StarQuest
Data Replicator Technical Documents
- SQDR FAQ
- Article # SQV00DR006
This article answers frequently asked questions (FAQs) about the
StarQuest Data Replicator (SQDR).
- SQDR Quick Start Guide
- Article # SQV00DR001
This document is a guide for installing and configuring the
StarQuest Data Replicator.
- Installing
SQL Server for a Control Database
- Article # SQV00DR002
This document describes how to obtain and install the Microsoft SQL
Server 2000 Desktop Engine (MSDE 2000) and the SQL Server 2005 Express
Edition to use as a control database for
the StarQuest Data Replicator.
- How to Install and Configure SQDR in a Windows Cluster Environment
- Article # SQV00DR019
The StarQuest Data Replicator (SQDR) can be managed as a Windows cluster resource and can provide high availablity during a failover scenario.
- Creating a Secure, 2-Tier SQDR Environment
- Article # SQV00DR020
In certain environments, it may be necessary to secure SQDR and its dependent resources to prevent unauthorized use. This document describes how to set up a secure SQDR environment using methods that take advantage of Windows and SQL Server security.
- Cloning
SQDR Subscriptions
- Article # SQV00DR011
This document provides instructions for cloning subscriptions from one SQDR 3.x system to an SQDR 3.x
installation on a different computer.
- Upgrading from a Prior
Release of SQDR
- Article # SQV00DR005
This document demonstrates how to upgrade
from a prior release of SQDR. These instructions were taken from the
Introduction chapter of the StarQuest Data Replicator Help. Please read
the entire document before upgrading.
- Using SQDR for Limited Incremental Replication from SQL Server
- Article # SQV00DR017
This document describes a method for using StarQuest Data Replicator (SQDR) to simulate
real-time replication from SQL Server to any database management system that SQDR supports (DB2,
Oracle, or SQL Server). This is particularly useful for organizations that use SQL
Server editions which do not include the Replication feature, such as the
Standard and Workgroup editions.
- Using SQDR for Limited Incremental Replication from SQL Server—Advanced
- Article # SQV00DR018
This document describes a method for using StarQuest Data Replicator (SQDR) to simulate
real-time replication from SQL Server to any database management system that SQDR supports (DB2,
Oracle, or SQL Server). This Advanced version of the procedures describes how to create the tracking table on the remote database instead of on the SQL Server computer to ensure that the entire operation succeeds or fails.
- How to Replicate DB2
DATE and TIME Fields
- Article # SQV00DR004
This document explains how to replicate from
DB2 Date and Time data types to the SQL Server Datetime or Smalldatetime data types.
- Improving
SQDR Performance
- Article # SQV00DR010
Use this document to help tune SQDR and the system environment to maximize performance.
- Error: [Microsoft][ODBC
SQL Server Driver][SQL Server]Login failed for user 'sa'.
- Article # SQV00DR007
If the password for the SQL Server Administrator (sa) login changes, you may
receive the following error message when launching the Data Replicator Manager: [Microsoft][ODBC SQL Server Driver][SQL Server]Login failed for user
'sa'.
- Error Replicating Text or Image Data to SQL Server
- Article # SQV00DR013
This technical document describes a possible problem you may experience when replicating text or image columns containing null or zero-length data to
SQL Server destination tables using the Replication Option native-loader
function.
- How to Replicate Oracle DATE Data Types to DB2 DATE Data Types
- Article # SQV00DR014
This document explains how to define an SQDR subscription that properly replicates Oracle Date data
types to the DB2 Date data
types.
- How to
Automatically Pause and Resume an SQDR Incremental Replication Group
- Article # SQV00DR015
This document explains how to schedule the
execution of this script using the Windows Scheduled Tasks facility.
- How to
Configure a Notification Alert for an SQDR Replication Event
- Article # SQV00DR008
This
document explains how to configure job notifications, such as to notify an
operator via email, pager email, or
net send alerts when an SQDR replication fails, succeeds, or
completes.
- How to Enable SQDR
Logging for an Incremental Replication Subscription
- Article # SQV00DR016
This document explains how to enable logging at the
level recommended by StarQuest Technical Support, and how to collect the
log data after the error condition has been captured.
- Transferring Control
Database Information to Files
- Article # SQV00DR003
This document provides instructions for transferring the
contents of an SQDR control database to files. This information can help StarQuest support engineers troubleshoot problems with a particular installation of SQDR.
- Troubleshooting
Replicator Service Exceptions
- Article # SQV00DR012
This technical document describes how to enable the
Replicator Service to take advantage of the Windows dump facility to
capture detailed information about the conditions that may be causing a
failure.
- Collecting Information for StarQuest Technical Support
- Article # SQV00DR009
If you experience a problem with the
StarQuest Data Replicator, use the following guide to collect diagnostic
data to provide to a StarQuest Technical Support Engineer.
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