Can I define an alternate snapshot file location for a push subscriber?
How?
Have a look at the agent profile parameters - http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...trib_2f09.asp.
EG for the distribution agent there is a property -AltSnapshotFolder
Regards,
Paul Ibison
|||right click on your publication, select publication properties, select
snapshot location. Then select on the Generate snapshots in the following
location, and enter a new snapshot location. Then restart your snapshot
agent, and your distribution agent.
"Humam" <anonymous@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Can I define an alternate snapshot file location for a push subscriber?
> How?
>
|||That is right, but I need to transfer the snapshot files
to where the subscriber resides (on CD's).
How can I configure the push subscriber to use the
snapshot files located at the subscriber?
Thanks for your help.
>--Original Message--
>right click on your publication, select publication
properties, select
>snapshot location. Then select on the Generate snapshots
in the following
>location, and enter a new snapshot location. Then restart
your snapshot
>agent, and your distribution agent.
>"Humam" <anonymous@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
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push subscriber?
>
>.
>
|||Run your snapshot agent. Copy the snapshot path from repldata on down to
your subscriber.
Then when you pull your subscriber go through the prompts using the wizard
until you get to the Snapshot Delivery dialog. Select the Use snapshot files
from the following folder and point to the repldata folder you have copied
from your publisher. Then click on next and continue to build your pull
subscription.
"Humam" <anonymous@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> That is right, but I need to transfer the snapshot files
> to where the subscriber resides (on CD's).
> How can I configure the push subscriber to use the
> snapshot files located at the subscriber?
> Thanks for your help.
> properties, select
> in the following
> your snapshot
> message
> push subscriber?
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Thursday, March 29, 2012
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Altering constraint in a column in a publication
Hi All,
I have a replicated (published) database with 1 push subscription to it on
another server. Replication type is Transactional with "pushing" occuring
every 2 hours.
1) In BOL it is mentioned, for making a change (besides adding or dropping a
column) in a published table -
a) delete all subscriptions to the publication
b) remove the article/object from the publication
c) change the table as required
d) add the article back to the publication
e) create the subscription again
My questions -
- Do I always need to go through the entire subscription creation process
each time I need to alter a table in my publication? I mean for a table
change that will take 2 minutes, I need to spend 3 hours (thats the time the
snapshot creation takes for me) creating the subscription?
- In step a), does it mean removing the subsribing database ? What about the
subcribing server ?
2) In BOL, its mentioned that to delete subscriptions through Enterprise
Manager, I need to go to SQL Server Group -> <Registration Name> ->
Replication -> Publications -> <Publication name>. In the right pane, I'll
see the subscription. I need to right click on it and say delete.
My questions -
- If I go to Tools -> Replication -> Configure Publishing, Subscribers and
Distributors, go to the Subscribers tab and remove the tick on the
subscriber, is it the same thing as deleting the subcription?
- Secondly, instead of going through the process of creating a new
subscription after altering my table, if I just go back to the above
mentioned location and tick the required subscriber, is it the same thing as
creating a subscription?
- If answers to both above questions is Yes, can I replace steps a) and e)
in question 1) with above two steps (unticking/ticking)?
Unrelated queries -
- If I disable publishing through option "Disable Publishing" in right click
of SQL Server Group -> <Registration Name> -> Replication, is there any
option to "enable" the publishing or do I need to go through the publication
creation process?
- How do I monitor the performance of replication?
Salil.
Salil,
some changes can be made using sp_addscriptexec; it depends on what you are
trying. If this isn't permitted, you can do a no-sync initialization if you
want to avoid the cost of the snapshot. If you go down this path, be sure
that the data is synchronized first.
Dropping the subscription doesn't require you to drop the subscriber's
database, and is distinct from enabling a subscriber.
Disabling publishing has to be followed by enabling publishing if you want
to use replication again.
You can monitor the performance using the replication-specific counters in
Performance Monitor. Also you can query the replication history tables for
short-term monitoring, and msdistribution_status in transactional
replication.
HTH,
Paul Ibison
|||Thank you Paul.
Point 1 (about no-sync initialization) and 4 (replication monitoring)
definitely helps.
But my query about "ticking/unticking" still remains unanswered.
i.e. If I do -
1) Untick subscribing server
2) remove article from publisher
3) alter article
4) add article back to publisher
5) tick subscribing server
Is 1 and 5 the same as "deleting" and "adding" subscirbers respectively?
Salil.
"Paul Ibison" wrote:
> Salil,
> some changes can be made using sp_addscriptexec; it depends on what you are
> trying. If this isn't permitted, you can do a no-sync initialization if you
> want to avoid the cost of the snapshot. If you go down this path, be sure
> that the data is synchronized first.
> Dropping the subscription doesn't require you to drop the subscriber's
> database, and is distinct from enabling a subscriber.
