I am replacing a server (Server A) that currently has a SQL 2005 replication distribution database and publisher with a new server that will have a SQL 2008 distribution database and publisher. The new server will have the same name, same address, same everything except Windows Server O/S version and SQL database version as the old server.
The replication target server is a SQL 2008 subscriber with a replication pull subscription from Server A. My question is - can a subscriber be reinitialized if the publisher changes to a new server with the same name in a different version of SQL? Or, does the subscriber need to be recreated? Can I simply reinitialize my subscriber or do I have to recreate it?