How to: Start Replication Monitor (Replication Monitor)

Replication Monitor can be started from SQL Server Management Studio on any instance of SQL Server, or from the command prompt. After starting Replication Monitor, add one or more Publishers to monitor. For more information, see How to: Add and Remove Publishers from Replication Monitor (Replication Monitor).

To start Replication Monitor from SQL Server Management Studio

  1. Connect to an instance of SQL Server in SQL Server Management Studio, and then expand the server node.

  2. Right-click the Replication folder or any of its subfolders, and then click Launch Replication Monitor.

To start Replication Monitor from the command prompt

  1. From the command prompt, navigate to the tools installation directory. The default path is C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Tools\Binn\ .

  2. Run sqlmonitor.exe.