December 2013
Intermediate to advanced
1872 pages
153h 31m
English
book
Microsoft® SQL Server 2012 Unleashed
by Ray Rankins, Paul T. Bertucci, Chris Gallelli, Alex T. Silverstein
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The distribution Database
The distribution database, utilized during replication, stores metadata and history information for all types of replication. It is also used to store transactions when transactional replication is utilized. By default, replication is not installed with SQL Server, and you do not see the distribution database listed in SSMS. However, the actual data files for the distribution database are installed by default.
Refer to Chapter 40, “Replication,” for a more detailed discussion of the intricacies of replication.