Hi all,
I am using merge replication in sql server 2008R2. Yesterday I wanted to create a test environment, so I did:
1. on publisher I restored from backup production db with another name ( lets call it TEST and new files .mdf, .ldf and no switch KEEP_REPLICATION). After this step original replication between production dbs worked fine.
2. on subscriber I did the same: restore as new db TEST with new files .mdf, .ldf and no switch KEEP_REPLICATION.
Unfortunately I noticed, that after second step replication stopped. SQL agent replication job on Subscriber is gone.
Why restoring db with new name did affect original replication?
Finally the most important: replication was set up by external company and I have to bring it to live now but I don't know this subject so good. How can I do it?
Assuming, that there is no data change on subscriber in replicated tables is it enough when I select ‘reinitialize’ on Publisher and Subscriber?
Thanks in advance
Artur