log_shipping_secondary (Transact-SQL)
Stores one record per secondary ID. This table is stored in the msdb database.
Column name  | 
Data type  | 
Description  | 
|---|---|---|
secondary_id  | 
uniqueidentifier  | 
The ID for the secondary server in the log shipping configuration.  | 
primary_server  | 
sysname  | 
The name of the primary instance of the SQL Server Database Engine in the log shipping configuration.  | 
primary_database  | 
sysname  | 
The name of the primary database in the log shipping configuration.  | 
backup_source_directory  | 
nvarchar(500)  | 
The directory where transaction log backup files from the primary server are stored.  | 
backup_destination_directory  | 
nvarchar(500)  | 
The directory on the secondary server where backup files are copied to.  | 
file_retention_period  | 
int  | 
The length of time, in minutes, that a backup file is retained on the secondary server before being deleted.  | 
copy_job_id  | 
uniqueidentifier  | 
The ID associated with the copy job on the secondary server.  | 
restore_job_id  | 
uniqueidentifier  | 
The ID associated with the restore job on the secondary server.  | 
monitor_server  | 
sysname  | 
The name of the instance of the Microsoft SQL Server Database Engine being used as a monitor server in the log shipping configuration.  | 
monitor_server_security_mode  | 
bit  | 
The security mode used to connect to the monitor server. 1 = Windows Authentication. 0 = SQL Server Authentication.  | 
last_copied_file  | 
nvarchar(500)  | 
The filename of the last backup file copied to the secondary server.  | 
last_copied_date  | 
datetime  | 
The time and date of the last copy operation to the secondary server.  | 
Remarks
Multiple secondary databases on the same secondary server for a given primary database share some settings in the log_shipping_secondary table. If a shared setting is altered for one of them, the setting is altered for all of them.
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