Publisher Settings

The Publisher Settings dialog box allows you to change settings for Publishers that have been added to the left pane in Replication Monitor.

Options

Publisher Connection
Click to launch the Connect to Server dialog box, which allows you to view and change the connection properties and credentials Replication Monitor uses to connect to a Publisher.

Distributor Connection
Displayed only if the Publisher uses a remote Distributor. Click to launch the Connect to Server dialog box, which allows you to view and change the connection properties and credentials Replication Monitor uses to connect to the remote Distributor.

Connect automatically when Replication Monitor starts
Select to allow Replication Monitor to automatically connect to the Distributor and retrieve status information for the Publisher selected in the grid at the top of the dialog box. If this checkbox is cleared, you must manually connect after launching Replication Monitor: right-click the Publisher in the left pane of Replication Monitor, and click Connect.

Automatically refresh the status of this Publisher and its publications
Select to allow Replication Monitor to automatically refresh status for the Publisher selected in the grid at the top of the dialog box. If this option is selected, Replication Monitor polls the Distributor for status information on the Publisher and its publications. The polling interval is set by the Refresh rate option. For more information on refresh in Replication Monitor, see Caching, Refresh, and Replication Monitor Performance.

Refresh rate
Enter a value (in seconds) to specify how frequently Replication Monitor should poll the Distributor for status. Lower values result in more frequent polling, which can affect performance at the Distributor if you are monitoring a large number of Publishers. It is recommended that you test your system to determine an appropriate value. The Refresh rate setting is also used if you select Auto Refresh in any of the detail windows in Replication Monitor.

Show this Publisher in the following group
Select a Publisher group from the list. The Publisher is displayed under this group in the left pane. Groups provide a way to organize Publishers and have no effect on how replication functions.

New Group
Click to create a new Publisher group. A Publisher group provides a convenient way to organize Publishers within Replication Monitor. Groups do not affect the replication of data or the relationship among servers in a replication topology.