MSSQL_REPL-2147199431
Applies to: 
SQL Server
Azure SQL Managed Instance
Message Details
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Product Name | SQL Server |
| Event ID | -2147199431 |
| Event Source | MSSQLServer |
| Symbolic Name | |
| Message Text | The Merge Agent was unable to generate a partitioned snapshot for this subscription; either the Snapshot Agent failed to run or the location for the partitioned snapshot could not be accessed. The subscription will be initialized using a standard snapshot. |
Explanation
This error indicates one of the following problems occurred:
A failure while running a snapshot job through the snapshot control.
A failure while obtaining the location for the dynamic snapshot job.
User Action
Review the snapshot history tables on the distribution database, or use SQL Server Profiler to debug the snapshot process.
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