Include Witness Server

Use this page to specify whether you want to include a witness server in this security

configuration for database mirroring.

Establish a Database Mirroring Session Using Windows Authentication (SQL Server

Management Studio)

Start the Configuring Database Mirroring Security Wizard (SQL Server Management

Studio)

Click to include a witness server instance in the security configuration. The witness is necessary

for high-safety mode with automatic failover, which supports automatic failover to the mirror

server instance if the principal server instance fails.

Click to configure security without a witness.

Database Properties (Mirroring Page)

Database Mirroring (SQL Server)

Database Mirroring Witness