Log shipping has been part of SQL Server as a core standby feature (backup and restore), but it is also considered a high-availability feature. However, it cannot be matched to failover clustering or database mirroring feature.
Like database mirroring, the log shipping feature includes database level protection with no automatic failover option. It is also possible to implement log shipping in a database mirroring environment, as both features complement the log sequence number to function.
The SQL Server 2008 R2 high-availability feature enables the database to perform mirroring and log shipping simultaneously. In this recipe, we will go through the required steps to manage log shipping in a database mirroring environment.