Replication Blocking

  • Our setup is SQL 2005 running Transactional replication continously

    I want to make sure I understand this correctly...

    By default replication preserves transactional boundries from the publisher. So, any modifications wrapped into a BEGIN TRANSACTION will be applied on the subscriber in that fashion unless I modify the setting on the LOG READER to break this up.

    By default the distribution agent will aply 100 transactions in one sync before a COMMIT is issued. Unless I modify the -CommitBatchSize property of the Distribution Agent?

    Assume the follwing happens on the Publisher.

    PUBLISHER:

    1. Transaction 1 updates TABLE 1

    (COMMIT)

    2. Transaction 2 updates TABLE 2

    (COMMIT)

    3. Transaction 3 updates TABLE 3

    (COMMIT)

    4. Log reader agent pushes these to the distribtution db

    5. Distribution agent picks up the changes.

    6. On the Subsriber because of the -CommitBatchSize of 100 all three transactions will be applied before a COMMIT is issued correct?

    In that situation you could have long locks being held right? So until all transactions are completed locks will remain in place?

  • It depends on the activity, check this out.

    To answer your question, yes it will hold lock on the objects commit is issued.

    http://www.sql-server-performance.com/tips/transactional_replication_p2.aspx

    EnjoY!

    EnjoY!

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