> Disabling publishing has to be followed by enabling publishing if you want
> to use replication again.
> You can monitor the performance using the replication-specific counters in
> Performance Monitor. Also you can query the replication history tables for
> short-term monitoring, and msdistribution_status in transactional
> replication.
> HTH,
> Paul Ibison
>
>
|||Salil,
unticking the subscriber in the distributor properties box will unsubscribe
all subscriptions to this server, not just the one you are concerned about.
Afterwards you'll need to recheck this box and subsequently resubscribe to
the publication.
HTH,
Paul Ibison
|||Thank you Paul.
"Paul Ibison" wrote:
> Salil,
> unticking the subscriber in the distributor properties box will unsubscribe
> all subscriptions to this server, not just the one you are concerned about.
> Afterwards you'll need to recheck this box and subsequently resubscribe to
> the publication.
> HTH,
> Paul Ibison
>
>
I have a replicated (published) database with 1 push subscription to it on
another server. Replication type is Transactional with "pushing" occuring
every 2 hours.
1) In BOL it is mentioned, for making a change (besides adding or dropping a
column) in a published table -
a) delete all subscriptions to the publication
b) remove the article/object from the publication
c) change the table as required
d) add the article back to the publication
e) create the subscription again
My questions -
- Do I always need to go through the entire subscription creation process
each time I need to alter a table in my publication? I mean for a table
change that will take 2 minutes, I need to spend 3 hours (thats the time the
snapshot creation takes for me) creating the subscription?
- In step a), does it mean removing the subsribing database ? What about the
subcribing server ?
2) In BOL, its mentioned that to delete subscriptions through Enterprise
Manager, I need to go to SQL Server Group -> <Registration Name> ->
Replication -> Publications -> <Publication name>. In the right pane, I'll
see the subscription. I need to right click on it and say delete.
My questions -
- If I go to Tools -> Replication -> Configure Publishing, Subscribers and
Distributors, go to the Subscribers tab and remove the tick on the
subscriber, is it the same thing as deleting the subcription?
- Secondly, instead of going through the process of creating a new
subscription after altering my table, if I just go back to the above
mentioned location and tick the required subscriber, is it the same thing as
creating a subscription?
- If answers to both above questions is Yes, can I replace steps a) and e)
in question 1) with above two steps (unticking/ticking)?
Unrelated queries -
- If I disable publishing through option "Disable Publishing" in right click
of SQL Server Group -> <Registration Name> -> Replication, is there any
option to "enable" the publishing or do I need to go through the publication
creation process?
- How do I monitor the performance of replication?
Salil.
Salil,
some changes can be made using sp_addscriptexec; it depends on what you are
trying. If this isn't permitted, you can do a no-sync initialization if you
want to avoid the cost of the snapshot. If you go down this path, be sure
that the data is synchronized first.
Dropping the subscription doesn't require you to drop the subscriber's
database, and is distinct from enabling a subscriber.
Disabling publishing has to be followed by enabling publishing if you want
to use replication again.
You can monitor the performance using the replication-specific counters in
Performance Monitor. Also you can query the replication history tables for
short-term monitoring, and msdistribution_status in transactional
replication.
HTH,
Paul Ibison
|||Thank you Paul.
Point 1 (about no-sync initialization) and 4 (replication monitoring)
definitely helps.
But my query about "ticking/unticking" still remains unanswered.
i.e. If I do -
1) Untick subscribing server
2) remove article from publisher
3) alter article
4) add article back to publisher
5) tick subscribing server
Is 1 and 5 the same as "deleting" and "adding" subscirbers respectively?
Salil.
"Paul Ibison" wrote:
> Salil,
> some changes can be made using sp_addscriptexec; it depends on what you are
> trying. If this isn't permitted, you can do a no-sync initialization if you
> want to avoid the cost of the snapshot. If you go down this path, be sure
> that the data is synchronized first.
> Dropping the subscription doesn't require you to drop the subscriber's
> database, and is distinct from enabling a subscriber.
> Disabling publishing has to be followed by enabling publishing if you want
> to use replication again.
> You can monitor the performance using the replication-specific counters in
> Performance Monitor. Also you can query the replication history tables for
> short-term monitoring, and msdistribution_status in transactional
> replication.
> HTH,
> Paul Ibison
>
>
|||Salil,
unticking the subscriber in the distributor properties box will unsubscribe
all subscriptions to this server, not just the one you are concerned about.
Afterwards you'll need to recheck this box and subsequently resubscribe to
the publication.
HTH,
Paul Ibison
|||Thank you Paul.
"Paul Ibison" wrote:
> Salil,
> unticking the subscriber in the distributor properties box will unsubscribe
> all subscriptions to this server, not just the one you are concerned about.
> Afterwards you'll need to recheck this box and subsequently resubscribe to
> the publication.
> HTH,
> Paul Ibison
>
>
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