Primary data servers and Replication Agents

In a replication system, the typical ongoing maintenance requirement at a primary database is monitoring and adjusting transaction log resources. All Replication Agents use the native transaction log of the database. An increase in transaction volume can increase the demand for log resources.

You should review unusual events for their impact on the transaction log. A one-time or periodic maintenance operation, which can impact a large number of database rows, can have a severe impact on transaction log and Replication Agent performance, if only temporarily.