Mirror, mirror

Somebody asked me for help on mirroring questions earlier this week; this is just another note-to-self moment because I don't want spend so much time looking them up the next time somebody asks for connection string properties and such.

Database Mirroring Best Practices and Performance Considerations

Making the Initial Connection to a Database Mirroring Session

Asynchronous Database Mirroring (High-Performance Mode)

Transact-SQL Settings and Database Mirroring Operating Modes

Database Mirroring FAQ

Database Mirroring and Log Shipping