MergeSynchronizationAgent.HostName Property

Definition

Namespace:

Microsoft.SqlServer.Replication

Assembly:

Microsoft.SqlServer.Replication.dll

Gets or sets the value used by the Merge Agent when it evaluates a parameterized filter that uses the HOST_NAME function.

public:
 virtual property System::String ^ HostName { System::String ^ get(); void set(System::String ^ value); };

public virtual string HostName { get; set; }

member this.HostName : string with get, set

Public Overridable Property HostName As String

Property Value

String

The value used by the Merge Agent.

Implements

HostName

Examples

// Define the server, publication, and database names.
string subscriberName = subscriberInstance;
string publisherName = publisherInstance;
string distributorName = distributorInstance;
string publicationName = "AdvWorksSalesOrdersMerge";
string subscriptionDbName = "AdventureWorks2012Replica";
string publicationDbName = "AdventureWorks2012";
string hostname = @"adventure-works\garrett1";
string webSyncUrl = "https://" + publisherInstance + "/SalesOrders/replisapi.dll";

// Create a connection to the Subscriber.
ServerConnection conn = new ServerConnection(subscriberName);

MergePullSubscription subscription;
MergeSynchronizationAgent agent;

try
{
    // Connect to the Subscriber.
    conn.Connect();

    // Define the pull subscription.
    subscription = new MergePullSubscription();
    subscription.ConnectionContext = conn;
    subscription.DatabaseName = subscriptionDbName;
    subscription.PublisherName = publisherName;
    subscription.PublicationDBName = publicationDbName;
    subscription.PublicationName = publicationName;

    // If the pull subscription exists, then start the synchronization.
    if (subscription.LoadProperties())
    {
        // Get the agent for the subscription.
        agent = subscription.SynchronizationAgent;

        // Check that we have enough metadata to start the agent.
        if (agent.PublisherSecurityMode == null)
        {
            // Set the required properties that could not be returned
            // from the MSsubscription_properties table. 
            agent.PublisherSecurityMode = SecurityMode.Integrated;
            agent.DistributorSecurityMode = SecurityMode.Integrated;
            agent.Distributor = publisherName;
            agent.HostName = hostname;

            // Set optional Web synchronization properties.
            agent.UseWebSynchronization = true;
            agent.InternetUrl = webSyncUrl;
            agent.InternetSecurityMode = SecurityMode.Standard;
            agent.InternetLogin = winLogin;
            agent.InternetPassword = winPassword;
        }
        // Enable agent output to the console.
        agent.OutputVerboseLevel = 1;
        agent.Output = "";

        // Synchronously start the Merge Agent for the subscription.
        agent.Synchronize();
    }
    else
    {
        // Do something here if the pull subscription does not exist.
        throw new ApplicationException(String.Format(
            "A subscription to '{0}' does not exist on {1}",
            publicationName, subscriberName));
    }
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
    // Implement appropriate error handling here.
    throw new ApplicationException("The subscription could not be " +
        "synchronized. Verify that the subscription has " +
        "been defined correctly.", ex);
}
finally
{
    conn.Disconnect();
}

' Define the server, publication, and database names.
Dim subscriberName As String = subscriberInstance
Dim publisherName As String = publisherInstance
Dim publicationName As String = "AdvWorksSalesOrdersMerge"
Dim subscriptionDbName As String = "AdventureWorks2012Replica"
Dim publicationDbName As String = "AdventureWorks2012"
Dim hostname As String = "adventure-works\garrett1"
Dim webSyncUrl As String = "https://" + publisherInstance + "/SalesOrders/replisapi.dll"

' Create a connection to the Subscriber.
Dim conn As ServerConnection = New ServerConnection(subscriberName)

Dim subscription As MergePullSubscription
Dim agent As MergeSynchronizationAgent

Try
    ' Connect to the Subscriber.
    conn.Connect()

    ' Define the pull subscription.
    subscription = New MergePullSubscription()
    subscription.ConnectionContext = conn
    subscription.DatabaseName = subscriptionDbName
    subscription.PublisherName = publisherName
    subscription.PublicationDBName = publicationDbName
    subscription.PublicationName = publicationName

    ' If the pull subscription exists, then start the synchronization.
    If subscription.LoadProperties() Then
        ' Get the agent for the subscription.
        agent = subscription.SynchronizationAgent

        ' Check that we have enough metadata to start the agent.
        If agent.PublisherSecurityMode = Nothing Then
            ' Set the required properties that could not be returned
            ' from the MSsubscription_properties table. 
            agent.PublisherSecurityMode = SecurityMode.Integrated
            agent.Distributor = publisherInstance
            agent.DistributorSecurityMode = SecurityMode.Integrated
            agent.HostName = hostname

            ' Set optional Web synchronization properties.
            agent.UseWebSynchronization = True
            agent.InternetUrl = webSyncUrl
            agent.InternetSecurityMode = SecurityMode.Standard
            agent.InternetLogin = winLogin
            agent.InternetPassword = winPassword
        End If

        ' Enable agent logging to the console.
        agent.OutputVerboseLevel = 1
        agent.Output = ""

        ' Synchronously start the Merge Agent for the subscription.
        agent.Synchronize()
    Else
        ' Do something here if the pull subscription does not exist.
        Throw New ApplicationException(String.Format( _
         "A subscription to '{0}' does not exist on {1}", _
         publicationName, subscriberName))
    End If
Catch ex As Exception
    ' Implement appropriate error handling here.
    Throw New ApplicationException("The subscription could not be " + _
     "synchronized. Verify that the subscription has " + _
     "been defined correctly.", ex)
Finally
    conn.Disconnect()
End Try

Remarks

Use the HostName property to have the Merge Agent override the value typically returned by the HOST_NAME function when this function is used to define a parameterized filter. For example, if you use the parameterized filter clause LoginID = HOST_NAME() to define horizontal filtering for an article, and if you set the HostName property to "adventure-works\david8" before calling the Synchronize method, the Merge Agent will synchronize data for the partition defined by "adventure-works\david8".

The case of the HostName property is ignored only when both the Publisher and the publication database are configured as case-insensitive.