Include Witness Server (Configure Database Mirroring Security Wizard)
Use this page to specify whether you want to include a witness server in this security configuration for database mirroring.
To configure database mirroring by using SQL Server Management Studio
Options
Yes
Click to include a witness server instance in the security configuration. The witness is necessary for high-safety mode with automatic failover, which supports automatic failover to the mirror server instance if the principal server instance fails.No
Click to configure security without a witness.
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