maxport=4500

[transition]
   database-role=reverse
   responsibility=primary
   restart-after-transition=1
   source-startup-arguments=-DBService replserv -pf testdb.pf
   target-startup-arguments=-DBService replagent -pf testdb.pf
   auto-begin-ai=1
   transition-to-agents=agent_testdb
   auto-add-ai-areas=0




11.Enable target replication
          proutil testdb -C enablesitereplication target
     
12.Disable ai on target
          rfutil testdb -C aimage end
     
13.Start target
          proserve testdb -pf testdb.pf -S 12170 -DBService replagent
     

14.After that Restart Source and target..[ In case replication not happening. Check with step 15 command for checking the replication status ]

15.Check Status
          dsrutil testdb -C monitor
   

  IF it works then ignore the below..


16.After that Restart Source and target Server..
          dsrutil testdb RESTART Server
       
16.Check Status
          dsrutil testdb -C monitor





To start Database in replication always use -DBService

Source:
proserve testdb -pf testdb.pf -S 12163 -DBService replserv

Target:
proserve testdb -pf testdb.pf -S 12165 -DBService replagent




ALWAYS START THE SLAVE/TARGET FIRST. THEN START THE SOURCE/SERVER
Always stop the slave/target server first. then stop the source. then start the target and start the source