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Trans replication with remote distributor, publisher upgrade question.

Hello there, I'm after a bit of advice.We have a 2K5SP4 publisher database with a 2K5SP4 remote distributor and over 30 transactional/one-way subscribers (push) with SQL 2008R2. We have a requirement to move the publisher DB to a better server. The system is a 24/7 customer-facing booking engine, so we need to keep downtime to a minimum. Obviously I want to avoid having to reinitialize all the subscribers if possible as it takes a good 24 hours plus.I've seen guides on moving single-server publishers, and moving remote distributors, but nothing specifically for moving the publisher only in a remote-distributor setup. SQL version will be the same-2K5 SP4, but the OS is Win2003R2 Ent on the old server and Win2008R2 Ent on the new.In a nutshell my plan was:Shut down distributorBackup master, msdb, dist and published database from SERVER-A (Publisher)- distribution database exists on the distributorShut down SERVER-A- that's my DR box.Rename SERVER-B to SERVER-A, join to AD, rebootRun scripts to rename SQL instance on SERVER-B to SERVER-ARestore master, msdb, dist and publisher database (with replication)Turn on distributorStop holding breathI'm building a test environment now, but if you've got any suggestions or can see anything obviously wrong, please let me know!Much appreciated,Corin.

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