Mrdenny 
46765 pts. | Mar 12 2008 7:00AM GMT
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Q:
Setting up database mirroring for disaster recovery in SQL Server
I am a SQL Server DBA and in the process of upgrading our SQL Server 2000 to SQL Server 2005. I’ll be using database mirroring for the disaster recovery in SQL Server. One question I have is once I failover to the mirror server and use it as a principal for a couple of days, how do I make sure the original principal is up to date after I failback? Another question I have is once I set up database mirroring, can I switch between high-protection and high-performance modes?
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Mar 11 2008 10:04 PM GMT
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You won't be able to initiate the failback until all transactions have been replicated otherwise your databases will be out of sync. Think of mirroring like it's log shipping as that's basically what it is. The difference is that with Log Shipping you are backing up the logs on a schedule where with Mirroring you are moving the data in real time or near real time.
Yes you can change the safty mode from synchronous to asynchronous mode by using the ALTER DATABASE command.
ALTER DATABASE YourDatabase SET PARTNER SAFETY FULL
ALTER DATABASE YourDatabase SET PARTNER SAFETY OFF
