include-witness-server-configure-database-mirroring-security-wizard.md

title	Include Witness Server (Configure Database Mirroring Security Wizard)
description	Describes the 'Include Witness Server' page of the 'Configure Database Mirroring Security' Wizard within the SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) GUI.
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ms.date	03/07/2017
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Include Witness Server (Configure Database Mirroring Security Wizard)

[!INCLUDEappliesto-ss-xxxx-xxxx-xxx-md] 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

• Establish a Database Mirroring Session Using Windows Authentication (SQL Server Management Studio)

• Start the Configuring Database Mirroring Security Wizard (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.

See Also

Database Properties (Mirroring Page)
Database Mirroring (SQL Server)
Database Mirroring Witness