What is DB replica?
Replication is the process of copying data from a central database to one or more databases. The central database is called the publication database because it provides the data for users at other sites. The data in the publication database is copied (replicated) to subscription databases at other locations.
What is replication SQL?
Replication is a set of technologies for copying and distributing data and database objects from one database to another and then synchronizing between databases to maintain consistency. Merge replication is primarily designed for mobile applications or distributed server applications that have possible data conflicts.
How to move database files for a replicated SQL Server?
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Is there a replication mechanism in SQL Server?
SQL Server replication is a relatively old high-availability solution part of the Microsoft world. In fact, there have not been any significant changes to this solution in the recent versions SQL versions, but it is still a widespread mechanism for distributing objects from one database to another and synchronize them.
What happens when a replication task is moved?
Moving – The task is in the process of being moved to another replication instance. The replication is in this state until the move is complete. The only allowed operation on the replication task when it’s being moved is deleting the task.
Can a database name be dropped for replication?
Msg 3724, Level 16, State 1, Line 1 Cannot drop the database ‘%database name%’ because it is being used for replication. In order to perform the detach operation we need to disable the publishing option using the sp_replicationdboption stored procedure.