Starting the CDC Replication Engine for Microsoft SQL Server

When you install CDC Replication on a supported Windows server, you can start it manually after the initial configuration. Starting CDC Replication starts the services in Windows. The services will automatically start after a reboot.

About this task

If you are installing the CDC Replication Engine for Microsoft SQL Server on a different system from Microsoft SQL Server and are using the remote apply, you will have to manually stop and restart CDC Replication when you restart Microsoft SQL Server.

Procedure

  1. At the command prompt, launch the configuration tool by issuing the following command in the specified directory:
    \<CDC Replication installation directory>\bin\dmconfigurets.exe
  2. In the Instances area, select the instance that you want to start and click Start.

    The configuration tool starts the instance of CDC Replication.

What to do next

You can also use the Windows Services dialog to start and stop CDC Replication services.