Database Mirror in SQL 2005

Can someone please clarify whether the MIRROR technology is in SQL 2005 Ent
now or is it something to be added later?
Thanks.
Hi Jon
It is released with the RTM build, but it is only included for evaluation
purposes - meaning that it isn't supported if you use it.
This is only conjuecture, but I'd expect to see Microsoft release a SP with
it fully supported some time next year hopefully.
Regards,
Greg Linwood
SQL Server MVP
">> Jon Paul <<" <jpnpaul3@.yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Can someone please clarify whether the MIRROR technology is in SQL 2005
> Ent now or is it something to be added later?
> Thanks.
>
|||Just to add a bit: The official words are that it will be supported H1 2006.
Tibor Karaszi, SQL Server MVP
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> Hi Jon
> It is released with the RTM build, but it is only included for evaluation purposes - meaning that
> it isn't supported if you use it.
> This is only conjuecture, but I'd expect to see Microsoft release a SP with it fully supported
> some time next year hopefully.
> Regards,
> Greg Linwood
> SQL Server MVP
> ">> Jon Paul <<" <jpnpaul3@.yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>
|||Excellent - that should give people more confidence about the release
timeframe.
Regards,
Greg Linwood
SQL Server MVP
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> Just to add a bit: The official words are that it will be supported H1
> 2006.
> --
> Tibor Karaszi, SQL Server MVP
> http://www.karaszi.com/sqlserver/default.asp
> http://www.solidqualitylearning.com/
> Blog: http://solidqualitylearning.com/blogs/tibor/
>
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|||Greg, Tibor or anyone else ...
Do you have any links that give an overview on mirroring? At work, we were
recently discussing implementing some type of mirror / backup solution and
wanted to find out what it is and how it works in SQL Server 2005. Also,
does anyone know if mirroring will be supported in the Workgroup edition?
Thanks in advance for any replies,
Ben
|||Plenty of information in SQL Server 2005 Books Online (downloadable separately through
www.microsoft.com/sql). Only EE and SE.
Tibor Karaszi, SQL Server MVP
http://www.karaszi.com/sqlserver/default.asp
http://www.solidqualitylearning.com/
Blog: http://solidqualitylearning.com/blogs/tibor/
"Ben Amada" <ben@.REpoMOweVErpick.com> wrote in message news:OOvhfq24FHA.3348@.TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> Greg, Tibor or anyone else ...
> Do you have any links that give an overview on mirroring? At work, we were recently discussing
> implementing some type of mirror / backup solution and wanted to find out what it is and how it
> works in SQL Server 2005. Also, does anyone know if mirroring will be supported in the Workgroup
> edition?
> Thanks in advance for any replies,
> Ben
>
|||Tibor Karaszi wrote:

> Plenty of information in SQL Server 2005 Books Online (downloadable
> separately through www.microsoft.com/sql). Only EE and SE.
Thanks Tibor -- I'll download BOL as soon a I get a chance. By the way,
'EE' is sort of confusing since it can mean both Enterprise Edition and
Express Edition ;-) In this case, I'm fairly certain you mean Enterprise
Edition ...
Thanks again for the information!
Ben
|||Yep, I was referring to Enterprise Edition. :-)
Tibor Karaszi, SQL Server MVP
http://www.karaszi.com/sqlserver/default.asp
http://www.solidqualitylearning.com/
"Ben Amada" <ben@.REpoMOweVErpick.com> wrote in message
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> Tibor Karaszi wrote:
>
> Thanks Tibor -- I'll download BOL as soon a I get a chance. By the way, 'EE' is sort of confusing
> since it can mean both Enterprise Edition and Express Edition ;-) In this case, I'm fairly
> certain you mean Enterprise Edition ...
> Thanks again for the information!
> Ben
>