---
title: "SQL Server 2000 replication white paper"
url: "https://osherove.com/blog/2004/3/27/sql-server-2000-replication-white-paper.md"
canonical: "https://osherove.com/blog/2004/3/27/sql-server-2000-replication-white-paper.html"
published: "2004-03-27T19:03:00"
updated: "2004-03-27T19:03:00"
tags: [".Net Quotations", "Cool Articles"]
author: "Roy Osherove"
description: "This white paper is especially helpful for users who are new to SQL Server 2000 replication. Instead of providing answers to the most common replication errors, this white paper: Introduces important replication…"
usage: "Licensed under CC BY 4.0 — reuse, quote and adapt with attribution (Roy Osherove, link to the original page)."
license: "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"
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# SQL Server 2000 replication white paper

By Roy Osherove March 27, 2004 In [.Net Quotations](https://osherove.com/blog/category/net-quotations), [Cool Articles](https://osherove.com/blog/category/cool-articles)

**Historical article** · Originally published March 27, 2004; technical details may be outdated.

[This white paper](http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=bfb8baa9-60c1-490e-bd8f-c43c707720ac&DisplayLang=en) is especially helpful for users who are new to SQL Server 2000 replication. Instead of providing answers to the most common replication errors, this white paper:

- Introduces important replication troubleshooting tools and troubleshooting methods.

- Outlines the key facts about each replication agent, and lists the common areas that can cause problems.

- Demonstrates how to apply those methods and logic in troubleshooting real replication problems.

- Outlines the information that is stored in the major replication system tables.

- Describes how to use stored procedures or Transact-SQL queries to obtain replication system information for troubleshooting.

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