I have 2 Virtual Machines,
One with MS SQL server 2008 R2, other with MS SQL Server 2012 Express....
On 1 I have configuration for replication (publication), and I would like to setup Express version like subscriber.
but I can't to connect to publisher
SQL Server replication requires the actual server name to make a
connection to the server. Specify the actual server name, 'XXXX'.
(Replication.Utilities)
I have tried to cheat and added XXXX server name to hosts file, but it dos't help.
Additianlly I used to run http://www.hagrin.com/332/fixing-sql-server-replication-requires-actual-server-name-make-connection-server-error action for setup publication in correct way
What I need to do for successful connection ?