Replication between SQL 2005 Express Edition and SQL 2005 Standard Edition

Hello everybody,

I got a problem in my development phase. I'm developing a web-application system that running merge database technology which is centralized database and distributed database. This is because my customer want a highly optimum system standby.

My centralized database running SQL Server 2005 Standard Edition and the distributed database running SQL Server 2005 Express Edition (because it is free). Each of these database, the users can change the data on its database. So, every database must have the same data. from my understanding, each server must act as Publisher and Subscriber. Can SQL Server 2005 Express Edition be a Publisher?

If not, what the solution you all may suggest, because cost is the first factor. If my architecture is not correct, so what you all suggest to me to resolve the problem.

Thanks so much. Any suggestion and opinion is highly appreciate and I'm highly thanks to you all.

You cannot republish with SQL Express, you need Standard Edition or higher. As for solutions, see if you can try to not republish and use the single publisher scenario, or pay for Standard Edition. If cost is a factor, then you have to weigh $$$ versus not being able to meet your business requirements.|||If your intent is that you want the Standard and the express editions to be in sync, and that you want the DML that happen at the Express to be sent to the Standard edition too, you dont need to make the Express as a publisher. By default when you setup merge replication between 2 nodes, they both are read-write. That is Express site and do DML and the merge agent can send across these DML to the Standard edition site.

replication between different sites

Can standard SQL2k replicate with enterprise edition within different sites?
*example - Central server(enterprise) in LA want to replicate with
branch(standard) in NY.
Imran,
these editions of sql server are completely compatible. As for different
sites, you'll need to follow the guidelines for replication across the
internet or non-trusted domains: http://support.microsoft.com/?id=321822.
HTH,
Paul Ibison
(The ONLY sql server 2000 replication book:
http://www.nwsu.com/0974973602p.html)
sql

Replication and Licensing

I'm in the process of discovering what type of licensing my client has for
their SQL Server 2000 (Standard). It's either Server plus device CAL or
Server plus user CAL. I think they have 35 CAL.
Now, what will we need to do with regard to licensing if we add in a new,
separate machine to be a subscriber in transactional replication. Will they
have to purchace an whole new set of licences?
Thanks,
Tom
As I dig along, it looks to me like I just need to get them to skin down for
one more server licence @. $667 US per server according to
http://www.microsoft.com/sql/howtobuy/default.asp
Does that seem right?
"Tom Gaughan" <tgaughan@.numail.org> wrote in message
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> I'm in the process of discovering what type of licensing my client has for
> their SQL Server 2000 (Standard). It's either Server plus device CAL or
> Server plus user CAL. I think they have 35 CAL.
> Now, what will we need to do with regard to licensing if we add in a new,
> separate machine to be a subscriber in transactional replication. Will
they
> have to purchace an whole new set of licences?
> Thanks,
> Tom
>

Replication

Hi guys,
Is it possible to replicate in MSSQL SERVER standard edition and be
supported? Or do I need to buy enterprise edition.

Regards

Jaideepjai (dba_sybase2003@.yahoo.com) writes:
> Hi guys,
> Is it possible to replicate in MSSQL SERVER standard edition and be
> supported? Or do I need to buy enterprise edition.

You can do replicaiton in Standard Edition.

--
Erland Sommarskog, SQL Server MVP, esquel@.sommarskog.se

Books Online for SQL Server SP3 at
http://www.microsoft.com/sql/techin.../2000/books.asp|||Yeah I kind of knew that replication is possible in the standard
edition but will MIcrosoft support it.

Regards

Jaideep|||jai (dba_sybase2003@.yahoo.com) writes:
> Yeah I kind of knew that replication is possible in the standard
> edition but will MIcrosoft support it.

Yes.

Please check Books Online, the book SQL Server Architecture ->
Implementation Details -> Editions of SQL Server 2000 ->
Features Supported by the Editions of SQL Server 2000.

--
Erland Sommarskog, SQL Server MVP, esquel@.sommarskog.se

Books Online for SQL Server SP3 at
http://www.microsoft.com/sql/techin.../2000/books.asp|||Erland,
I am new to sql server replication but I have worked with sybase
replication. At present, the machine housing the sql server has 2 g of
memory with 1.4 g for sql server. How much more (memory), would I need
if I make the same machine work as publisher as well as the
distributor?

Regards

Jaideep|||jai (dba_sybase2003@.yahoo.com) writes:
> Erland,
> I am new to sql server replication but I have worked with sybase
> replication. At present, the machine housing the sql server has 2 g of
> memory with 1.4 g for sql server. How much more (memory), would I need
> if I make the same machine work as publisher as well as the
> distributor?

You will have to ask the friendly people in
microsoft.public.sqlserver.replication about that. My own experience
of replication is very thin. My gut feeling is that it would depend a
lot of the data volume you intend to replicate.

--
Erland Sommarskog, SQL Server MVP, esquel@.sommarskog.se

Books Online for SQL Server SP3 at
http://www.microsoft.com/sql/techin.../2000/books.asp|||"jai" <dba_sybase2003@.yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Erland,
> I am new to sql server replication but I have worked with sybase
> replication. At present, the machine housing the sql server has 2 g of
> memory with 1.4 g for sql server. How much more (memory), would I need
> if I make the same machine work as publisher as well as the
> distributor?

Howmuch data do you expect to replicate at any time?

Basically all that happens is the log reader puts rows into a distribution
DB which then gets used to distribute them to the subscribers.

You probably have enough RAM since you can't get much more in Standard
version anyway.

> Regards
> Jaideep