MergeSynchronizationAgent Class
Provides the functionality of the Replication Merge Agent.
Namespace: Microsoft.SqlServer.Replication
Assembly: Microsoft.SqlServer.Replication (in Microsoft.SqlServer.Replication.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
<ComVisibleAttribute(True)> _
<ClassInterfaceAttribute(ClassInterfaceType.AutoDispatch)> _
<GuidAttribute("ee5ee47e-6d29-448f-b2d2-f8e632db336a")> _
<PermissionSetAttribute(SecurityAction.Demand, Name := "FullTrust")> _
Public Class MergeSynchronizationAgent _
Inherits MarshalByRefObject _
Implements IDisposable, IMergeSynchronizationAgent
'Usage
Dim instance As MergeSynchronizationAgent
[ComVisibleAttribute(true)]
[ClassInterfaceAttribute(ClassInterfaceType.AutoDispatch)]
[GuidAttribute("ee5ee47e-6d29-448f-b2d2-f8e632db336a")]
[PermissionSetAttribute(SecurityAction.Demand, Name = "FullTrust")]
public class MergeSynchronizationAgent : MarshalByRefObject,
IDisposable, IMergeSynchronizationAgent
[ComVisibleAttribute(true)]
[ClassInterfaceAttribute(ClassInterfaceType::AutoDispatch)]
[GuidAttribute(L"ee5ee47e-6d29-448f-b2d2-f8e632db336a")]
[PermissionSetAttribute(SecurityAction::Demand, Name = L"FullTrust")]
public ref class MergeSynchronizationAgent : public MarshalByRefObject,
IDisposable, IMergeSynchronizationAgent
[<ComVisibleAttribute(true)>]
[<ClassInterfaceAttribute(ClassInterfaceType.AutoDispatch)>]
[<GuidAttribute("ee5ee47e-6d29-448f-b2d2-f8e632db336a")>]
[<PermissionSetAttribute(SecurityAction.Demand, Name = "FullTrust")>]
type MergeSynchronizationAgent =
class
inherit MarshalByRefObject
interface IDisposable
interface IMergeSynchronizationAgent
end
public class MergeSynchronizationAgent extends MarshalByRefObject implements IDisposable, IMergeSynchronizationAgent
Remarks
The MergeSynchronizationAgent class supports the ability to do the following replication tasks:
Synchronize subscriptions.
Specify whether only the upload phase, only the download phase, or both phases are run during synchronization.
Validate that a subscription has the expected data.
Specify a different snapshot folder, from which the initial snapshot for a subscription can be applied.
The MergeSynchronizationAgent class can be used with Publishers and Subscribers that are running on both SQL Server 2000 and SQL Server 2005.
A MergeSynchronizationAgent class cannot be used with Distributors that are running on SQL Server 2000.
Examples
In the following example, the Synchronize method is called on the instance of the MergeSynchronizationAgent class that is accessed from the SynchronizationAgent property to synchronize the push subscription.
// Define the server, publication, and database names.
string subscriberName = subscriberInstance;
string publisherName = publisherInstance;
string publicationName = "AdvWorksSalesOrdersMerge";
string subscriptionDbName = "AdventureWorksReplica";
string publicationDbName = "AdventureWorks";
// Create a connection to the Publisher.
ServerConnection conn = new ServerConnection(publisherName);
MergeSubscription subscription;
try
{
// Connect to the Publisher
conn.Connect();
// Define the subscription.
subscription = new MergeSubscription();
subscription.ConnectionContext = conn;
subscription.DatabaseName = publicationDbName;
subscription.PublicationName = publicationName;
subscription.SubscriptionDBName = subscriptionDbName;
subscription.SubscriberName = subscriberName;
// If the push subscription exists, start the synchronization.
if (subscription.LoadProperties())
{
// Check that we have enough metadata to start the agent.
if (subscription.SubscriberSecurity != null)
{
// Synchronously start the Merge Agent for the subscription.
subscription.SynchronizationAgent.Synchronize();
}
else
{
throw new ApplicationException("There is insufficent metadata to " +
"synchronize the subscription. Recreate the subscription with " +
"the agent job or supply the required agent properties at run time.");
}
}
else
{
// Do something here if the push subscription does not exist.
throw new ApplicationException(String.Format(
"The subscription to '{0}' does not exist on {1}",
publicationName, subscriberName));
}
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
// Implement appropriate error handling here.
throw new ApplicationException("The subscription could not be synchronized.", ex);
}
finally
{
conn.Disconnect();
}
' Define the server, publication, and database names.
Dim subscriberName As String = subscriberInstance
Dim publisherName As String = publisherInstance
Dim publicationName As String = "AdvWorksSalesOrdersMerge"
Dim subscriptionDbName As String = "AdventureWorksReplica"
Dim publicationDbName As String = "AdventureWorks"
' Create a connection to the Publisher.
Dim conn As ServerConnection = New ServerConnection(publisherName)
Dim subscription As MergeSubscription
Try
' Connect to the Publisher
conn.Connect()
' Define the subscription.
subscription = New MergeSubscription()
subscription.ConnectionContext = conn
subscription.DatabaseName = publicationDbName
subscription.PublicationName = publicationName
subscription.SubscriptionDBName = subscriptionDbName
subscription.SubscriberName = subscriberName
' If the push subscription exists, start the synchronization.
If subscription.LoadProperties() Then
' Check that we have enough metadata to start the agent.
If Not subscription.SubscriberSecurity Is Nothing Then
' Synchronously start the Merge Agent for the subscription.
