Replication Monitor Distribution Agent commands

  • I am moving my replication databases from SQL 2000 to 2005 and I am used to keeping an eye on my replication though the SQL 2000 Enterprise Manager\Replication Monitor Group\Distribution Agents screen. I like to keep that up to view the "last action" so I can see that transactions (ie, 35 commands with 105 transactions...) are actively distributing to my subscribing databases. Is there a way to see the same type of information in the SQL 2005 Replication Monitor? In case it makes a difference I am using transactional replication with one publisher, a dedicated distributor and multiple subscribers.

    Thanks

    Sherri

  • You can see that in the replication monitor. You just have to choose the Agents tab and from the drop down box, select the Log reader

    -Roy

  • Thanks Roy, that helps a lot. However, it looks like I have to look at each publication separately. In the SQL 2000 Enterprise Manager I could see all of the subscriptions and their "Last Action" on one screen at the same time. Is that not possible with the SQL 2005 Replication Monitor?

    Thanks again.

    Sherri

  • To my knowledge this isn't possible anymore. You have to check each individual publication if you are interested in the details or you have to create a report or a stored procedure to do it for you. At the beginning I missed this information as well but actually I was never doing something with it. In the meantime I got used to it not to have it and I pretty much trust SQL Server 2005 to handle replication properly.

  • Thank you. I pretty much figured I wouldn't be able to see it like I am used to, but I wanted to ask in case there was a way.

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