DSCResources/DSC_SqlReplication/en-US/about_SqlReplication.help.txt

.NAME
    SqlReplication
 
.DESCRIPTION
    The `SqlReplication` DSC resource manages SQL Replication distribution
    and publishing.
 
    ## Requirements
 
    * Target machine must be running Windows Server 2012 or later.
    * Target machine must be running SQL Server 2012 or later.
 
    ## Known issues
 
    All issues are not listed here, see [here for all open issues](https://github.com/dsccommunity/SqlServerDsc/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+in%3Atitle+SqlReplication).
 
.PARAMETER InstanceName
    Key - String
    Specifies the SQL Server instance name where replication distribution will be configured.
 
.PARAMETER Ensure
    Write - String
    Allowed values: Present, Absent
    'Present' will configure replication, 'Absent' will disable (remove) replication. Default value is 'Present'.
 
.PARAMETER DistributorMode
    Required - String
    Allowed values: Local, Remote
    'Local' - Instance will be configured as it's own distributor. 'Remote' - Instance will be configure with remote distributor (remote distributor needs to be already configured for distribution).
 
.PARAMETER AdminLinkCredentials
    Required - Instance
    AdminLink password to be used when setting up publisher distributor relationship.
 
.PARAMETER DistributionDBName
    Write - String
    Distribution database name. If the parameter DistributionMode is set to 'Local' this will be created, if 'Remote' needs to match distribution database on remote distributor. Default value is 'distributor'.
 
.PARAMETER RemoteDistributor
    Write - String
    Specifies the SQL Server network name that will be used as distributor for local instance. Required if parameter DistributionMode is set to 'Remote'.
 
.PARAMETER WorkingDirectory
    Required - String
    Publisher working directory.
 
.PARAMETER UseTrustedConnection
    Write - Boolean
    Publisher security mode. Default value is $true.
 
.PARAMETER UninstallWithForce
    Write - Boolean
    Force flag for uninstall procedure. Default values is `$true?.
 
.EXAMPLE 1
 
This example shows how to configure a SQL Server instance as the distributor.
 
Configuration Example
{
    param
    (
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
        [System.Management.Automation.PSCredential]
        $SqlAdministratorCredential
    )
 
    Import-DscResource -ModuleName 'SqlServerDsc'
 
    node localhost
    {
        SqlReplication 'distributor'
        {
            Ensure = 'Present'
            InstanceName = 'DISTRIBUTOR' # Or 'MSSQLSERVER' for default instance.
            AdminLinkCredentials = $SqlAdministratorCredential
            DistributorMode = 'Local'
            DistributionDBName = 'MyDistribution'
            WorkingDirectory = 'C:\Temp'
 
            PsDscRunAsCredential = $SqlAdministratorCredential
        }
    }
}
 
.EXAMPLE 2
 
This example shows how to configure a SQL Server instance as the publisher.
 
Configuration Example
{
    param
    (
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
        [System.Management.Automation.PSCredential]
        $SqlAdministratorCredential
    )
 
    Import-DscResource -ModuleName 'SqlServerDsc'
 
    node localhost
    {
        SqlReplication 'publisher'
        {
            Ensure = 'Present'
            InstanceName = 'PUBLISHER' # Or 'MSSQLSERVER' for default instance.
            AdminLinkCredentials = $SqlAdministratorCredential
            DistributorMode = 'Remote'
            DistributionDBName = 'MyDistribution'
            RemoteDistributor = 'distsqlsrv.company.local\DISTRIBUTOR'
            WorkingDirectory = 'C:\Temp'
 
            PsDscRunAsCredential = $SqlAdministratorCredential
        }
    }
}