Installing the Synchronization Manager 

Use

To synchronize multiple database instances, you need to install the Synchronization Manager on all computers involved. You can find further information on synchronizing database instances under Synchronization Manager.

Prerequisites

·        Java Runtime Environment 1.4, see java.sun.com/jre

·        j2ee.jar from the Java 2 Enterprise SDK ≥ 1.4, see java.sun.com/j2ee

·        Eclipse SDK, see www.eclipse.org

·        You have called the Installation Manager.

Procedure

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       1.      Choose Start Installation/Upgrade

       2.      Choose Next at the start each of the steps that follow.

       3.      Choose Custom.

       4.      Choose the Synchronization Manager software component.                                                                                           The Installation Manager automatically selects all software components required.

       5.      Choose the installation paths for the MaxDB software and, in UNIX/Linux, the names of the special operating system user and special operating system group. See Concepts of the Database System, <sdba_group> (Special Operating System Group).

       6.      To start the installation, choose Install. On finishing, you will receive a message telling you that you have completed the installation successfully.

       7.      To close the Installation Manager, select Exit.

Result

The Synchronization Manager software has been installed in the <independent_program_path>\app\syncman directory. See Variables and Examples.

In order to be able to synchronize database instances, you need to execute other configurations, see Synchronization Manager, Configuration.