sp_help_log_shipping_monitor_secondary (Transact-SQL)

Returns information regarding a secondary database from the monitor tables.

Topic link iconTransact-SQL Syntax Conventions

Syntax

sp_help_log_shipping_monitor_secondary
[ @secondary_server = ] 'secondary_server',
[ @secondary_database = ] 'secondary_database'

Arguments

  • [ @secondary_server = ] 'secondary_server'
    Is the name of the secondary server. secondary_server is sysname, with no default.
  • [ @secondary_database = ] 'secondary_database'
    Is the name of the secondary database. secondary_database is sysname, with no default.

Return Code Values

0 (success) or 1 (failure)

Result Sets

Column Description

secondary_server

The name of the secondary instance of the Microsoft SQL Server Database Engine in the log shipping configuration.

secondary_database

The name of the secondary database in the log shipping configuration.

secondary_id

The ID for the secondary server in the log shipping configuration.

primary_server

The name of the primary instance of the SQL Server Database Engine in the log shipping configuration.

primary_database

The name of the primary database in the log shipping configuration.

restore_threshold

The number of minutes allowed to elapse between restore operations before an alert is generated.

threshold_alert

The alert to be raised when the restore threshold is exceeded.

threshold_alert_enabled

Determines if restore threshold alerts are enabled.

1 = Enabled.

0 = Disabled.

last_copied_file

The filename of the last backup file copied to the secondary server.

last_copied_date

The time and date of the last copy operation to the secondary server.

last_copied_date_utc

The time and date of the last copy operation to the secondary server, expressed in Coordinated Universal Time.

last_restored_file

The filename of the last backup file restored to the secondary database.

last_restored_date

The time and date of the last restore operation on the secondary database.

last_restored_date_utc

The time and date of the last restore operation on the secondary database, expressed in Coordinated Universal Time.

history_retention_period

The amount of time, in minutes, that log shipping history records are retained for a given secondary database before being deleted.

Remarks

sp_help_log_shipping_monitor_secondary must be run from the master database on the monitor server.

Permissions

Only members of the sysadmin fixed server role can run this procedure.

See Also

Reference

System Stored Procedures (Transact-SQL)

Other Resources

Log Shipping
Log Shipping Tables and Stored Procedures

Help and Information

Getting SQL Server 2005 Assistance