Learn how to stop replication for a Replication Agent instance.
When the Replication Agent instance is in Admin state, it is running and available to execute administrative commands, but it does not maintain connections to the primary database and the primary Replication Server (and RSSD, if so configured), and it does not process replicated transactions.
Some administrative tasks require the Replication Agent instance to be in Admin state. In a normally operating replication system, you must stop replication in the Replication Agent to perform those tasks.