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log_shipping_primary_databases (Transact-SQL)

Stores one record for the primary database in a log shipping configuration. This table is stored in the msdb database.

Column name

Data type

Description

primary_id

uniqueidentifier

The ID of the primary database for the log shipping configuration.

primary_database

sysname

The name of the primary database in the log shipping configuration.

backup_directory

nvarchar(500)

The directory where transaction log backup files from the primary server are stored.

backup_share

nvarchar(500)

The network or UNC path to the backup directory.

backup_retention_period

int

The length of time, in minutes, that a log backup file is retained in the backup directory before being deleted.

backup_job_id

uniqueidentifier

The Microsoft SQL Server Agent job ID associated with the backup job on the primary server.

monitor_server

sysname

The name of the instance of the Microsoft SQL Server Database Engine being used as a monitor server in the log shipping configuration.

monitor_server_security_mode

bit

The security mode used to connect to the monitor server.

1 = Windows Authentication.

0 = SQL Server Authentication.

last_backup_file

nvarchar(500)

The absolute path of the most recent transaction log backup.

last_backup_date

datetime

The time and date of the last log backup operation.

user_specified_monitor

bit

Identified for informational purposes only. Not supported. Future compatibility is not guaranteed.

sp_help_log_shipping_primary_database and sp_help_log_shipping_secondary_primary use this column to control the display of monitor settings in SQL Server Management Studio.

0 = When invoking either of these two stored procedures, the user did not specify an explicit value for the @monitor_server parameter.

1 = An explicit value was specified by the user.

backup_compression

tinyint

Indicates whether the log shipping configuration overrides the server-level backup compression behavior.

0 = Disabled. Log backups are never compressed, regardless of the server-configured backup compression settings.

1 = Enabled. Log backups are always compressed, regardless of the server-configured backup compression settings.

2 = Uses the server configuration for the backup compression default server-configuration option. This is the default value.

Backup compression is supported only in SQL Server 2008 Enterprise (or a later version).