What is a database distributor?

What is SQL distributor?

The Distributor is a server that contains the distribution database and stores metadata and history data for all types of replication. The Distributor also stores transactions for transactional replication.

What is distributed database with example?

Distributed processing occurs when an application system distributes its tasks among different computers in a network. For example, a database application typically distributes front-end presentation tasks to client PCs or NCs and allows a back-end database server to manage shared access to a database.

How do I distribute a SQL Server database?

To configure distribution1In Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio, connect to the server that will be the Distributor (in many cases, the Publisher and Distributor are the same server), and then expand the server node.2Right-click the Replication folder, and then click Configure Distribution.

Is Microsoft SQL Server a distributed database?

Distribution database name The default name for the distribution database is 'distribution'. If you specify a name, the name can be a maximum of 128 characters, must be unique within an instance of Microsoft SQL Server, and must conform to the rules for identifiers.