Q. Which SQL Server versions support replication?
We can use either SQL Server 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017 or 2019 as a distributor and SQL Server 2008/R2, 2012, 2014, or 2016 as a subscriber. You can see the complete matrix over the Transactional Replication Matrix.
Q. What are the replication types available in SQL Server 2008?
There are four MS SQL Server replication types: snapshot replication, transactional replication, peer-to-peer replication and merge replication.
- Snapshot replication.
- Transactional replication.
- Peer-to-peer replication.
- Merge replication.
- Configuring users for MS SQL Server.
- Importing a database from a backup.
Q. Does SQL Server Standard Edition support replication?
1 Answer. Yes. The distributor (Distribution Server) is located on a SQL Server instance and has to be correctly licensed, be this a production server or development server.
Q. Does SQL Server 2012 Standard Edition support replication?
Replication to MS SQL Server 2012-2016 is supported.
Q. Does SQL Standard Edition always support?
An Always On basic availability group can be created on any two SQL Server 2016 Standard Edition servers. When you create a basic availability group, you must specify both replicas during creation.
Q. Is it possible to replication MS SQL Server 2008?
Replication will not work if you install MS SQL Server 2008 on the second machine. For example, if you want to configure MS SQL transactional replication, you can use the second database server (where the Subscriber is configured) of a version within two versions of the source database server on which the Publisher is configured.
Q. Who is the publisher in SQL server replication?
A publisher is the main database copy on which publication is configured, making data available to other MS SQL servers that are configured to be used in the replication process. The Publisher can have more than one publication. A subscriber is a database that receives the replicated data from a publication.
Q. What are the different types of replication in SQL Server?
As for the replication direction, MS SQL Server replication can be: one-way, one-to-many, bidirectional and many-to-one. There are four MS SQL Server replication types: snapshot replication, transactional replication, peer-to-peer replication and merge replication.
Q. When to use peer to peer SQL server replication?
Peer-to-peer replication is used to replicate database data to multiple subscribers at the same time. This MS SQL Server replication type can be used when your database servers are distributed across the globe. Changes can be made on any of the database servers. Changes are propagated to all database servers.
