How to setup two equal databases environment

Dear all,
I have an application running on a production database. And now, I
want to change a column of data to another of value and compare the result
between them. Since the data in production is changing. I need to
synchronize two set of data except the testing data. For do that, I build
replication on these two database. This is my first time using replication.
I found there's an initialize error on during synchronization job. Is there
any guideline on setup replication? Thanks
Rdgs
Ellis
Ellis,
can you explain this in a little more detail using column names and
explaining the relationship between the databases. Also, what type of
replication have you implemented.
TIA,
Paul Ibison
sql

How to setup two equal databases environment

Dear all,
I have an application running on a production database. And now, I
want to change a column of data to another of value and compare the result
between them. Since the data in production is changing. I need to
synchronize two set of data except the testing data. For do that, I build
replication on these two database. This is my first time using replication.
I found there's an initialize error on during synchronization job. Is there
any guideline on setup replication? Thanks
Rdgs
EllisEllis,
can you explain this in a little more detail using column names and
explaining the relationship between the databases. Also, what type of
replication have you implemented.
TIA,
Paul Ibison

How to setup two equal databases environment

Dear all,
I have an application running on a production database. And now, I
want to change a column of data to another of value and compare the result
between them. Since the data in production is changing. I need to
synchronize two set of data except the testing data. For do that, I build
replication on these two database. This is my first time using replication.
I found there's an initialize error on during synchronization job. Is there
any guideline on setup replication? Thanks
Rdgs
Ellis
Ellis,
can you explain this in a little more detail using column names and
explaining the relationship between the databases. Also, what type of
replication have you implemented.
TIA,
Paul Ibison

How to setup two equal databases environment

Dear all,
I have an application running on a production database. And now, I
want to change a column of data to another of value and compare the result
between them. Since the data in production is changing. I need to
synchronize two set of data except the testing data. For do that, I build
replication on these two database. This is my first time using replication.
I found there's an initialize error on during synchronization job. Is there
any guideline on setup replication? Thanks
Rdgs
EllisEllis,
can you explain this in a little more detail using column names and
explaining the relationship between the databases. Also, what type of
replication have you implemented.
TIA,
Paul Ibison

How to setup a backup server for SQL Server2005 for production (in case the primary server fails

I currently have a SQL Server cluster setup with a Primary DB Server SERVER1 and the Standby server SERVER2. SERVER1 has been failing more than normal is the past few weeks and its takes upto 5 mins for SERVER2 realize that SERVER1 is down. I am looking for a better way to implement a backup server on production with minimum downtime. Please adivse..

you have two options one is Database mirroring and other is log shipping in sql 2005..........but i advise you to go with db mirroring as the downtime is less in high availability mode as you have a witness server and hence the failover will be automatic and within few seconds............but in log shipping only manual failover is possible........refer,

http://dumthata.com/sqlchn/articles/dbmrr.htm

http://dumthata.com/sqlchn/articles/lship.htm

Going forward pls post in the appropriate forum as it would be easier to read through and answer....

How to set connection at runtime

Hi,
Our application connects to one database in the testing environment and to a
different database in the production environment. Currently, with Crystal
Reports, we maintain a single set of reports, and at runtime, when the
reports are loaded, the application sets the report's connection acordingly:
if the application is comnnected to the production server, the report's
connection is set to the production server, otherwise to the test server.
Using MS Reporting Services, how can the report's connection be set at
runtime from the application before the report connects to the database?
Thank you in advance,
RichardHi Richard,
One way you can set the connection at runtime is through a user input
parameter. You would just have to reference Parameter!param.Value in
the connection string. There may be other ways to do it dynamically
without the user having to input data, but I am not sure if there is a
way for MS Reporting Services to tell which environment it is in. Good
luck!
Lance M.
Richard wrote:
> Hi,
> Our application connects to one database in the testing environment and to a
> different database in the production environment. Currently, with Crystal
> Reports, we maintain a single set of reports, and at runtime, when the
> reports are loaded, the application sets the report's connection acordingly:
> if the application is comnnected to the production server, the report's
> connection is set to the production server, otherwise to the test server.
> Using MS Reporting Services, how can the report's connection be set at
> runtime from the application before the report connects to the database?
> Thank you in advance,
> Richard