Run the Database Setup utility for Postgres (pg_setup) to establish a user account, schema, and tables for use by SharePlex.
All implementations of the Postgres open-source database on supported platforms
Fujitsu Postgres contains a customized ODBC driver designed to run with the shared libraries supplied by Fujitsu Postgres. In order to ensure the proper configuration, you must create a symbolic link to ensure that the correct libraries are found at runtime.
Issue Description
If you attempt to run the pg_setup program prior to creating the symbolic link, pg_setup will fail with the following error message:
Error: [unixODBC]invalid connection option "target_server"
To create a symbolic link
To ensure that the proper library gets loaded, first locate the path to the directory where the Fujitsu Postgres libraries are installed (for example /opt/fsepv95server64/lib). Then create a symbolic link in the SharePlex OPTDIR/lib/hooks directory pointing to the libpq.so.5 library in the Fujitsu Postgres library directory. For example:
cd /opt/splex/lib/hooks
ln –s /opt/fsepv95server64/lib/libpq.so.5
Review the following requirements to ensure that the setup succeeds.
(Symfoware only) If the person who is running the setup utility is not a Fujitsu Enterprise Postgres owner, set the environment variable LD_LIBRARY_PATH to include the path to the lib subdirectory in the Fujitsu Enterprise Postgres installation directory. The LD_LIBRARY_PATH is set in the .bash_profile file of the Fujitsu Enterprise Postgres owner.
Example:
export LD_LIBRARY_PATH= /opt/symfoserver64/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
If you do not set this path, the following error occurs:
symbol lookup error: /opt/fsepv95client64/odbc/lib/psqlodbca.so: undefined symbol: PQconnectdbParams
On Amazon RDS, you might need to grant usage/privileges on the target schema and tables to the SharePlex user, as shown in the following example:
Log in as the schema owner, then issue the following commands:
grant usage on schema schema_name to user_name;
grant all privileges on all tables in schema schema_name to user_name;
Run the pg_setup program from the bin subdirectory of the SharePlex product directory.
Important! If you installed the SharePlex instance on any port other than the default of 2100, use the -p option to specify the port number. For example, in the following command the port number is 9400.
$ /users/splex/bin> pg_setup -p9400
Table 7: Setup prompts and responses
| Prompt | Response |
|---|---|
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Enter the PostgreSQL DSN name [] : |
Enter a DSN. |
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Enter the PostgreSQL Administrator name : |
Enter the name of the Postgres Administrator. This user will perform the work on the SharePlex account. |
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Enter the password for the Administrator account : |
Enter the password of the Administrator. |
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Enter the replication target database name: |
Enter the name of the database that you want to contain the SharePlex tables and other objects for use by SharePlex. You can enter the name of a new or existing database. |
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Database name database does not exist. Would you like to create it? [y] : |
If this prompt is displayed, the specified database does not exist. Press Enter to have the setup utility create it for you. |
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Would you like to create a new SharePlex user [y]: |
Press Enter to accept the default to create a new SharePlex database user account and schema of the same name in the specified database, or enter n to use an existing SharePlex account. |
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Enter the name of the new SharePlex user: Enter the name of the existing SharePlex user: |
One of these prompts is displayed depending on whether you elected to create a new user or use an existing user. Enter the name of the SharePlex user.
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Enter the password of the SharePlex user : |
Enter the password of the SharePlex user account. |
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Re-enter the password for the SharePlex user : |
This prompt is only shown if you created a new user. Enter the SharePlex password again. |
A successful setup terminates with a message similar to the following:
Completed SharePlex for PostgreSQL database configuration
SharePlex User name: splex
Database name: ndb5
Target specification in SharePlex configuration: r.ndb5
You can configure SharePlex to support the PostgreSQL database on the Azure platform using the below steps:
Table 8: Setup Prompts and Responses
| Prompt | Response |
|---|---|
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Enter the PostgreSQL DSN name or connection string [] : |
Enter the PostgreSQL DSN name or a connection string that connects to the PostgreSQL database system. Example: pslazpgdb02 |
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Is DB hosted over Azure ? : |
Y |
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Enter the Database hostname : |
Enter the Azure database host name. Note: PGsetup Administrator name should be in the <username> format (Don't mention hostname) Example: pslazpgdb02.postgres.database.azure.com If a user already exists for SharePlex then it should be entered in the <username@hostname> format. If a new user needs to be created for SharePlex then is should be entered in the <username> format. |
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Enter the PostgreSQL Administrator name : |
Enter the name of the PostgreSQL Administrator. This user will perform the setup work on the SharePlex account and schema. Example: postgres |
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Enter the password for the Administrator account: |
Enter the password of the Administrator. Note: User 'postgres@pslazpgdb02.postgres.database.azure.com' got the superuser role. |
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Enter the replication target database name : |
Enter the target database name on which replication needs to be performed. Example: sp_mk |
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Would you like to create a new SharePlex user? Enter the name of the existing SharePlex user: |
N (If you want to create a user, enter “y”)
Enter the name of the SharePlex user. |
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Enter the password of the SharePlex user : |
Enter the password of the SharePlex user account. |
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Re-enter the password for the SharePlex user : |
This prompt is only shown if you created a new user. Enter the SharePlex password again. |
A successful setup terminates with a message similar to the following:
Completed SharePlex for PostgreSQL database configuration
SharePlex User name: postgres@pslazpgdb02.postgres.database.azure.com
Database name: sp_mk
The data source identifier in the SharePlex configuration is 'r.sp_mk' –
Run the Database Setup utility for SQL Server (mss_setup) on a Microsoft SQL Server system to establish SharePlex as a SQL Server database user. This utility creates the following:
For supported SQL Server platforms and versions, see the SharePlex Release Notes.
