Monitor Database Mirroring

Does database mirroring have any monitoring capabilities like Log shipping
to let the DBAs know the current status of the mirrored server i.e. how far
behind the principal it is,etc. ?See the DMV dm_db_mirroring_connections. See details from below URL:-
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms189796.aspx
Also see:-
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms365781.aspx
Thanks
Hari
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> Does database mirroring have any monitoring capabilities like Log shipping
> to let the DBAs know the current status of the mirrored server i.e. how
> far behind the principal it is,etc. ?
>