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How to delete SQL server replication
On SQL Server 2008 R2, I am trying to setup transactional replication with test data and I'm getting an error:
SQL Server could not create publication PubOne.
Database 'distribution' does not exist.
This probably occurs because I previously tried to setup replication,
dropped my test databases, dropped distribution, and started over.
How do I fix this mess and truly start over?
Here's what I tried to delete replication:
alter database ReplicationSource set offline
alter database ReplicationTarget set offline
alter database distribution set offline
go
drop database ReplicationSource -- and remove disk files
drop database ReplicationTarget -- and remove disk files
drop database distribution -- and remove disk files
go
exec sp_removeDbReplication 'ReplicationSource'
exec sp_removeDbReplication 'ReplicationTarget'
go
exec sp_dropdistributor -- fails with Could not drop the Distributor 'DAVIDZ-PC'. This Distributor has associated distribution databases.
go
SQL Server could not create publication PubOne.
Database 'distribution' does not exist.
This probably occurs because I previously tried to setup replication,
dropped my test databases, dropped distribution, and started over.
How do I fix this mess and truly start over?
Here's what I tried to delete replication:
alter database ReplicationSource set offline
alter database ReplicationTarget set offline
alter database distribution set offline
go
drop database ReplicationSource -- and remove disk files
drop database ReplicationTarget -- and remove disk files
drop database distribution -- and remove disk files
go
exec sp_removeDbReplication 'ReplicationSource'
exec sp_removeDbReplication 'ReplicationTarget'
go
exec sp_dropdistributor -- fails with Could not drop the Distributor 'DAVIDZ-PC'. This Distributor has associated distribution databases.
go
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sp_removedbreplication
This procedure should be used only if other methods of removing replication objects have failed. For more information about these methods.
To know more click on this https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms152757(v=sql.105).aspx
This procedure should be used only if other methods of removing replication objects have failed. For more information about these methods.
To know more click on this https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms152757(v=sql.105).aspx
Gentlemen,
The procedures you cite would have been great if I started with them. Unfortunately, I didn't know what I was doing, so I just dropped all relevant databases (distribution, replication source, replication target). But now the database server thinks replication is still going. How do I finally kill replication and start over?
The procedures you cite would have been great if I started with them. Unfortunately, I didn't know what I was doing, so I just dropped all relevant databases (distribution, replication source, replication target). But now the database server thinks replication is still going. How do I finally kill replication and start over?
Check if the query returns any '1' for the columns. If it does you need to update it to zero (0):
SELECT name, is_distributor, is_publisher, is_subscriber
FROM master.sys.servers
Victor,
I found 3 commands which seemed to do the trick:
exec sp_dropDistPublisher @publisher='MyPublisherNam
exec sp_dropDistributionDb distribution
exec sp_dropDistributor @ignore_distributor=1
I also executed your query and all columns came back as zero. I think it might even be fixed!
I found 3 commands which seemed to do the trick:
exec sp_dropDistPublisher @publisher='MyPublisherNam
exec sp_dropDistributionDb distribution
exec sp_dropDistributor @ignore_distributor=1
I also executed your query and all columns came back as zero. I think it might even be fixed!
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