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Title
Unable to promote standalone server to Publisher. -
Description
The configuration database of this Administration Service cannot participate in Active Roles replication because another instance of the Administration Service uses that same configuration database while having a separate management history database. Ensure that all instances of the Administration Service that share the configuration database have a common management history database:
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Resolution
WORKAROUND:There looks to be an orphaned instance which has a reference to a previous subscriber. This should be able to be removed from the "Administration Services" section following below steps:1.- Stop the Active Roles service on the orphan instance.2.- Delete the orphan instance from the box that is going to be promoted to Publisher by going to 'Configuration > Server Configuration > Administration Service:
3.- Promote the publisher.4.- Add the subscriber as a replication partner.