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Enhancing SQL Server Transactional Replication Initialization Performance

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AmitSingh
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Dec 17, 2024

Initializing SQL Server Transactional Replication with default settings can be significantly slow when working with large table migrations. Increasing MaxBCPThreads allows SQL Server to perform multiple tasks concurrently, optimizing hardware utilization and greatly reducing the time needed to synchronize data between the publisher and subscribers. In some cases, tuning this parameter has cut initialization time by up to 75%.

Enhancing SQL Server Transactional Replication Initialization Performance 1. Introduction  Initializing SQL Server Transactional Replication with default settings can be si...
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LaReyes314
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Feb 05, 2025

Great post Amit,

More people should take advantage MaxBCPThreads to avoid needing to sync large replication targets with backup and restore. It will save administration steps, space if not the entire data set is needed, and is a great automation option.