Replication agents
So far we have seen a Snapshot Agent, which we configured for the snapshot replication. Snapshot Agent runs a binary named snapshot.exe and usually runs on the Distributor server. In many cases, Distributor and Publisher are the same. This agent is not only used for snapshot replication, but also for any other replication types as they rely on snapshot in the beginning. Snapshot Agent stores the data in the configured snapshot folder and captures important information about synchronization in the distribution database.
Another important agent is a Log Reader Agent, which is used if you configure the replication as transactional. Log Reader Agent runs a binary named logread.exe and it's used to check all the databases that ...
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