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# sp_dbmmonitorhelpmonitoring (Transact-SQL)
[!INCLUDE[tsql-appliesto-ss2008-xxxx-xxxx-xxx-md](../../includes/tsql-appliesto-ss2008-xxxx-xxxx-xxx-md.md)]

  Returns the current update period.  
  
 ![Topic link icon](../../database-engine/configure-windows/media/topic-link.gif "Topic link icon") [Transact-SQL Syntax Conventions](../../t-sql/language-elements/transact-sql-syntax-conventions-transact-sql.md)  
  
## Syntax  
  
```  
  
sp_dbmmonitorhelpmonitoring   
```  
  
## Arguments  
 None  
  
## Return Code Values  
 None  
  
## Result Sets  
 Returns the current update period, that is, the number of minutes between updates of database mirroring status table. This value ranges from 1 to 120 minutes.  
  
## Permissions  
 Requires membership in the **sysadmin** fixed server role.  
  
## Examples  
 The following example returns the current update period.  
  
```  
EXEC sp_dbmmonitorhelpmonitoring;  
```  
  
## See Also  
 [Monitoring Database Mirroring (SQL Server)](../../database-engine/database-mirroring/monitoring-database-mirroring-sql-server.md)   
 [sp_dbmmonitorresults (Transact-SQL)](../../relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/sp-dbmmonitorresults-transact-sql.md)