Hello
If you are using standard replication you have to perform a refresh before mirroring to ensure that the target and source are synchronised. Alternatively you could look at external methods of exporting from the source and importing into the target.
If you are using other replication methods you do not need to do a refresh first, but you might need to anyway to meet the demands of the application consuming the data replicated by CDC.
I am not suire what you mean by the archive log being full.
Problems associated with a refresh typically include:
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Robert Philo
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