We currently have two different SEP servers (12.1.6 MP3, 2008R2) in their own sites and with their own (SEP) domains. Replication is not set up between the two sites. We are wanting to set up the server in Site A in a "Managed Service Provider" fashion, hosting the domains for both Site A and Site B, migrate the clients pointing to Site B to Site A for their management server (though still in their own domain), then retire the server for Site B. Obviously, I can import the Site B domain into the server for Site A, and the domain will show up. The next step(s) are what have me puzzled.
I had thought I would be able to set up site replication to get the database content over from Site B to Site A - the admin manual _implies_ this would work:
"You can also reconfigure a management server to replicate the data with a currently
existing site in your network. Or, if you have two non-replicating sites, you can
convert one of the sites into a site that replicates with the second site."
Apparently this is "poor wording", since in practice it will overwrite the existing database of the server you reconfigure and there is no way to "merge" the records in order to keep / preserve current client data and have replication to the other site.
But if I just have domain B imported on site A and set up Server A in the Management List for site B, will the clients even be able to check in to Server A properly? If so, wouldn't the client data be "out of sync" between the two servers?