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# log_shipping_primary_secondaries (Transact-SQL)
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  Maps each primary database to its secondary databases. This table is stored in the **msdb** database.  

  
|Column name|Data type|Description|  
|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|  
|**primary_id**|**uniqueidentifier**|The ID of the primary database for the log shipping configuration.|  
|**secondary_server**|**sysname**|The name of the secondary instance of the [!INCLUDE[msCoName](../../includes/msconame-md.md)] [!INCLUDE[ssDEnoversion](../../includes/ssdenoversion-md.md)] in the log shipping configuration.|  
|**secondary_database**|**sysname**|The name of the secondary database in the log shipping configuration.|  
  
## See Also  
 [About Log Shipping (SQL Server)](../../database-engine/log-shipping/about-log-shipping-sql-server.md)   
 [sp_add_log_shipping_primary_secondary (Transact-SQL)](../../relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/sp-add-log-shipping-primary-secondary-transact-sql.md)   
 [sp_delete_log_shipping_primary_secondary (Transact-SQL)](../../relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/sp-delete-log-shipping-primary-secondary-transact-sql.md)   
 [sp_help_log_shipping_primary_secondary (Transact-SQL)](../../relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/sp-help-log-shipping-primary-secondary-transact-sql.md)   
 [System Tables (Transact-SQL)](../../relational-databases/system-tables/system-tables-transact-sql.md)