This section of the documentation describes the metadata storage service. This service helps to store synchronization metadata for a provider when the provider represents a replica that cannot otherwise store metadata.
本节涉及的主题
- Getting Started Storing Metadata 
 Describes the basics of using the metadata storage service.
- Accessing Replica Metadata 
 Describes the interfaces and objects that are used to access the metadata contained in the metadata store.
- Interoperating with a Provider 
 Describes the methods that are provided to help the metadata store interoperate with a synchronization provider.
- Detecting Deleted Items 
 Describes the delete detection service. This service helps a provider detect deletes on a replica that does not automatically track them.
- Accessing Metadata from Components with Different Versions 
 Describes ways to use the canonical serialization format of the metadata store to interoperate across components of differing versions.
- Upgrading the Metadata Store Version 
 Discusses upgrading the metadata store both because the version of Sync Framework has changed, and because the version of the provider has changed.
参考
- Microsoft.Synchronization.MetadataStorage 
 Provides reference material for the namespaces, types and members in the metadata storage service managed API.
- Sync Framework Metadata Storage Service Components 
 Provides reference material for the interfaces, functions, and data types in the metadata storage service unmanaged API.