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MSSQL on Windows Replication: Publisher Discovery

Microsoft.SQLServer.Replication.Windows.Discovery.Publisher (Discovery)

The object discovery discovers Publishers of an instance of Microsoft SQL Server on Windows.

Knowledge Base article:

Summary

The Publisher is a database instance that makes data available to other locations through replication. The Publisher can have one or more Publications, each defining a logically related set of objects and data to replicate.

External

Replication Publishing Model Overview

Overrideable Parameters

Name

Description

Default Value

Enabled

Enables or disables the workflow.

Yes

Interval (seconds)

The recurring interval of time in seconds in which to run the workflow.

14400

Synchronization Time

The synchronization time specified by using a 24-hour format. May be omitted.

 

Timeout (seconds)

Specifies the time the workflow is allowed to run before being closed and marked as failed.

300

Timeout for database connection (seconds)

The workflow will fail and register an event if it cannot access the database during the specified period.

15

Element properties:

TargetMicrosoft.SQLServer.Windows.DBEngine
EnabledTrue
Frequency14400
RemotableFalse

Object Discovery Details:

Discovered Classes and their attribuets:

Member Modules:

ID Module Type TypeId RunAs 
DS DataSource Microsoft.SQLServer.Replication.Windows.DataSource.PublisherDiscovery Microsoft.SQLServer.Core.RunAs.Discovery

Source Code:

<Discovery ID="Microsoft.SQLServer.Replication.Windows.Discovery.Publisher" Target="SqlDiscW!Microsoft.SQLServer.Windows.DBEngine" Enabled="true">

  <Category>Discovery</Category>

  <DiscoveryTypes>

    <DiscoveryClass TypeID="Microsoft.SQLServer.Replication.Windows.Publisher"/>

  </DiscoveryTypes>

  <DataSource ID="DS" TypeID="Microsoft.SQLServer.Replication.Windows.DataSource.PublisherDiscovery" RunAs="SqlCoreLib!Microsoft.SQLServer.Core.RunAs.Discovery">

    <MachineName>$Target/Property[Type='SqlCoreLib!Microsoft.SQLServer.Core.DBEngine']/MachineName$</MachineName>

    <NetbiosComputerName>$Target/Property[Type='SqlCoreLib!Microsoft.SQLServer.Core.DBEngine']/NetbiosComputerName$</NetbiosComputerName>

    <InstanceName>$Target/Property[Type='SqlCoreLib!Microsoft.SQLServer.Core.DBEngine']/InstanceName$</InstanceName>

    <ConnectionString>$Target/Property[Type='SqlCoreLib!Microsoft.SQLServer.Core.DBEngine']/ConnectionString$</ConnectionString>

    <MonitoringType>$Target/Property[Type="SqlDiscW!Microsoft.SQLServer.Windows.DBEngine"]/MonitoringType$</MonitoringType>

    <ServiceName>$Target/Property[Type='SqlCoreLib!Microsoft.SQLServer.Core.DBEngine']/ServiceName$</ServiceName>

    <AgentServiceName>$Target/Property[Type='SqlCoreLib!Microsoft.SQLServer.Core.DBEngine']/AgentName$</AgentServiceName>

    <IntervalSeconds>14400</IntervalSeconds>

    <SyncTime/>

    <SqlTimeoutSeconds>15</SqlTimeoutSeconds>

    <ClassId>$MPElement[Name='Microsoft.SQLServer.Replication.Windows.Publisher']$</ClassId>

    <SqlInstanceClassId>$MPElement[Name='SqlDiscW!Microsoft.SQLServer.Windows.DBEngine']$</SqlInstanceClassId>

    <PublisherInstanceGroupClassId>$MPElement[Name='MSRL!Microsoft.SQLServer.Replication.Core.PublisherInstanceGroup']$</PublisherInstanceGroupClassId>

    <PublisherInstanceGroupContainsInstanceRelationId>$MPElement[Name='MSRL!Microsoft.SQLServer.Replication.Core.PublisherInstanceGroupContainsInstance']$</PublisherInstanceGroupContainsInstanceRelationId>

    <TimeoutSeconds>300</TimeoutSeconds>

  </DataSource>

</Discovery>