Distribution Database Migration
This article shows a step-by-step guide to move the distribution database to a new SQL Server instance.
2014-11-20
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Replication
Troubleshoot SQL P2P replication doesn't replicate DDL schema change.
This article shows a problem with P2P replication doesn't replicate DDL schema changes and something you might want to check.
2014-10-16
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2014-04-04
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Transactional Replication and the Ballooning Log File
A drive on a mission-critical server is reaching capacity, and the new DBA is panicking. How do you approach a ballooning log file that won’t stop growing?
2014-03-27
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2014-03-19
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Free eBook: Fundamentals of SQL Server 2012 Replication
Fundamentals of SQL Server 2012 Replication provides a hands-on introduction to SQL Server replication. The book introduces you to the technologies that make up replication, and then walks you through setting up different replication scenarios. When you've finished reading, you should be able to implement your own multi-server replication setup while following the principle of least privilege.
2020-12-16 (first published: 2014-02-26)
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2014-02-17
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A Quick Restore
While doing some testing of an application, I wanted to reset my environment after doing some testing with this code:
USE DNRTest BACKUP DATABASE DNRTest TO DISK = 'dnrtest.bak' GO /* Bunch of stuff tested here */RESTORE DATABASE DNRTest FROM DISK = 'dnrtest.bak' WITH REPLACEWhat happens if this runs, assuming the "bunch of stuff" isn't anything affecting the instance. See possible answers