We had a replication group between 2 servers offline for more than 60 days. These are the steps I've taken to bring it back online:
1. Made a backup of data on both file servers
2. Marked server 1 as primary member because it has the most up to date data. (Server 2 essentially functions as a backup in a hub and spoke configuration.)
3. Disabled server 2 in the replication group, and enabled it again.
Server 2 is now showing events stating it's ready to begin initial synchronization. However, Server 2 is showing events stating that it needs to be disabled in the RG, and when it is enabled, it will pull fresh data from the other RG members.
What is the correct way to restart replication from Server 1 to Server 2 at this point? My concern is that disabling/enabling Server 1 in the RG group will pull stale data.