djordan 4543 (4/5/2011)
why do you think the log shipping needs same versions of sql?
Because restore WITH STANDBY does not work in an upgrade scenario (primary lower version than secondary). It'll throw an error when you try to restore. Restore with NORECOVERY does, but that does not allow for reading the secondary server
Gail Shaw
Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability