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

title	Database Mirroring: Interoperability & Coexistence
description	Learn about interoperability and coexistence of SQL Server database mirroring and other SQL Server features, such as full-text catalogs and database snapshots.
author	MikeRayMSFT
ms.author	mikeray
ms.date	05/17/2016
ms.service	sql
ms.subservice	database-mirroring
ms.topic	concept-article
helpviewer_keywords	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)