SQL Server Error Msg 47114 – Availability replica ‘%.*ls’ cannot be added to availability group ‘%.*ls’. Configuration-only replicas can only be added to availability groups with CLUSTER_TYPE = EXTERNAL.  Verify that the AVAILABILITY_MODE setting of the replica spec, then retry the operation.

In this blog post, let’s learn about the error message “47114 – Availability replica ‘%.*ls’ cannot be added to availability group ‘%.*ls’. Configuration-only replicas can only be added to availability groups with CLUSTER_TYPE = EXTERNAL.  Verify that the AVAILABILITY_MODE setting of the replica spec, then retry the operation.” in Microsoft SQL Server, the reason why it appears and the solution to fix it.

SQL Server Error Message

47114 – Availability replica ‘%.*ls’ cannot be added to availability group ‘%.*ls’. Configuration-only replicas can only be added to availability groups with CLUSTER_TYPE = EXTERNAL.  Verify that the AVAILABILITY_MODE setting of the replica spec, then retry the operation.

Reason for the Error

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Solution

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