After you initially set up, enable, and start OpenEdge Replication, you can use the DSRUTIL utility to perform specific OpenEdge Replication server, OpenEdge Replication agent, source database, and target database requests.

Syntax

DSRUTIL db-name -C ACTION[Server | Agent][name | ALL]
[ -Passphrase ] [-Pin]

Parameters

db-name
Specifies the name of the database on which to perform the action. It must be the first argument and a valid name.
-C action
Specifies the action to be performed on the database. You can supply the qualifiers described in Table 1.
Server | Agent
Specifies that the action will be performed on the OpenEdge Replication server or the OpenEdge Replication agent.
name | ALL
Specifies that the action will be performed on either OpenEdge Replication agent (name) or all OpenEdge Replication agents (ALL). Each OpenEdge Replication server maintains a list of named OpenEdge Replication agents with which it is communicating. The agent name must be valid.
-Passphrase

For encryption-enabled databases only, specifies to prompt for a passphrase to authenticate the keystore.

CAUTION: If your database is enabled for TDE and configured for manual start, you must specify -Passphrase every time the database is opened.

For more information on encryption and keystore authentication, see Manage the OpenEdge Database.

-Pin
After you enable HSM as a secondary authentication requirement for a TDE-enabled database, both passphrase and PIN are required to authenticate the keystore.

The command actions and modifiers you can use with the DSRUTIL utility are listed in the following table and described in the following sections.

Table 1. DSRUTIL utility qualifiers
Qualifier Description
applyextent Allows you to apply AI extents generated by the source directly to the target database.
canceldefer Instructs the OpenEdge Replication server to stop attempting to reconnect.
connectagent Instructs the OpenEdge Replication server to start one or both of its configured agents.
disablesitereplication Allows you to disable OpenEdge Replication while the source database is online.
monitor Displays a PROMON-type series of screens that shows the current state of replication.
recovery Displays the replication recovery information.
restart Restarts the OpenEdge Replication server.
startagent See connectagent.
terminate Terminates the currently running OpenEdge Replication server or agent.
transition Instructs an OpenEdge Replication agent to transition a replication-enabled database.
triggertransition Forces the target database to go into a pre-transition state.
verify Verifies syntax of repl.properties file.