Replicate for the First Time

To replicate for the first time:

1. Create a new AIM Workhub database.

   Note: This database is your primary database. For information about how to create a new AIM Workhub database, see the Creating a SQL Database Server in the Install and Set up the Requirements topic.

2. Add your Windows user in the primary database with the Administrator role.

3. Create an import database in the Import Controller, connecting to the primary database.

   Note: For information about how to create an import database in the Import Controller, see the Registering the AVEVA Asset Information Management Workhub Database section in the Import Controller Tool topic.

4. Create an import package for IPE, and then load the package.

   Note: For information about creating an import package, see Creating an Import Package section in the Import Controller Tool topic. See also Running an Update.

5. To configure the Replication Tool, open the Replicate.exe.config file.

6. Update the replicate section <replication>, as follows:

   <replication>

   <sources>

   <source name="Default">

   <portalConnection dbuser="master dbuser" dbpassword="master dbpassword"
   datasource="master datasource"/>

   <urlMappings>

   <!--The following should match the Other Documents URL and Drop Folder
   from the IPE package definition -->

   <urlMapping url="Other Documents URL"
   unc="Other Documents Drop Folder" type="http" />

   </urlMappings>

   </source>

   </sources>

   </replication>

   See also, Configuring the Replication Tool.

7. Run the replicate executable with the -nogui switch. See also, Running the Replication Tool.

   The replication package files are generated in the ./Output directory, from where you have run the replicate executable.

8. Create a new AIM Workhub database.

   Note: This is your secondary database.

9. Add the Windows user in the secondary database with the Administrator role.

10. Create a new import database in the Import Controller, connecting to the secondary database.

11. Select Enable Replication.

12. In the Replication Folder text box, enter the location where the replication package is created.

    

13. Expand the database node, and then select the replication package.

14. Right-click the replication package, and then select Update.

15. The data is loaded from the replication package into the secondary database. The secondary database is now a duplicate of the primary database.

16. To complete the process, you must issue the information.

    Note: For details on how to issue the information, see Issuing the Information.

17. Check for errors in the Import Controller.

18. Configure AIM to connect to the secondary database.

19. Launch AIM and confirm if the application is functioning.