So let me see if I have it right this time. You have a bunch of Front End
servers that are clustered. You have a backend SQL server. You want to place
them replicate to the backend. Or create a standalones SQL Server on your
clustered nodes and have it replicate to the backend. I think you are
Clustering. I don't know if it will work of not, but it is a non-standard
"Roy Goldhammer" <roy@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Exelly hilary. I've alread figured at out.
>
> Here is my problem:
>
> today the application and the database are not in the same computer (Front
> end and back end)
>
> It seems that the chippest way is to place copy of each database on any
> computer at the front end. and update it by transactional replication.
> But it is clear that it will reduce the performance of the application
> server. eventhough all the application servers are in windows cluster.
>
> if it is correct?, can i set sql server with database as subcriber on
> server as part of windows cluatering?
>
> "Hilary Cotter" <hilary.cotter@gmail.com> wrote in message
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>> No you are limited to database data files up to 4 gigs in size. There is
>> nothing to stop you from having multiple databases.
>>
>> You can't really cluster MSDE or SQL Express.
>> --
>> Looking for a SQL Server replication book?
>>
http://www.nwsu.com/0974973602.html >>
>> Looking for a FAQ on Indexing Services/SQL FTS
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http://www.indexserverfaq.com >> "Roy Goldhammer" <roy@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:OslBUD4yHHA.484@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>> Whell Hilary.
>>>
>>> Will msde or sql express can support database in 20Gb size and the
>>> performance on this subscriber won't be hurm? if so it can be best
>>> solution. Also when the data and the application are at the same
>>> computer the speed of givinig data will be better.
>>>
>>> Is it true? and will it also be true if the subscribers will be in
>>> windows cluster?
>>> "Hilary Cotter" <hilary.cotter@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:uiyh9vuyHHA.4928@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>>> Absolutely - a lot of people use MSDE or SQL Express precisely for this
>>>> reason.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Looking for a SQL Server replication book?
>>>>
http://www.nwsu.com/0974973602.html >>>>
>>>> Looking for a FAQ on Indexing Services/SQL FTS
>>>>
http://www.indexserverfaq.com >>>> "Roy Goldhammer" <roy@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:umukisuyHHA.1188@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>>>> Hello there
>>>>>
>>>>> I create new transactional replication envirnment.
>>>>>
>>>>> If some server is being used as subsriber only as part of replication
>>>>> and no data is being changed there, Can i install minimal sql server
>>>>> on that server without many functionalitiys that normal server needs
>>>>> like: Locking, Agent, ect... in order to reduce the resources sql
>>>>> server use?
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