Contents
- 1 What are the prerequisites for server to server replication?
- 2 How many replication agents are involved in SQL Server transactional replication?
- 3 Who is the publisher in SQL server replication?
- 4 Where are availability replicas located in SQL Server?
- 5 Do you need to configure Storage Replica to use cmdlet?
What are the prerequisites for server to server replication?
Prerequisites. Each set of storage must allow creation of at least two virtual disks, one for replicated data and one for logs. The physical storage must have the same sector sizes on all the data disks. The physical storage must have the same sector sizes on all the log disks.
How many replication agents are involved in SQL Server transactional replication?
Agent Jobs – There are several replication processes also known as agents involved in copying and moving data between the Publisher and Subscribers. Question – How many Replication Agents are involved in SQL Server Transactional Replication? Answer – There are four replication agents used in transactional replication.
Can you configure replication for any database?
Answer – Yes, you can configure Replication for any database irrespective of their recovery model. The recovery model is not a prerequisite to configure replication for a database. Question –What are the main prerequisites you should plan before configuring SQL Server Transactional Replication?
Who is the publisher in SQL server replication?
Publisher – The SQL Server instance that is replicating the data is known as the Publisher in a replication configuration. Subscriber – The SQL Server instance that is receiving the data is known as Subscriber.
Where are availability replicas located in SQL Server?
The instances of SQL Server that host availability replicas for a given availability group reside on separate nodes of the cluster. An availability group can temporarily straddle two clusters while being migrated to different cluster. SQL Server 2016 introduces distributed availability groups.
What should the number of members of a replica set be?
Replica sets should always have an odd number of members. This ensures that elections will proceed smoothly. For more about designing replica sets, see the Replication overview.
Do you need to configure Storage Replica to use cmdlet?
You get access to this tool if you install Storage Replica or the Storage Replica Management Tools features on at least one server. There is no need to configure Storage Replica to use this tool, only to install the cmdlet. More information is included in the steps below.