SQL 2008 mirror with SQL 2012 Witness

Question

Quick question, is it possible to have an SQL 2008 replicating to another SQL 2008 with the witness server being SQL 2012? 

Answer 1

No.  Per Database Mirroring Witness in BOL:

Except during an upgrade from an earlier version of SQL Server, the server instances in a mirroring session must all be running the same version of SQL Server. For example, a SQL Server 2005 witness is supported when you are upgrading from a SQL Server 2005 mirroring configuration but cannot be added to an existing or new SQL Server 2008 or later mirroring configuration.

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Brandon Williams (blog | linkedin)

Answer 2

Thanks, just wanted to be sure.