SQL Server 2012 Witness server for SQL 2008 database mirroring

• Robin35

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  March 15, 2016 at 10:33 am

  #325715

  Hello,

  I have quick question..

  I have a database mirroring configured for two SQL Server 2008 R2 databases.

  can we add SQL 2012 instance as witness server ? or it has to be same version as mirror instances ?

  Please let me know

  thanks in advance.

• Perry Whittle

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  March 15, 2016 at 2:58 pm

  #1865469

  all partners should the same version of SQL server

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  "Ya can't make an omelette without breaking just a few eggs" 😉

• Robin35

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  March 16, 2016 at 7:43 am

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  Thank you....