sp_add_log_shipping_secondary_primary (Transact-SQL)
Sets up the primary information, adds local and remote monitor links, and creates copy and restore jobs on the secondary server for the specified primary database.
Transact-SQL Syntax Conventions
Syntax
sp_add_log_shipping_secondary_primary
[ @primary_server = ] 'primary_server',
[ @primary_database = ] 'primary_database',
[ @backup_source_directory = ] 'backup_source_directory' ,
[ @backup_destination_directory = ] 'backup_destination_directory'
[ @copy_job_name = ] 'copy_job_name'
[ @restore_job_name = ] 'restore_job_name'
[, [ @file_retention_period = ] 'file_retention_period']
[, [ @monitor_server = ] 'monitor_server']
[, [ @monitor_server_security_mode = ] 'monitor_server_security_mode']
[, [ @monitor_server_login = ] 'monitor_server_login']
[, [ @monitor_server_password = ] 'monitor_server_password']
[, [ @copy_job_id = ] 'copy_job_id' OUTPUT ]
[, [ @restore_job_id = ] 'restore_job_id' OUTPUT ]
[, [ @secondary_id = ] 'secondary_id' OUTPUT]
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.
- [ @backup_source_directory = ] 'backup_source_directory'
The directory where transaction log backup files from the primary server are stored. backup_source_directory is nvarchar(500) and cannot be NULL.
- [ @backup_destination_directory = ] 'backup_destination_directory'
The directory on the secondary server where backup files are copied to. backup_destination_directory is nvarchar(500) and cannot be NULL.
- [ @copy_job_name = ] 'copy_job_name'
The name to use for the SQL Server Agent job being created to copy transaction log backups to the secondary server. copy_job_name is sysname and cannot be NULL.
- [ @restore_job_name = ] 'restore_job_name'
Is the name of the SQL Server Agent job on the secondary server that restores the backups to the secondary database. restore_job_name is sysname and cannot be NULL.
- [ @file_retention_period = ] 'file_retention_period'
Is the length of time in minutes in which the history is retained. history_retention_period is int, with a default of NULL. A value of 14420 will be used if none is specified.
- [ @monitor_server = ] 'monitor_server'
Is the name of the monitor server. Monitor_server is sysname, with no default, and cannot be NULL.
[ @monitor_server_security_mode = ] 'monitor_server_security_mode'
The security mode used to connect to the monitor server.1 = Windows authentication.
0 = SQL Server authentication.
monitor_server_security_mode is bit and cannot be NULL.
- [ @monitor_server_login = ] 'monitor_server_login'
Is the username of the account used to access the monitor server.
- [ @monitor_server_password = ] 'monitor_server_password'
Is the password of the account used to access the monitor server.
- [ @copy_job_id = ] 'copy_job_id' OUTPUT
The ID associated with the copy job on the secondary server. copy_job_id is uniqueidentifier and cannot be NULL.
- [ @restore_job_id = ] 'restore_job_id' OUTPUT
The ID associated with the restore job on the secondary server. restore_job_id is uniqueidentifier and cannot be NULL.
- [ @secondary_id = ] 'secondary_id' OUTPUT
The ID for the secondary server in the log shipping configuration. secondary_id is uniqueidentifier and cannot be NULL.
Return Code Values
0 (success) or 1 (failure)
Result Sets
None
Remarks
sp_add_log_shipping_secondary_primary must be run from the master database on the secondary server. This stored procedure does the following:
- Generates a secondary ID for the specified primary server and primary database.
- Does the following:
- Adds an entry for the secondary ID in log_shipping_secondary using the supplied arguments.
- Creates a copy job for the secondary ID that is disabled.
- Sets the copy job ID in the log_shipping_secondary entry to the job ID of the copy job.
- Creates a restore job for the secondary ID that is disabled.
- Set the restore job ID in the log_shipping_secondary entry to the job ID of the restore job.
Permissions
Only members of the sysadmin fixed server role can run this procedure.
Examples
This example illustrates using the sp_add_log_shipping_secondary_primary stored procedure to set up information for the primary database AdventureWorks on the secondary server.
EXEC master.dbo.sp_add_log_shipping_secondary_primary
@primary_server = N'TRIBECA'
,@primary_database = N'AdventureWorks'
,@backup_source_directory = N'\\tribeca\LogShipping'
,@backup_destination_directory = N''
,@copy_job_name = N''
,@restore_job_name = N''
,@file_retention_period = 1440
,@monitor_server = N'ROCKAWAY'
,@monitor_server_security_mode = 1
,@copy_job_id = @LS_Secondary__CopyJobId OUTPUT
,@restore_job_id = @LS_Secondary__RestoreJobId OUTPUT
,@secondary_id = @LS_Secondary__SecondaryId OUTPUT
GO
See Also
Reference
System Stored Procedures (Transact-SQL)
Other Resources
Log Shipping
Log Shipping Tables and Stored Procedures