SQLBits 2024

Managing replication with dbatools

One of the most highly requested dbatools features was for commands to manage replication and now they're here. In this session, we'll run through the available commands and how they can be used to build up and tear down replication.
Folks - the wait is over! - REPLICATION commands are in dbatools.

One of the most highly requested dbatools features was for commands to manage snapshot, transactional... and even merge replication and now they're here. The wait is over!

In this session, we'll run through the available commands and work through demos including:

- Enabling publication and distribution for our instance
- Creating publications
- Adding articles to publications
- Adding subscriptions
- Confirm it's all working
- Tearing it all back down again!

If you have been managing replication through the GUI and dreaming of a better way - come and join me for this action-packed session.