The Merge Process Is Cleaning Up Meta Data In Database 'xDatabase'.
Jan 24, 2007
Hi all,
When I get this message "The merge process is cleaning up meta data in database 'xDatabase'." at distributor MS SQL 2005 replicator monitor on one of his suscription, this proccess generate so proccess charge to the suscriber that users note difference in performance. I wonder if exist a way to change some kind of parameter for this proccess run on specific schedule ?
Any help would be appreciated.
other info I had suscribers that only replicate in one way, maybe this metadata is causing this overcharge.
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Mar 4, 2007
Hi all,
I'm trying delete metadata of a sql 2005 sp1 subscriber from a sql 2005 sp1 merge publication, but is not working, the "retention" parameter for the publication is 999 and this is the code I'm using:
declare @num_genhistory_rows int,
@num_contents_rows int,
@num_tombstone_rows int
declare @retcode smallint
--select count(*) from msmerge_contents
-- records before 2,633,848
exec @retcode = sys.sp_mergemetadataretentioncleanup @num_genhistory_rows OUTPUT , @num_contents_rows OUTPUT , @num_tombstone_rows OUTPUT
select retcode =@retcode
select num_genhistory_rows =@num_genhistory_rows
select num_contents_rows=@num_contents_rows
select num_tombstone_rows=@num_tombstone_rows
--select count(*) from msmerge_contents
-- records after 2,633,8
Results :
retcode
0
num_genhistory_rows
0
num_contents_rows
0
num_tombstone_rows
0
Has omebody any idea why this is not working ?
I did check "sp_mergemetadataretentioncleanup " and I note that is using a function to calculate the limit date, but I could not testing because it give me the below error :
declare @curdate datetime, @cutoffdate datetime
select @curdate = getdate()
select @cutoffdate = null
-- find max retention of all pubs the article belongs to.
-- add some safety margin to compensate for different clock speeds
select @cutoffdate = min(sys.fn_subtract_units_from_date(isnull(retention,0), retention_period_unit, @curdate))
from dbo.sysmergepublications where
pubid in (select pubid from dbo.sysmergearticles where nickname = 5088000)
select @cutoffdate
and this is the message error:
Msg 4121, Level 16, State 1, Line 7
Cannot find either column "sys" or the user-defined function or aggregate "sys.fn_subtract_units_from_date", or the name is ambiguous.
I looked this function but I didn't find it.
any help will be appreciated !
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[4/18/2005 11:59:20 AM]BRAAMPDC1ICAS2000.distribution: {call sp_MShelp_subscriber_info (N'BRAAMPDC1ICAS2000', N'EASTSRV3')}
Connecting to Subscriber 'EASTSRV3.ICASData'
Server: EASTSRV3
DBMS: Microsoft SQL Server
Version: 08.00.0760
user name: dbo
API conformance: 2
SQL conformance: 1
transaction capable: 2
read only: N
identifier quote char: "
non_nullable_columns: 1
owner usage: 31
max table name len: 128
max column name len: 128
need long data len: Y
max columns in table: 1024
max columns in index: 16
max char literal len: 524288
max statement len: 524288
max row size: 524288
[4/18/2005 11:59:27 AM]EASTSRV3.ICASData: {call sp_MSgetversion }
Percent Complete: 2
Connecting to Subscriber 'EASTSRV3'
Percent Complete: 3
Retrieving publication information
Percent Complete: 4
Retrieving subscription information
Percent Complete: 4
The merge process is cleaning up meta data in database 'HO_Master'.
Percent Complete: 4
The merge process cleaned up 0 row(s) in MSmerge_genhistory, 0 row(s) in MSmerge_contents, and 0 row(s) in MSmerge_tombstone.
Percent Complete: 4
The merge process is cleaning up meta data in database 'ICASData'.
The merge process could not perform retention-based meta data cleanup in database 'ICASData'.
Percent Complete: 0
The merge process could not perform retention-based meta data cleanup in database 'ICASData'.
Percent Complete: 0
Category:NULL
Source: Merge Replication Provider
Number: -2147199467
Message: The merge process could not perform retention-based meta data cleanup in database 'ICASData'.
Percent Complete: 0
Category:COMMAND
Source: Failed Command
Number: 0
Message: {call sp_mergemetadataretentioncleanup(?, ?, ?)}
Percent Complete: 0
Category:SQLSERVER
Source: EASTSRV3
Number: 11
Message: General network error. Check your network documentation.
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2007/04/27 13:57:06 Thread=B04 RSCB=15 Command=OPWC Hr=00000000 Responding to OpenWrite, total bytes = 846
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2007/04/27 13:57:06 Thread=E54 RSCB=15 Command=SYNC Hr=00000000 Synchronize prepped 0
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2007/04/27 13:57:06 Thread=E54 RSCB=15 Command=SYNC Hr=80045019 The merge process could not enumerate changes at the 'Subscriber'. When troubleshooting, restart the synchronization with verbose history logging and specify an output file to which to write. -2147200999
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2007/04/27 13:57:06 Thread=E54 RSCB=15 Command=SCHK Hr=80004005 SyncCheck responding 0
2007/04/27 13:57:06 Thread=E54 RSCB=15 Command=SCHK Hr=00000000 Removing this RSCB 0
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