Recovering from a Disaster

Once you have replication configured, you should be able to re-create it easily in case of a disaster or if you want to deploy it to a client's location. In Enterprise Manager, the easiest way to generate a SQL Script for replication is to right-click on the publication in the Replication group and select Generate SQL Script. You are asked if you'd like to create a script for the removal of replication or the creation of replication. The script does the following:

• Set up the database for replication

• Create the publication

• Assign the appropriate permissions to the publication

• Add articles to the publication

• Create the subscription

If a disaster occurs on your publisher or subscriber servers, the easiest way to recover is to use the following steps:

1. Unsubscribe from the publisher.

2. Restore the most recent backup or backups.

3. Subscribe to the publisher.

4. Resynchronize the system.