The below comes from a link about SQL Server replication for 2008R2. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms143241%28v=sql.105%29.aspx. However, I don't know if I understand it correctly. Is it saying that the Distributor version can't be older than the Publisher or that it can't be newer than the Publisher version? I have a SQL Server 2005 instance that I would like to replicate to a SQL Server 2012 instance that was set up as a new server for SSRS. Since the 2005 instance is my Publisher, what I need to know is where can my Distribution database go?
"For all types of replication, the Distributor version must be no earlier than
the Publisher version. (Frequently, the Distributor is the same instance as the
Publisher.)"
I also am wondering if I can even run replication from 2005 up to a 2012 instance because of this from the same link.
"For transactional replication, a Subscriber to a transactional publication can be any version within two versions of the Publisher version. For example, a SQL Server 2000 Publisher can have SQL Server 2008 Subscribers, and a SQL Server 2008 Publisher can have SQL Server 2000 Subscribers. "
Lee Markum