Symptoms
The sp_replmonitorsubscriptionpendingcmds stored procedure is not compatible with peer-to-peer (P2P) replication. It returns an incorrect number of pending commands. After you apply this fix, sp_replmonitorsubscriptionpendingcmds will be compatible with P2P replication.
Note The "Undistributed Commands" tab of a Replication Monitor invokes sp_replmonitorsubscriptionpendingcmds behind the scenes.
Resolution
Cumulative update information
This problem is fixed in the following cumulative updates for SQL Server:
Note After you apply this cumulative update, sp_replmonitorsubscriptionpendingcmds might still report an incorrect number of pending commands for P2P replication if the MSrepl_originators table contains stale entries.
If the MSrepl_originators table contains stale entries, running sp_replmonitorsubscriptionpendingcmds will generate the following warning message in the SQL Server error log:
Warning: Unable to get database version for the subscription database '<database_name>'. The sp_replmonitorsubscriptionpendingcmdsmay report the incorrect number of pending commands for P2P replication.
To resolve this problem, either delete the stale entries from MSrepl_originators or pass the correct "dbversion" of a subscription database as a subdb_version argument when you run sp_replmonitorsubscriptionpendingcmds.
Tips: You can select either of the following methods to find the "dbversion" of a subscription database:
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Run the following query on a distribution database: select dbversion from MSrepl_originators
where publisher_database_id = <Publisher_Database_ID>
and srvname = <Subscriber_Server>
and dbname = <Subscriber_Database>
Note You need to substitute appropriate values for <Publisher_Database_ID> , <Subscriber_Server> and <Subscriber_Database>. -
Run the following query on a subscription database: declare @current_version int , @currentGuid uniqueidentifier
select @currentGuid = recovery_fork_guid
from sys.database_recovery_status
where database_id = db_id()
select @current_version = substring(convert(binary(16), isnull(@currentGuid, 0x0)),1,6)
print @current_version
Each new cumulative update for SQL Server contains all the hotfixes and security fixes that were in the previous build. We recommend that you install the latest build for your version of SQL Server:
Status
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.
References
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