request for info on mirroring configuration

  • hello everybody

    on a same mirroirng server

    Is it possible to have bases in synchronous mode and others in asynchronous mode

    thanks

  • Hi,
    it depends, synchronous is a standard feature, asynchronous is a enterprise feature.
    If you got a enterprise sql server, you can put one mirrored datebase to sync, the other to async.
    Kind regards,
    Andreas

  • why the asynchronous mode exists only in the enterprise edition
    Is it true that the asynchronous mode is more efficient than the synchronous mode

  • abdalah.mehdoini - Monday, February 18, 2019 7:44 AM

    why the asynchronous mode exists only in the enterprise edition
    Is it true that the asynchronous mode is more efficient than the synchronous mode

    Define "more efficient".  
    In asynchronous mode (high-performance), the transactions are committed on the principal first, and then transferred to the mirror.  In the event of a failover, there may be data loss.  How much depends upon a number of factors.  
    In synchronous mode (high-safety), transactions are committed on both servers at the same time.  Again, depending upon various factors, this may affect performance on the principal. You also need this to be able to do an automatic failover.

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