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What is a database mirroring endpoint?
Database mirroring endpoints use Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) to send and receive messages between the server instances participating database mirroring sessions or hosting availability replicas. The database mirroring endpoint listens on a unique TCP port number.
How do you create endpoints in database mirroring?
Connect to the instance of SQL Server on which you want to create a database mirroring endpoint. From the Standard bar, click New Query. If a database mirroring endpoint already exists for the server instance, use that endpoint for any other sessions you establish on the server instance.
Which is the default port for database mirroring?
There is no default port for Database mirroring however Books online examples use TCP port 7022. It is very important to avoid interrupting an in-use mirroring endpoint, especially in high-safety mode with automatic failover. Your firewall configuration must avoid breaking quorum.
How to create a database mirroring endpoint in SQL Server?
Note that if more than one server instance on a given computer requires a database mirroring endpoint, specify a different port number for each endpoint. If the computer running SQL Server has a firewall, the firewall configuration must allow both incoming and outgoing connections for the port specified in the endpoint.
Do you need a firewall for database mirroring?
If the computer running SQL Server has a firewall, the firewall configuration must allow both incoming and outgoing connections for the port specified in the endpoint. For database mirroring and Always On availability groups, authentication and encryption are configured on the endpoint.
Is the wthierdb 2K8 database configured for mirroring?
Database “WTHIERDB_2k8” is not configured for database mirroring. From the mirror server set the endpoint to reference the principal server (if mirroring is done over a non-standard port, replace 5022 with the port you are using)