How to install Distributed Replay (dreplay.exe) for SQL Server 2017
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In SQL Server 2014, dreplay.exe was available under "Management Tools – Basic" feature. However, in SQL Server 2017 that feature no longer exists (Enterprise edition) and it doesn't come with SSMS installer either.
Here is what available from SQL Server 2017 installer:
Did they move dreplay.exe somewhere else?
Any help is much appreciated!
**Update 1.**
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It seems there is a bit of confusion around Distributed Replay and what exactly I am looking for. So I thought to include a diagram from this article :
**Administration tool** (dreplay.exe) is what I am looking for.
**Controller** (DReplayController.exe) is Distributed Replay Controller from feature selection screen. It is useless without Administration tool.
**Client** (DReplayClient.exe) is Distributed Replay Client from feature selection screen. It is useless without Controller.
**Update 2.**
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OS: Windows Server 2016 Standard
SQL Server Management Studio version: 18.4 **
** (As this post suggests dreplay.exe came with SSMS 17.x, but got removed from 18.x)
SQL Server version: 14.0.1000.169 ***
*** (displayed at Installation Type step or can be found in MediaInfo.xml


Property Id="BaselineVersion"
that is located in the root of disk with SQL Server installer)
Binn folder contents:
Directory of C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\140\Tools\Binn
18/11/2019 15:19 .
18/11/2019 15:19 ..
18/11/2019 15:19 DQ
22/08/2017 18:39 697,528 DReplayCommon.dll
22/08/2017 18:39 20,592 DReplayServer.tlb
22/08/2017 18:40 32,952 DReplayServerPS.dll
04/11/2019 15:25 Resources
04/11/2019 15:28 schemas
15/06/2019 11:09 602,848 SqlManager.dll
22/08/2017 18:47 60,088 SQLPS.exe
22/08/2017 18:48 379 SQLPS.exe.config
15/06/2019 11:09 29,472 sqlresld.dll
15/06/2019 11:09 29,264 SqlResourceLoader.dll
15/06/2019 11:08 59,672 SQLSCM.DLL
15/06/2019 11:08 133,200 SQLSVC.DLL
10 File(s) 1,665,995 bytes
5 Dir(s) 97,550,450,688 bytes free
Asked by Vladimirs
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Nov 18, 2019, 05:40 PM
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