In SQL Server 2008, is possible to one database subscribe 2 publications for the same database? (merge replication) I'm trying to set up an high availability architecture using merge replication.
I have 3 databases, and I'm trying to keep them all up to date with merge replication.

So far I've manage to create one publisher and 2 subscribers, and all works fine...except when the publisher goes down.

So I thought about creating one more publisher and make the other databases also subscribe to it. I can do the publication normally, but when I create the local subscription, even though the GUI says it went successfully, the new subscription does not appear under "Local Subscriptions" folder.

Is this possible? or is it a limitation of sql server? (if it is possible...what may be wrong in my setup?)

regards
What you are asking is not possible.  Do not use SQL replication for high availability.  It is an exotic and soon-to-be deprecated feature set.