The dsctl Command

The dsctl command provides a simplified interface into controlling the datasource within a replication scenario to set the current replication position. Because dsctl uses the built-in datasource connectivity of the replicator, differences in the storage and configuration of the current replicator metadata and position can be controlled without resorting to updating the corresponding database directly.

Usage

dsctl [common-options ] [ command ] [ options ]

The command is driven by a number of command-specific instructions to get or set the datasource position, the full list of available commands is as follows:

Option	Description	Version
get	Return the available position information.
help	Print the help display.
reset	Clear the datasource position information.
set	Set the position.

These must be used in conjunction with one of the following common options to select the required datasources or service:

Option	Description	Version
-conf	Path to the static services properties file.
-ds	Name of the datasource.
-service	Name of the replication service to get information from.

If more than one service or datasource has been configured, one of these options must be used to select the service. Otherwise, by default dsctl will use the corresponding configured service.