Register Mirrored Database

Use this dialog box to register one or more mirrored databases on a given server instance by

adding the database or databases to the Database Mirroring Monitor. When a database is

added, Database Mirroring Monitor locally caches information about the database, its partners,

and how to connect to the partners.

Start Database Mirroring Monitor (SQL Server Management Studio)

Select a server instance from the list, which contains server instances to which Database

Mirroring Monitor already has a connection stored, or click. To specify new credentials

for a listed server instance, click

and connect using the new credentials.

To specify new credentials for the server instance, click

and connect using the new

credentials. While connecting to a server instance, Database Mirroring Monitor displays.

The

grid lists the mirrored databases on the server instance.

The grid contains the following columns:

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Important

If you are a member of the

fixed server role on the principal server instance but

not on the mirror server instance, you can only see status on the principal server instance.

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Note

To register databases on multiple server instances, after you finish checking the desired

databases for one server instance, click

, and then select another server instance.