Hello Guys,I would like to setup replica for one of the databases for reporting. The current environment is a 2 node cluster(active/passive). I would like to add a 3rd node that can server as a secondary replica. The secondary replica will be on asynchronous commit mode.The database that needs to have alwayson setup has column level encryption enabled.Could you please provide your suggestions on setting this up.Other Questions,* Do I need to backup and restore the service master key on secondary server in order to have the column level encryption to work on secondary server?* What would be preferred Quorum settings?* What is the setting for 'readable secondary' for primary and replica db?* What should be the setting for 'Connections in Primary Role' for primary and replica db?* We are trying to setup without a Listner. Do I need to setup AG Listner? Can the application exclusively use the [secondary instance name].[replica DB name] without a listner?Many thanks in advance.
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