Why does SQL Server resume mirroring after server is restarted? I paused database mirroring before I rebooted the Windows server, and I found that the database had resumed mirroring automatically after the reboot.

This is not what I want--I want to resume it manually after I do some verification.  Is it normal for database mirroring to resume automatically after a reboot, even if it was paused prior to the reboot?
Is that normal?


This is the default behavior to automatically resume mirroring when the mirror comes up (provided no errors encountered). It will be in suspended state if there is a REDO error. 


  I want to resume it manually after my verification... 


If it resumes by itself then everything is good. You dont have to worry. If it does not then there is a problem and you will start troubleshooting.