sp_help_log_shipping_monitor_primary (Transact-SQL)
Applies to: 
SQL Server
Returns information regarding a primary database from the monitor tables.
Transact-SQL syntax conventions
Syntax
sp_help_log_shipping_monitor_primary
[ @primary_server = ] N'primary_server'
, [ @primary_database = ] N'primary_database'
[ ; ]
Arguments
[ @primary_server = ] N'primary_server'
The name of the primary instance of the SQL Server Database Engine in the log shipping configuration. @primary_server is sysname, with no default.
[ @primary_database = ] N'primary_database'
The name of the database on the primary server. @primary_database is sysname, with no default.
Return code values
0 (success) or 1 (failure).
Result set
| Column name | Description |
|---|---|
primary_id |
The ID of the primary database for 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. |
backup_threshold |
The number of minutes allowed to elapse between backup operations before an alert is generated. |
threshold_alert |
The alert to be raised when the backup threshold is exceeded. |
threshold_alert_enabled |
Determines if backup threshold alerts are enabled. 1 = enabled; 0 = disabled. |
last_backup_file |
The absolute path of the most recent transaction log backup. |
last_backup_date |
The time and date of the last transaction log backup operation on the primary database. |
last_backup_date_utc |
The time and date of the last transaction log backup operation on the primary 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 primary database, before being deleted. |
Remarks
sp_help_log_shipping_monitor_primary must be run from the master database on the monitor server.
Permissions
Only members of the sysadmin fixed server role can run this procedure.