How to turn on debug logs for Hystax Windows Replication Agent

How to turn on debug logs for Hystax Windows Replication Agent

Task

Turn on debug logging to perform advanced troubleshooting for Hystax Windows Replication Agent (HWRAgent).

Solution

HWRAgent is running as two separate processes - HWRAgent service and Replication Manager (Repman_x64.exe), so you need to turn on debug logs for each of them.
Perform the following steps:
1. Navigate to Control Panel - Administrative Tools - Services.
2. Find HWRAgent in service list and stop it.
Hystax Windows Replication Agent

3. Ensure that there is no "Repman_x64.exe" process in Task Manager.
4. Open Notepad with Administrator priveleges.
5. Open C:\ProgramData\hystax\acura\repman.conf


6. Edit config by changing the value for "debug_logging_enabled" to true.
Edit config


7. Save repman.conf.
8. Open C:\ProgramData\hystax\acura\cbt.xml.
9. Edit config by changing the <debug></debug> value to true.
Edit config

10. Save cbt.conf.
11. Start HWRAgent service.
Start HWRAgent service

Now you have debug logging enabled which lets you receive very detailed information about the replication agent's activity.
Log file is located here - %ProgramData%\Hystax\acura\LOG\repman.log

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