From: Mike 'Spike' Lovell on
I have a requirements to setup 2 SQL servers, and replicate databases
between them 'but' allow changes to the tables, views, stored procedures
etc...

As far as I know, I can't use P2P Replication because the database schema
must be the same at both ends, so the client will not be able to make
changes (add/remove/edit tables for example).

There's no shared storage available, is there a way I can achieve
replication between the two without the above constraints?

Thanks

~ Mike


From: Paul Ibison on
P2P won't allow changes to the same rows on each side - if you need this
then merge replication should be used.
Merge replication will allow for you adding new articles and changing
existing ones at the publisher and the changes will get propagated to the
subscriber. You won't be able to remove tables without recreating the
publication though.
HTH,
Paul Ibison

From: Mike 'Spike' Lovell on
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> P2P won't allow changes to the same rows on each side - if you need this
> then merge replication should be used.
> Merge replication will allow for you adding new articles and changing
> existing ones at the publisher and the changes will get propagated to the
> subscriber. You won't be able to remove tables without recreating the
> publication though.
> HTH,
> Paul Ibison

Thanks for the reply,

Yes, that's my biggest problem unfortunately. I need the ability to
add/remove tables and modify their structure whilst keeping the replication
in tact (all without clustering).

~ Mike