database-mirroring-interoperability-and-coexistence-sql-server.md

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Database Mirroring: Interoperability & Coexistence	Learn about interoperability and coexistence of SQL Server database mirroring and other SQL Server features, such as full-text catalogs and database snapshots.	MikeRayMSFT	mikeray	05/17/2016	sql	database-mirroring	conceptual	high availability [SQL Server], interoperability and coexistence Database Engine [SQL Server], high availability

Database Mirroring: Interoperability and Coexistence (SQL Server)

[!INCLUDE SQL Server] Database mirroring can be used with the following features or components of [!INCLUDEssNoVersion]:

• Always On Failover Cluster Instances (SQL Server Failover Clustering)

• Change data capture (and change tracking)

• Database snapshots

• Full-text catalogs

• Log shipping

• Replication

Database mirroring does not interoperate with the following:

• Cross-database transactions/distributed transactions

  For information about why such transactions are not supported, see Cross-Database Transactions and Distributed Transactions for Always On Availability Groups and Database Mirroring (SQL Server).

• [!INCLUDEssHADR]

See Also

Database Mirroring (SQL Server)