Continuing transactional replication after mirror or log shipping failover
We want to add a failover sever to our existing SQL 2005 Enterprise setup using database mirroring or log shipping. The database that we will be using is currently also used as a publisher and a...
View ArticleDivide by zero in the subscriber and NOT in the publisher
Hi I run the same query against two DB, one is the publisher and other is the subscriber.The two DB should be identical but [b]the subscriber raise the "Divide By Zero" error while the publisher return...
View ArticleMerge_Replication_Tables_Not_In_Sync
We've merge replication configured in our environment(1 Publisher, 3 Subscribers) and We know by default merge replication is bi-directional. Its working fine in case of inserts i.e, if a row is...
View ArticleHow not to replicate certain delete statements
I have a database for an order handling system that is replicated to an other database.The publisher and distributor database are the same. I want to keep the publisher database small for performance...
View ArticleMultiple subscribers for one publication
I have two subscribers pulling from a single publication. I need to create a third subscriber. I would like to know if it would be better to add a third subscriber to the single publication or create...
View Articlesp_MSsubscription_cleanup blocking sys.sp_MSadd_distribution_history
Hi,Just getting started on understanding blocked processes and how to resolve them.Last night between 23:05 and 23:08 150 - 200 Blocked process reports were captured by profiler.How can I prevent...
View Articlesp_reinitsubscription multiple subscribers
we are trying to target the re-initialization of a subscription at certain subscribers at the same time.the following has been successful for a single subscriber:sp_reinitsubscription @publication =...
View ArticleSchema Change on Table with Transactional Replication
SQL Server 2005 SP3We have multiple databases whose data is replicated to one "main" database. This uses transactional replication (we are not using updatable subscriptions).Some of the transactionally...
View ArticleReplicate Indexes
Hello, Good Morining!I need your knowledge about replication. I have been replicated a database, but I have to add indexes to a table that is published.I published again the table with the new indexes...
View Articlesql server merge replication issue mini dumpsql
hello all,I am getting an error while I am trying to replicate data. below is the output from the error dmp.i am unable to figure out what is happening. any help would be highly appreciated. this error...
View Articlereplication from 2005 to 2012
Hi everyone, Is it possible to replicate the data from 2005 to 2012? ThanksDaniel
View ArticleAltering an int column to idenity in existing published table
Can I alter an existing int column to an identity in a table that is already published in transactional replication?Thanks,DK
View ArticleSQL replication requires the actual server name to make a connection
Hi allWe want to replicate our server to a suppliers' server.Teh error we recieve is : SQL Server replication requires the actual name to make a connection to the server. Connections through a server...
View ArticleDouble queue reader or is it still busy?
I came across this line in the verbose log on replication QueueReader Agent job startup. [quote]The Queue Reader Agent has encountered the error 'Another queuereader agent for the subscription or...
View ArticleMerge replication for load balancing
I have inherited an environment where Merge replication is used to replicate the whole database to another server on the same site. One DB is used for the inhouse system and the replicated one used for...
View ArticleNot able to initiate replications
I have a problem with initiating merge replication over slow VPN. It is fairly big - 11GB. Every time i try to initiate DB, i get some sort of error (losing connection or not enough memory for example)...
View ArticleOrphaned subscription
we have restored an older database and with it came a subscription to a publication that we cannot seem to delete.If we attempt to delete the subscription through SSMS an error pops up:"'[i]subscriber...
View ArticleReplication move from one server to another server
Hi We need to migrate databases and its replication setup to new servers.On current environment, we have publisher,subscriber and distribution databases all on different servers but on new server setup...
View ArticleRestart jobs for transactional replication
I want to restart replication jobs for transactional, So can you please tell me do i need to restart both log reader agent job and distribution job or only log reader agent job is enough. Please help...
View ArticlePlease advise for replicatd DB strategy.
Dear friends,though I use sql server 2012, this is the replication forum so I post here.I have 4 db with replication configuration for let's say 10 articles. Other tables in locations have exactly same...
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