Prerequisites

Before you install the Open Systems Event Replicator:

 

  • Upgrade to Adabas version 6.3 SP1 or later for Adabas to Adabas replication or 6.1.4 or later for Adabas to Relational replication.

  • If replicating to a JMS target, version 1.7 or higher of the Java JRE must be installed on the machine where the CONNX JMS Server is installed.

  • Install the server portion of CONNX SQL Engine on the Event Replicator source server.

  • Install the client portion of CONNX SQL Engine on all Event Replication Controller and Event Replication Administrator servers.

  • Create a single CONNX Data Dictionary username and password for all databases.

  • Give all Event Replicator users administrator-level privileges for the target data bases.

  • Importing prerequisites:

    • Import all the source and target databases into a single CONNX Data Dictionary (CDD).

      • For SQL Server, Oracle, Sybase or Informix target databases on UNIX, use OLEDB to import the target database into the CDD.

    • For Oracle target databases on UNIX, the system running the Event Replicator Controller must have the same entries in tnsnames.ora as the system used to import the Oracle database into the CDD.

  • License prerequisites:

    • A CONNX license file for each database.

    • A CONNX Adabas to Relational license as well as a Software AG ADAREX license for doing replication with a relational database as the target

    • A CONNX Adabas to Adabas license as well as a Software AG ADAREX and A2A license for doing Adabas to Adabas replication.