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sp_help_log_shipping_monitor_primary (Transact-SQL)

Returns information regarding a primary database from the monitor tables.

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Syntax

sp_help_log_shipping_monitor_primary
[ @primary_server = ] 'primary_server', 
[ @primary_database = ] 'primary_database'

Arguments

  • [ @primary_server = ] 'primary_server'
    The name of the primary instance of the Microsoft SQL Server Database Engine in the log shipping configuration. primary_server is sysname and cannot be NULL.

  • [ @primary_database = ] 'primary_database'
    Is 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 Sets

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.

See Also

Reference

System Stored Procedures (Transact-SQL)

Concepts

About Log Shipping (SQL Server)