' Log agent messages to an output file.
subscription.SynchronizationAgent.Output = "mergeagent.log"
subscription.SynchronizationAgent.OutputVerboseLevel = 2
subscription.SynchronizationAgent.Synchronize()
Else
Throw New ApplicationException("There is insufficent metadata to " + _
"synchronize the subscription. Recreate the subscription with " + _
"the agent job or supply the required agent properties at run time.")
End If
Else
' Do something here if the push subscription does not exist.
Throw New ApplicationException(String.Format( _
"The subscription to '{0}' does not exist on {1}", _
publicationName, subscriberName))
End If
Catch ex As Exception
' Implement appropriate error handling here.
Throw New ApplicationException("The subscription could not be synchronized.", ex)
Finally
conn.Disconnect()
End Try
In the following example, an instance of the MergeSynchronizationAgent class is used to synchronize a merge subscription. Because the pull subscription was created by using a value of false for CreateSyncAgentByDefault, additional properties must be supplied.
// Define the server, publication, and database names.
string subscriberName = subscriberInstance;
string publisherName = publisherInstance;
string distributorName = distributorInstance;
string publicationName = "AdvWorksSalesOrdersMerge";
string subscriptionDbName = "AdventureWorksReplica";
string publicationDbName = "AdventureWorks";
string hostname = @"adventure-works\garrett1";
string webSyncUrl = "https://" + publisherInstance + "/SalesOrders/replisapi.dll";
// Create a connection to the Subscriber.
ServerConnection conn = new ServerConnection(subscriberName);
MergePullSubscription subscription;
MergeSynchronizationAgent agent;
try
{
// Connect to the Subscriber.
conn.Connect();
// Define the pull subscription.
subscription = new MergePullSubscription();
subscription.ConnectionContext = conn;
subscription.DatabaseName = subscriptionDbName;
subscription.PublisherName = publisherName;
subscription.PublicationDBName = publicationDbName;
subscription.PublicationName = publicationName;
// If the pull subscription exists, then start the synchronization.
if (subscription.LoadProperties())
{
// Get the agent for the subscription.
agent = subscription.SynchronizationAgent;
// Check that we have enough metadata to start the agent.
if (agent.PublisherSecurityMode == null)
{
// Set the required properties that could not be returned
// from the MSsubscription_properties table.
agent.PublisherSecurityMode = SecurityMode.Integrated;
agent.DistributorSecurityMode = SecurityMode.Integrated;
agent.Distributor = publisherName;
agent.HostName = hostname;
// Set optional Web synchronization properties.
agent.UseWebSynchronization = true;
agent.InternetUrl = webSyncUrl;
agent.InternetSecurityMode = SecurityMode.Standard;
agent.InternetLogin = winLogin;
agent.InternetPassword = winPassword;
}
// Enable agent output to the console.
agent.OutputVerboseLevel = 1;
agent.Output = "";
// Synchronously start the Merge Agent for the subscription.
agent.Synchronize();
}
else
{
// Do something here if the pull subscription does not exist.
throw new ApplicationException(String.Format(
"A subscription to '{0}' does not exist on {1}",
publicationName, subscriberName));
}
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
// Implement appropriate error handling here.
throw new ApplicationException("The subscription could not be " +
"synchronized. Verify that the subscription has " +
"been defined correctly.", ex);
}
finally
{
conn.Disconnect();
}
' Define the server, publication, and database names.
Dim subscriberName As String = subscriberInstance
Dim publisherName As String = publisherInstance
Dim publicationName As String = "AdvWorksSalesOrdersMerge"
Dim subscriptionDbName As String = "AdventureWorksReplica"
Dim publicationDbName As String = "AdventureWorks"
Dim hostname As String = "adventure-works\garrett1"
Dim webSyncUrl As String = "https://" + publisherInstance + "/SalesOrders/replisapi.dll"
' Create a connection to the Subscriber.
Dim conn As ServerConnection = New ServerConnection(subscriberName)
Dim subscription As MergePullSubscription
Dim agent As MergeSynchronizationAgent
Try
' Connect to the Subscriber.
conn.Connect()
' Define the pull subscription.
subscription = New MergePullSubscription()
subscription.ConnectionContext = conn
subscription.DatabaseName = subscriptionDbName
subscription.PublisherName = publisherName
subscription.PublicationDBName = publicationDbName
subscription.PublicationName = publicationName
' If the pull subscription exists, then start the synchronization.
If subscription.LoadProperties() Then
' Get the agent for the subscription.
agent = subscription.SynchronizationAgent
' Check that we have enough metadata to start the agent.
If agent.PublisherSecurityMode = Nothing Then
' Set the required properties that could not be returned
' from the MSsubscription_properties table.
agent.PublisherSecurityMode = SecurityMode.Integrated
agent.Distributor = publisherInstance
agent.DistributorSecurityMode = SecurityMode.Integrated
agent.HostName = hostname
' Set optional Web synchronization properties.
agent.UseWebSynchronization = True
agent.InternetUrl = webSyncUrl
agent.InternetSecurityMode = SecurityMode.Standard
agent.InternetLogin = winLogin
agent.InternetPassword = winPassword
End If
' Enable agent logging to the console.
agent.OutputVerboseLevel = 1
agent.Output = ""
' Synchronously start the Merge Agent for the subscription.
agent.Synchronize()
Else
' Do something here if the pull subscription does not exist.
Throw New ApplicationException(String.Format( _
"A subscription to '{0}' does not exist on {1}", _
publicationName, subscriberName))
End If
Catch ex As Exception
' Implement appropriate error handling here.
Throw New ApplicationException("The subscription could not be " + _
"synchronized. Verify that the subscription has " + _
"been defined correctly.", ex)
Finally
conn.Disconnect()
End Try
Inheritance Hierarchy
System.Object
System.MarshalByRefObject
Microsoft.SqlServer.Replication.MergeSynchronizationAgent
Thread Safety
Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.