Tips for using Merge Replication in SQL Server 2019 (Part 2) Run the Snapshot Agent as infrequently as possible. The Snapshot Agent bulk copies data from the Publisher to the Distributor, which results in some performance degradation. So, try to schedule it during CPU idle time and slow production periods. Specify the -Validate parameter of the Merge Agent. This parameter...
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Tips for using Merge Replication in SQL Server 2019 (Part 1)
Tips for using Merge Replication in SQL Server 2019 (Part 1) Consider setting the -MaxNetworkOptimization parameter of the Snapshot Agent to 1 to avoid sending irrelevant deletes to the Subscriber. Irrelevant deletes are DELETE commands that are sent to Subscribers for rows that do not belong to the Subscriber’s partition. The default value of the -MaxNetworkOptimization is 0. Setting -MaxNetworkOptimization...
Tips for using Transactional Replication in SQL Server 2019 (Part 2)
Tips for using Transactional Replication in SQL Server 2019 (Part 2) Consider increasing the -CommitBatchThreshold parameter of the Distribution Agent. This parameter specifies the number of replication commands to be issued to the Subscriber before a COMMIT statement is issued. The default value is 1000. If you do not need continuous replication, avoid configure the Distribution Agent to run continuously....
Tips for using Transactional Replication in SQL Server 2019 (Part 1)
Tips for using Transactional Replication in SQL Server 2019 (Part 1) Try to keep transactions as short as possible. Because SQL Server send changes from the Publisher to Subscriber as INSERT, UPDATE, and DELETE statements you should keep transactions as short as possible to help the Distribution Agent to transfer transactions through the network. By the way, keeping transactions as...
Troubleshooting SQL Server 2017 Merge Replication
Troubleshooting SQL Server 2017 Merge Replication If you have problems with SQL Server 2017 merge replication, review this troubleshooting checklist to find potential solutions. 1. Check that account the SQL Server and SQL Server Agent services runs under belongs to the Administrators local group and is a member of the Domain Users group. The LocalSystem account does not have network...
Troubleshooting SQL Server 2017 Transactional Replication
Troubleshooting SQL Server 2017 Transactional Replication If you have problems with SQL Server 2017 transactional replication, review this troubleshooting checklist to find potential solutions. 1. Check that you have sysadmin permissions on the SQL Server. Only members of the sysadmin server role can configure replication, so if you have not these permissions you cannot setting up or configure transactional replication....
Tips for using Snapshot Replication in SQL Server 2017
Tips for using Snapshot Replication in SQL Server 2017 Run the Snapshot Agent as infrequently as possible. The Snapshot Agent bulk copies data from the Publisher to the Distributor, which results in some performance degradation. So, try to schedule it during CPU idle time and slow production periods. Consider specifying a simple or bulk-logged recovery model for the subscription database....
Troubleshooting SQL Server 2016 Snapshot Replication
Troubleshooting SQL Server 2016 Snapshot Replication If you have problems with SQL Server 2016 snapshot replication, review this troubleshooting checklist to find potential solutions. 1. Install the latest SQL Server 2016 service pack. Because some SQL Server 2016 snapshot replication bugs were fixed in SQL Server service packs, you should install the latest SQL Server service pack. At the time...
Troubleshooting SQL Server 2016 Transactional Replication
Troubleshooting SQL Server 2016 Transactional Replication If you have problems with SQL Server 2016 transactional replication, review this troubleshooting checklist to find potential solutions. 1. Install the latest SQL Server 2016 service pack. Because some SQL Server 2016 Transactional replication bugs were fixed in SQL Server service packs, you should install the latest SQL Server service pack. At the time...
Some tips for using Transactional Replication in SQL Server 2016 (Part 1)
Some tips for using Transactional Replication in SQL Server 2016 (Part 1) Try to keep transactions as short as possible. Because SQL Server send changes from the Publisher to Subscriber as INSERT, UPDATE, and DELETE statements you should keep transactions as short as possible to help the Distribution Agent to transfer transactions through the network. By the way, keeping transactions […]