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log_shipping_secondary (Transact-SQL)

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Applies to: SQL Server

Stores one record per secondary ID. This table is stored in the msdb database.

Column name Data type Description
secondary_id uniqueidentifier The ID for the secondary server in the log shipping configuration.
primary_server sysname The name of the primary instance of the SQL Server Database Engine in the log shipping configuration.
primary_database sysname The name of the primary database in the log shipping configuration.
backup_source_directory nvarchar(500) The directory where transaction log backup files from the primary server are stored.
backup_destination_directory nvarchar(500) The directory on the secondary server where backup files are copied to.
file_retention_period int The length of time, in minutes, that a backup file is retained on the secondary server before being deleted.
copy_job_id uniqueidentifier The ID associated with the copy job on the secondary server.
restore_job_id uniqueidentifier The ID associated with the restore job on the secondary server.
monitor_server sysname The name of the instance of the Microsoft SQL Server Database Engine being used as a monitor server in the log shipping configuration.
monitor_server_security_mode bit The security mode used to connect to the monitor server.

1 = Windows Authentication.

0 = SQL Server Authentication.
last_copied_file nvarchar(500) The filename of the last backup file copied to the secondary server.
last_copied_date datetime The time and date of the last copy operation to the secondary server.

Remarks

Multiple secondary databases on the same secondary server for a given primary database share some settings in the log_shipping_secondary table. If a shared setting is altered for one of them, the setting is altered for all of them.

See Also

About Log Shipping (SQL Server)
sp_add_log_shipping_secondary_database (Transact-SQL)
sp_change_log_shipping_secondary_database (Transact-SQL)
sp_delete_log_shipping_secondary_database (Transact-SQL)
sp_help_log_shipping_secondary_database (Transact-SQL)
System Tables (Transact-SQL)