SymmetricDS taking so long to start

Question

I am trying to synchronize data between DB2(in AS400) and SQL Server using SymmetricDS. I have configured DB2 as my master node and SQL server as client node. I have started my master node with the following command

sym --engine server --port 8084

It is taking nearly 50 minutes to start up. It spends a lot of time in two places while starting.

1. Checking if SymmetricDS tables need created or altered
2. Synchronizing triggers

Is this normal behavior or do I need to do something to make the startup faster?

Answer 1

The behaviour is normal, but the performance of your database seems not. A DBA should take a look at it and fix the issues.