FIX: You cannot restore the log backups on the mirror server after you remove database mirroring for the mirror database in SQL Server 2005

This article describes the following about this hotfix release:

• The issues that are fixed by the hotfix package
• The prerequisites for installing the hotfix package
• Whether you must restart the computer after you install the hotfix package
• Whether the hotfix package is replaced by any other hotfix package
• Whether you must make any registry changes
• The files that are contained in the hotfix package

Consider the following scenario. In Microsoft SQL Server 2005, you set up database mirroring for a database. Then, you remove database mirroring for the mirror database. In this scenario, you cannot restore the log backups on the mirror server.

This problem occurs because the log device on the principal server has an I/O problem.

Service pack information

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Microsoft SQL Server 2005. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section. This problem was first corrected in Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 1.

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