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How to replicate data from sql server 2008 r2 express edition, if it is not possible then is there any third party tool for data replication from sql server 2008 r2 express edition, the matter is i want to transfer data from multiple machine from different location. those machine contain sql server 2008 r2 express edition.

Use the SQL Server "Import and Export data" tool.

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Does SQL Server upgrade affect running replications

I have 3 servers with SQL Server 2008 R2 Developer edition. And I have a replication setup between those servers (Transaction & Merge).
If I go to upgrade it to 2008 R2 Standard edition service pack 1, does this affect the current replication setup?
Current SQL Server version : SQL Server 2008 R2 Developer edition
Expecting SQL Server version : SQL Server 2008 R2 Standard edition

Can i Upgrade SQL server 2008r2 express to sql server 2014 Developer edition

I currently have SQL server 2008 R2 Express installed for my QA/Dev environment on Amazon EC2 instance.
Now my database is growing beyond the 10GB limitation of Express edition, so am planning to buy SQL server 2014 Developer edition.
So can i upgrade my SQL Express 2008 R2 to SQL server 2014 Developer Edition, if yes what is the procedure?
Yes you can upgrade. Check this Upgrades from Earlier Versions to SQL Server 2014
Yes you can Upgrade Sql-Server 2008r2 to 2014 developer edition.
First of all restoring backup will not upgrade your database. So,
1) Microsoft SQL Server 2014 installation setup provide options to upgrade your database either from 2008 R2 or from 2012. This will preform all the process and provide information if your database is upgradeable or you required to make some changes to your old database. After that you can proceed to upgrade database from 2008 R2 to 2014.
My recommendation would be to install SQL Server 2014 instance and then backup and migrate database from SQL Server 2008 R2 to SQL Server 2014
2) There are other third party tools that will preform all the necessary processes and messaging before upgrade.
You can get complete installation details here :
http://www.mssqltips.com/sqlservertip/3245/quick-guide-to-upgrading-to-sql-server-2014/
Yes, you can upgrade it. You are not written your service pack of sqlserver. Here is the link to what and how to upgrade to Sqlserver2014.
Before doing this type of task always ready for rever, so take backup and restore any other pc.
This will give the whole up-gradation details
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb677622.aspx
http://searchsqlserver.techtarget.com/tip/SQL-Server-upgrade-paths-What-to-do-before-during-after-upgrading
SQL Server 2012 SP1
SQL Server 2008 R2 SP2
SQL Server 2008 SP3
SQL Server 2005
http://sqlmag.com/sql-server-2014/migrating-sql-server-2014
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc707783.aspx
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms143393.aspx

Can I setup linked servers linking SQL Server 2008 to SQL Server 2008 R2?

Basically this is a backwards compatibility question - our report server is SQL Server Enterprise, and all our Production Servers are going from SQL Server 2005 to SQL Server 2008 R2, so will our reports server need to be upgraded to link to the new R2 production servers?
Thanks in advance!

Can we restore backup from SQL Server 2008 R2 to SQL Server 2008 R2 Express Edition?

I need to restore backup taken from SQL Server 2008 R2 to SQL Server 2008 R2 Express edition. Is it possible ?
You can only restore backups to servers running the same or higher version. Normally you can restore backups on SQL Express that were made on servers running other editons (Standard, Enterprise, ...) as long as the database size is not greater than the max size supported by SQL Server Express (10GB on latest versions).
In your case, the backup was made on a server running SQL Server 2008 R2 (version 10.50) and you are trying to restore it to a server running SQL Server 2008 (version 10.00).
In SQL Server 2005 and later, some Enterprise Edition–only features make a database Enterprise Edition–only (i.e., it can’t be restored on a Standard Edition or lower SQL Server system) if the features are present in the database.

Setting up Publication on SQL Server 2008 R2 Express

I cannot find the Local Publication folder in the node Replication in my SQL Server Management Studio.
I recently installed SQL Server 2008 R2 Express edition.
I also created two instances for testing purposes.
Solution for SQL Server 2005 is available here but not for SQL Server 2008 R2 Express
According to Replication Considerations (SQL Server Express), a SQL Server Express Edition instance cannot be used as a Publisher or Distributor:
SQL Server Express cannot serve as a Publisher or Distributor.
However, a SQL Server Express Edition instance can serve as a Subscriber.
You will need a SQL Server Standard Edition instance or higher to configure a publication.
Summarizing comments at one place - so it helps others,
SQL 2008 Express can not be used as publisher but can be used as subscriber.
read on MSDN to find out more Replication Considerations (SQL Server Express)

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