Review the following requirements to ensure that the setup succeeds.
The Database Setup utility must be run as a SQL Server System Administrator in order to grant SharePlex the required privileges to operate on the database and to create the SharePlex database account and objects.
The sysadmin role is required to run mss_setup, but it is not required by the SharePlex database account used to run SharePlex replication (the SharePlex User). The db_owner role is required by the SharePlex User account and it is granted by mss_setup (for source and target).
Run the mss_setup program from the bin subdirectory of the SharePlex product directory.
Important! If you installed the SharePlex instance on any port other than the default of 2100, use the -p option to specify the port number. For example, in the following command the port number is 9400.
C:\users\splex\bin> mss_setup -p9400
Table 9: Setup prompts and responses
| Prompt | Response |
|---|---|
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Enter the Microsoft SQL Server DSN name [] : |
Enter the data source name (DSN) that connects to SQL Server. Make certain the DSN is a system DSN, not a user DSN. |
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Enter the Microsoft SQL Server Administrator name : |
Enter the name of the SQL Server Administrator. This user will perform the setup work on the SharePlex account and schema. |
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Enter the password for the Administrator account : |
Enter the password of the Administrator. |
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Enter the database name: |
Enter the name of the database where you want to install the SharePlex objects. |
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Database name database does not exist. Would you like to create it? [y] : |
If this prompt is displayed, the specified database does not exist. Press Enter to have the setup utility create it for you. |
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Would you like to create a new SharePlex login [y]: |
Press Enter to accept the default to create a new SharePlex database user account, or enter n to use an existing account as the SharePlex database user. |
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Enter the name of the existing SharePlex login: Enter the name of the new SharePlex login: |
One of these prompts is displayed depending on whether you elected to create a new user or use an existing user. Enter the name of the SharePlex user.
|
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Enter the password for login: |
Enter the password of the SharePlex user account. |
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Re-enter the password for login : |
Enter the SharePlex password again. |
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Will this database be used as a source? |
Accept the default of n if the database will only be a target. Enter y if this database will be a source database for SharePlex. A response of y prompts the setup to prepare the database for data capture and installs the SharePlex account and objects. |
A successful setup terminates with a message similar to the following:
Completed SharePlex for Microsoft SQL Server database configuration
SharePlex User name: splex
Database name: db1
Target specification in SharePlex configuration: r.db1
The SharePlex utilities help you configure, test, and manage the SharePlex environment.
Use the SharePlex license utilities to view and add license keys to hosts in the SharePlex replication environment. Each installation of SharePlex requires a valid license key. There are three types of SharePlex license keys:
SharePlex licensing information can be found in the Quest Software Product Guide. Please contact your account manager if you have questions.
If you do not have a valid license key, you may obtain one from Quest Technical Support or your Quest sales representative. Use the appropriate procedure in this documentation to obtain the necessary information to support your license request.
On Windows platforms, all licensing functions are performed through the SpUtils utility, including viewing the machine ID for a system. Launch the SpUtils utility from the shortcut on the Windows desktop.
Select the Information tab to view information about the local host that is required for Quest to generate a license key. In a cluster, run SpUtils on each node.
Use SpUtils to add a license key to a machine during the installation of SharePlex or afterward to convert from one type of license to another. In a cluster, run SpUtils on the primary node.
If SharePlex is running, do the following:
Select the SharePlex port number from the Port list.
Click Add License, then type or paste the information exactly as you received it from Quest, as follows:
(Windows Cluster) To add a license for another node in a cluster, select the Add Alternate Host Id check box, then select the machine ID from the CPU ID list box. Repeat this step to add a license to all secondary nodes in the cluster.
Click OK to close the utility.
To start SharePlex, do the following:
Select the License Key tab, then select the port number (if running multiple SharePlex instances) for which you want to view license information.
In a cluster, run SpUtils on each node to view the local license.
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