The following rules apply to the OpenEdge Replication agent:

  • Once an OpenEdge Replication agent is removed from the properties file, it should not be added again unless the target database is recreated from the source database. This is because the source and target databases may not be synchronized, which will cause a failure.
  • Do not rename an OpenEdge Replication agent after OpenEdge Replication has been started once.
  • Although a properties file may have multiple [control-agent] sections, there may only be one [agent] section per properties file.
  • You can add a new OpenEdge Replication agent to the properties file (the maximum is two agents in total) as long as you create the corresponding target database and its proper property file.