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Deploy Replicator

This page describes how to deploy a Replicator. You create Replicators in the System Administration plugin, and the Replicator is deployed to the server you select.

  1. In System Administration, expand Services, right-click Replicators, and select Deploy Replicator…. The wizard opens.

  2. Enter a name for the Replicator, select the Management Server, and enter the name of the Windows server that will run the Replicator. Enter a description.

    Deployment wizard with the general settings of the Replicator

  3. Select the authentication that the service uses to connect to the database: Windows Authentication or SQL Authentication.

    Authentication page of the deployment wizard with Windows and SQL authentication options

    Then select the account that the Replicator runs as: Local System account or This account. To use a different account, enter it as computername\username or fqdn\username.

    Servicetype page of the deployment wizard with the logon account options

  4. Select the log mode. Use the advanced mode only for debugging. Set the number of seconds between each cycle.

    Deployment wizard with the log mode and the cycle settings

  5. Enter the path to the log files, the number of days before log files are deleted, and the maximum log size in MB. Enter a change description.

    Deployment wizard with the log file settings

  6. Select how the service files and the framework files are copied to the target server, and select the source server.

    Deployment wizard with the options for copying the service files

    The Replicator is installed.

    Deployment wizard showing the progress of the installation

  7. After the Replicator is deployed, select one of the options:

    • I am done closes the wizard.
    • Goto properties opens the properties of the Replicator.
    • Goto Service properties opens the service settings.
    • Deploy new Replicator starts the wizard again.

    Deployment wizard with the options after the deployment