Send a replication trigger to a selected partner

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Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2003 with SP2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 8 Beta

To send a replication trigger to a selected partner

  1. Open WINS.

  2. In the console tree, click Replication Partners.

    Where?

    • WINS/applicable WINS server/Replication Partners

  3. In the details pane, click the partner that you want to start replication with.

  4. On the Action menu, click either Start Push Replication or Start Pull Replication depending on whether you want to start push or pull replication to the selected partner.

  5. Confirm starting of either push or pull replication to the selected partner.

  6. If using pull replication, in Start Pull Replication, click Yes to confirm.

  7. If using push replication, in Start Push Replication, choose a push replication method, and then click OK:

    1. Click Start for this partner only to start push replication for the selected partner only.

    2. Click Propagate to all partners to request that the selected partner in turn propagate a push replication request to its configured partners.

Notes

  • To open WINS, click Start, click Control Panel, double-click Administrative Tools, and then double-click WINS.

  • When this procedure is completed, replication with the partner server might not start immediately. Actual replication depends on server activity and the priority of other requests queued at the selected partner.

  • By default, WINS only enables replication between configured replication partners. To replicate with non-partners, see Related Topics.

  • When a push replication is started using this procedure, actual replication requires the selected partner to complete a subsequent pull replication. This occurs because WINS replication is essentially a pull operation. For more examples and information, see Related Topics.

Information about functional differences

  • Your server might function differently based on the version and edition of the operating system that is installed, your account permissions, and your menu settings. For more information, see Viewing Help on the Web.

See Also

Concepts

Start replication immediately
Send a replication trigger to any specified WINS server
Enable replication with non-partner WINS servers
WINS replication overview
Pull partners
Blocking replication partners
Configuring WINS replication