What is the maximum merge articles in Merge Replication?
The maximum number of articles supported in Merge Replication is 256. This means that Microsoft will ensure up to 256 articles will work as expected. I’m able to exceed 256 articles as well but I wouldn’t do it in production. You may want to consider splitting this up into multiple publications for production purposes.
What are merge replication anonymous subscribers?
In Merge Replication, anonymous subscriptions are required if you want to create a subscription without registering the subscription at the Publisher. This is necessary for cases in which you cannot establish a SQL Server connection to the Publisher during subscription configuration.
How merge replication works in SQL Server?
You can initiate near to real-time updates with Merge Replication by following these steps: First you need to initiate the SQL Server and select “replication” under the Configure Distribute options. Once configured, you need to specify the server and then select the folder, database files and publisher server as required for generating a script for the distribution Select a New Publication and specify the database you want. Select “Merge Replication” and set the snapshot to start the process.
What is SQL server replication and how it works?
SQL Server replication is a technology for copying and distributing data and database objects from one database to another and then synchronizing between databases to maintain consistency and integrity of the data. In most cases, replication is a process of reproducing the data at the desired targets.
The first link you provided is official documentation for SQL Server 2012. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms143432.aspx. The maximum number of articles supported in Merge Replication is 256. This means that Microsoft will ensure up to 256 articles will work as expected.
How does merge replication work in SQL Server?
This article will show how triggers, indexes, constraints and foreign keys will replicate in snapshot and after snapshot in SQL Server replication. Merge replication is used to replicate data from a publisher to a subscriber database and vice versa.
How to create replication in SQL Server management studio?
Now let us create SQL Server merge replication and add these tables to the merge publication. Login to server using SQL Server Management studio -> Navigate to the SQL Server replication folder -> click on Local publications -> right click -> click on New Publication. Please refer to the below image.