You can create source and target connections from the
Server Manager
tab >
Connections
view before you define any replication configurations that will use the connections. Alternatively, you can define source and target connections from the
Source Database
and
Target Database
tabs when you create a replication configuration.
This chapter focuses on creating and managing connections from the
Server Manager
tab.
All database connection definitions are stored in the Server Manager SQLite database. When you assign a connection to a replication configuration, the connection information is also stored in the config SQLite database.
All connections that you create either from the
Connections
view or when you create a configuration are listed on the
Server Manager
tab >
Connections
view and have a unique name. You can assign a connection to multiple configurations.
If you need to edit a connection, you must do so from the
Server Manager
tab >
Connections
view. An updated connection will be used by all of the configurations to which it is assigned. Edit a connection and test it before you open any configuration that uses it. When you open a configuration in the Data Replication Console, the Console validates the connection information and reports an error if the connection is not valid.
Also, you can assign another existing connection definition to a configuration from the