1.If you configured the Snapshot Agent to start immediately as recommended, you
can now verify the progress of the Snapshot Agent by using Replication Monitor. This
section of the article describes how to configure Replication Monitor and how to view
the status of the Snapshot Agent.
2.In SQL Server Management Studio, right-click the Local Publications folder and
then click Launch Replication Monitor.
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Figure 32. Starting Replication Monitor
3.The Publisher is now listed under the My Publishers node of Replication Monitor.
The right pane of Replication Monitor is populated, but does not show any
subscriptions to the publication at this time. You will create a subscription later in
this article.
A. Expand the Publisher node ( in the diagram), and then select the newly created
publication.
B. Click the Warnings and Agents tab.
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Figure 33. Viewing the new publication in Replication Monitor
4.Verify the status of the Log Reader Agent and the Snapshot Agent. If the status of
either agent is incorrect, verify that SQL Server Agent is running and that the
Windows user and password you specified for each agent are correct before you
continue.
A. In the lower pane, titled Agents and jobs related to this publication, verify that the
status of the Log Reader Agent is Running.
B. In the same pane, verify that status of the Snapshot Agent status is Running or
Completed.
C. Double-click the Snapshot Agent row to open a dialog box that shows the history
of the snapshot process.
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Figure 34. Viewing status of the Snapshot Agent and Log Reader Agent
5.In the Snapshot Agent dialog box, view the history of the snapshot process.
A. In the pane titled Sessions of the Snapshot Agent, verify that the status is
Completed.
B. Close the Snapshot Agent dialog box
C. Close Replication Monitor.
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Figure 35. Viewing details of Snapshot Agent history