Log Shipping Tables and Stored Procedures
This topic describes all of the tables and stored procedures associated with a log shipping configuration. All log shipping tables are stored in msdb on each server. The tables below describe which tables and stored procedures are used on which servers in a log shipping configuration.
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Stores alert job ID. This table is only used on the primary server if a remote monitor server has not been configured. |
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Stores error detail for log shipping jobs associated with this primary server. |
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Stores history detail for log shipping jobs associated with this primary server. |
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Stores one monitor record for this primary database. |
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Contains configuration information for primary databases on a given server. Stores one row per primary database. |
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Maps primary databases to secondary databases. |
Stored Procedure | Description |
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Sets up the primary database for a log shipping configuration, including the backup job, local monitor record, and remote monitor record. |
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Adds a secondary database name to an existing primary database. |
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Changes primary database settings including local and remote monitor record. |
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Cleans up history locally and on the monitor based on retention period. |
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Removes log shipping of primary database including backup job as well as local and remote history. |
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Removes a secondary database name from a primary database. |
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Retrieves primary database settings and displays the values from the log_shipping_primary_databases and log_shipping_monitor_primary tables. |
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Retrieves secondary database names for a primary database. |
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Refreshes the monitor with the latest information for the specified log shipping agent. |
Table | Description |
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Stores alert job ID. This table is only used on the secondary server if a remote monitor server has not been configured. |
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Stores error detail for log shipping jobs associated with this secondary server. |
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Stores history detail for log shipping jobs associated with this secondary server. |
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Stores one monitor record per secondary database associated with this secondary server. |
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Contains configuration information for the secondary databases on a given server. Stores one row per secondary ID. |
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Stores configuration information for a given secondary database. Stores one row per secondary database. |
Note
Secondary databases on the same secondary server for a given primary database share the settings in the log_shipping_secondary table. If a shared setting is altered for one secondary database, the setting is altered for all of them.
Stored Procedure | Description |
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Sets up a secondary database for log shipping. |
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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. |
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Changes secondary database settings including local and remote monitor records. |
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Changes secondary database settings such as source and destination directory, and file retention period. |
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Cleans up history locally and on the monitor based on retention period. |
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Removes a secondary database and the local history and remote history. |
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Removes the information about the specified primary server from the secondary server. |
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Retrieves secondary database settings from the log_shipping_secondary, log_shipping_secondary_databases, and log_shipping_monitor_secondary tables. |
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This stored procedure retrieves the settings for a given primary database on the secondary server. |
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Refreshes the monitor with the latest information for the specified log shipping agent. |
Table | Description |
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Stores alert job ID. |
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Stores error detail for log shipping jobs. |
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Stores history detail for log shipping jobs. |
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Stores one monitor record per primary database associated with this monitor server. |
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Stores one monitor record per secondary database associated with this monitor server. |
Stored Procedure | Description |
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Creates a log shipping alert job if one has not already been created. |
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Removes a log shipping alert job if there are no associated primary databases. |
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Returns the job ID of the alert job. |
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Returns monitor records for the specified primary database from the log_shipping_monitor_primary table. |
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Returns monitor records for the specified secondary database from the log_shipping_monitor_secondary table. |