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# sp_dbmmonitorchangemonitoring (Transact-SQL)
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  Changes the value of a database mirroring monitoring parameter.  
  
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## Syntax  
  
```  
  
sp_dbmmonitorchangemonitoring parameter  
    , value   
```  
  
## Arguments  
 *parameter*  
 Specifies the identifier of the parameter to be changed. Currently, only the following parameter is available:  
  
 1 = Update period  
  
 The number of minutes between updates to the database mirroring status table. The default interval is 1 minute.  
  
 *value*  
 Specifies the new value for the parameter that is being changed.  
  
|Parameter|Description of value|  
|---------------|--------------------------|  
|1|An integer in the range of 1 to 120 that specifies a new update period in minutes.|  
  
## Return Code Values  
 None  
  
## Result Sets  
 None  
  
## Permissions  
 Requires membership in the **sysadmin** fixed server role.  
  
## Examples  
 The following example changes the update period to 5 minutes.  
  
```  
EXEC sp_dbmmonitorchangemonitoring 1, 5 ;  
```  
  
## See Also  
 [Monitoring Database Mirroring (SQL Server)](../../database-engine/database-mirroring/monitoring-database-mirroring-sql-server.md)   
 [sp_dbmmonitoraddmonitoring (Transact-SQL)](../../relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/sp-dbmmonitoraddmonitoring-transact-sql.md)   
 [sp_dbmmonitordropmonitoring (Transact-SQL)](../../relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/sp-dbmmonitordropmonitoring-transact-sql.md)   
 [sp_dbmmonitorhelpmonitoring (Transact-SQL)](../../relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/sp-dbmmonitorhelpmonitoring-transact-sql.md)   
 [sp_dbmmonitorresults (Transact-SQL)](../../relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/sp-dbmmonitorresults-transact-sql.md)