To apply a transaction log backup, the following requirements must be met: Enough Log Backups for a Restore Sequence : You must have enough log records backed up to complete a restore sequence. The ...

After experiencing weekly CDC failures caused by transaction log issues and logs suddenly chewing up disk space, I found myself repeatedly investigating the same questions: Why is the log so large?

Transaction logs are a vital yet often overlooked component of database architecture. They are often forgotten because they are not something actively maintained like the schema contained within a ...

Our normal practices for backing up SQL servers is to use the regular SQL backup tools to perform full, differential and transaction log backups and this has always worked fine. Recently we performed ...

Lumigent calls this application a "transaction analysis and data recovery solution for Microsoft SQL Server." I call it an essential tool for the SQL Server 7.0 or SQL Server 2000 DBA whose users make ...

SQL Server instances, even if equipped with provisions like automatic backup and recovery, are not sufficiently protected against sudden, disastrous situations like multi-site database failure, ...

Help! My SQL Server Log File is too big!!! Your email has been sent Overgrown transactional log files can turn into real problems if they are not handled properly. Today SQL Server consultant Tim ...

In an earlier blog entry, I talked about “Deprecated” code and I highlighted the fact that the BACKUP LOG WITH NO_LOG and BACKUP LOG WITH TRUNCATE_ONLY statements are no longer allowed in SQL Server ...