This section provides information about the stages involved in implementing replication. For an overview, see Implementing Replication Overview. The five stages of implementing replication are:
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Configuring Distribution
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Describes identifying and configuring the Distributor and Publisher.
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Publishing Data and Database Objects
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Describes creating a publication and defining the data and database objects in the publication, setting options, and applying filters, if necessary.
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Subscribing to Publications
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Describes creating push and pull subscriptions; and how to specify synchronization schedules and set other options.
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Initializing a Subscription
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Describes how to initialize the Subscriber.
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Synchronizing Data
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Describes how to specify options for synchronization, which occurs when the Distribution Agent or Merge Agent runs and updates are propagated between the Publisher and Subscribers.
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The section also includes information on: implementation considerations; methods of implementing replication; scripting replication; removing replication; heterogeneous replication; replicating data to other versions of Microsoft SQL Server; and replicating data over the Internet:
For more information about common replication scenarios, see Replicating Data in a Server to Server Environment and Replicating Data Between a Server and Clients.
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