I have two servers involved in replication of a database with the following roles. They are Windows 2012 R2/SQL 13.0.3341.0:
Server 1, publisher
Server 2, distributor/distribution agent/subscriber
I want to install security patches on Server 2 and restart it. Can I just restart this server without issue? (temporary alerts are not a concern) Or do I need to do more from a replication perspective? The restart will take place in the evening, outside of production use.
I will patch manually on this occasion, but it is intented that Server 2 will eventually be auto patched outside of production use, with auto restart, then Server 1 a week later, on a long term basis.