Minimum Setup Requirements for SQL 2005 Replication.

What are the minimum setup requirements to support the following.
2 Remote Laptops running SQL Server 2005 Express databases with the ability
to synchronize with each other. Also they should be able to synch with a
server hosting a SQL Database whci is accessible from 2 other Desktop PCs.
What are the SQL CAL Licensing issues that would apply to this scenario.
Regards
Unfortunately SQL Server Express can only be a subscriber to all types of
replication. All subscriptions must be created through RMO or replication
stored procedures.
Regarding your desktop pc's - If they are running workgroup edition they can
have up to 25 merge subscribers, but 5 transactional subscribers. In regards
to licensing anything which accesses the desktop must have a license, which
can be a CAL or a server per processor license (which will not make a whole
lot of sense).
Hilary Cotter
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"Stuart Lowe" <StuartLowe@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> What are the minimum setup requirements to support the following.
> 2 Remote Laptops running SQL Server 2005 Express databases with the
> ability
> to synchronize with each other. Also they should be able to synch with a
> server hosting a SQL Database whci is accessible from 2 other Desktop PCs.
> What are the SQL CAL Licensing issues that would apply to this scenario.
> Regards
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