MSSQL_REPL027056

Applies to: SQL Server Azure SQL Managed Instance

Message Details

Attribute	Value
Product Name	SQL Server
Event ID	27056
Event Source	MSSQLSERVER
Component	SQL Server Database Engine
Symbolic Name
Message Text	The merge process was unable to change generation history at the '%1'. When troubleshooting, restart the synchronization with verbose history logging and specify an output file to which to write.

Explanation

This error is typically raised as a result of contention in merge replication system tables that have grown excessively large. Large system tables are typically caused by a long publication retention period, because metadata must be stored in these tables until the retention period is reached.

User Action

To resolve the issue:

1. Decrease the value of the -DownloadGenerationsPerBatch and -UploadGenerationsPerBatch parameters for the Merge Agent to allow processing to continue while you address the underlying issue causing the error. Agent parameters can be specified in agent profiles and on the command line. For more information, see:

   • Work with Replication Agent Profiles

   • View and Modify Replication Agent Command Prompt Parameters (SQL Server Management Studio)

   • Replication Agent Executables Concepts.

2. Specify the lowest setting possible for the publication retention period. For more information, see Subscription Expiration and Deactivation.

3. As part of maintenance for merge replication, occasionally check the growth of the system tables associated with merge replication: MSmerge_contents, MSmerge_genhistory, and MSmerge_tombstone, MSmerge_current_partition_mappings, and MSmerge_past_partition_mappings. Periodically re-index these tables. For more information, see Reorganize and Rebuild Indexes.

Related content

• Errors and Events Reference (Replication)