Description: This is an walk through on disabling and enabling SQL Replication when working with Rollup cores in 9.6. Note: How this works on a SQL Cluster may be different.
Right-click Replication
Select "Disable Publishing and Distribution"
Select "Yes, disable publishing on this server"
On the next screen you select the publications that you want to be dropped. Followed by a screen (below) to confirm disabling.
Enabling Replication:
Note: Replication needs to be installed as an option from the SQL setup application
Right-click "Configure Distribution"
An option will be displayed to choose where the distribution database will be stored. This is usually local to the SQL Server in question and will require a share to be configured as the Rollup/Replication installation document discusses:
Two more confirmation screens on options for distribution are displayed. Before the final option below. Configuration of replication when then begin.
