I've got a couple of backup database tasks setup to run one after the other. The are set up the same, Alldatabases, backup to a device each, and overwrite every time. The task on databases full works fine but the one on logs fails every time, right away with the following rather esoteric error pulled from logging in the event log.
Event Type: Error
Event Source: SQLISPackage
Event Category: None
Event ID: 12550
Date: 29/01/2008
Time: 09:54:11
User: OILCATSsqlservice
Computer: GUNKVBPROC
Description:
Event Name: OnError
Message: The Execute method on the task returned error code 0x80004003 (Object reference not set to an instance of an object.). The Execute method must succeed, and indicate the result using an "out" parameter.
Operator: OILCATSSqlService
Source Name: Back Up Database Task 1
Source ID: {BF117128-FB4C-470D-AC00-4C68797C2C97}
Execution ID: {450BA60C-2EBF-453B-B3E4-80FBC2042F83}
Start Time: 29/01/2008 09:54:11
End Time: 29/01/2008 09:54:11
Data Code: -1073594108
What is this elusive Execute method that is only relevant to the log aspect of this task?
Has anyone been able to successfully delete old backup files(*.bak) and tran logs (*.trn) TOGETHER using maintenance plan cleanup task in SQL 2005 SP2.
this is transact sql running in the back ground. EXECUTE master.dbo.xp_delete_file 0,N'F:MSSQL.2MSSQLBackupibmdir',N'"bak" & "trn"',N'2007-03-26T22:21:14',1
This DOESNT WORK.
It works if I just try to delete only one of the things ie trn or bak files.
Q1: Any way to control which db loads when, and perhaps stop this error from happening? Again- when all is said and done, the report server functions, and I am able to access just fine.
Q2: What kind of recovery is being referred to? Given the message type- I assume it's nothing of concern- probably more to do with a system that doesn't run all the time.
Okay- so I get these two event messages each time I boot.
Below are two error message I see daily with each system boot- the services mentioned do "actually" function, and are running- as not 10 seconds after these messages are logged, the successfully loaded messages appear. It's almost as if report services tries to connect before the databases are up and running.
Basically the sequence (today) was:
1. 05:49:01 Failure Audit (MSSQL$SQLEXPRESS) 2. 05:49:01 Error (Report Server Windows Service (SQLEXPRESS) 3. 05:49:02 Recovery is complete. (EventID 3408 MSSQL$SQLEXPRESS) 4. 05:49:06 Starting up database 'ReportServer' 5. 05:49:09 Server Resumed execution (MSSQL$SQLEXPRESS)
I'm assuming based on the events that Report Server Service attempts to connect to the ReportServer database before it's actually started. Doesn't really explain the failure audit-
This is almost immediately followed by this (which I consider a no-brainer, considering the above):
2. Error:
Event Type: Error Event Source: Report Server Windows Service (SQLEXPRESS) Event Category: Management Event ID: 107 Date: 8/9/2007 Time: 05:49:01 User: N/A Computer: <MACHINENAME> Description: Report Server Windows Service (SQLEXPRESS) cannot connect to the report server database.
I've truncated and shrunk the database and now, it says that the size of the db is 14 mb and 8mb is free. However, on the file system, the mdb and ldb files together adds up to 14 mb. How can I free up the 8 mb for other usage?
Help on Backup of Logs I get the following errors when I am trying to backup log every 15 minutes. It fails only during the peak hours.Does anyone have any ideas why it happens.
Cannot allow BACKUP LOG because file 'XX_data' has been subjected to nonlogged updates and cannot be rolled forward. Perform a full database, or differential database, backup. [SQLSTATE 42000] (Error 4213) Backup or restore operation terminating abnormally. [SQLSTATE 4200
I am trying to backup my Transaction Logs using T-SQL with the aid of a job. The problem I am running into is that I need it to backup every three hours and retain one days worth of transactional logs. This is the query I got so far.
BACKUP LOG CA001 TO DISK = 'S:AZTARGPCA001ca001_TRN_bkuplog.trn' with retaindays = 1
I've got a Sql server 2000 box that currently backs up to tape in full every night. I also want to back the box up off site but not in full (as 30GB is a little too much to transfer every evening).
So my plan was to do a full backup to tape at 7pm then a differential at 8pm (to transfer off site).
The problem I am having is that after my differential has been done the logs get truncated so if I want to replay them for any reason I need to get that differential back to site.
We have received a backup file that is 6G in size. The log file isabout 74G while the MDF is about 5 G when we restored. Is there a wayto run a SQL script to restore the .BAK file without restoring the logfile as we do not have enough space on the server.PS. We are running Sql2K5.Thanks!
I have configured maintenace plan to do a full backup of sql server at 5:00 Am followed by transaction log backup every 15 mts.The transaction log backup basically appends to existing backups so there is only one file of transaction log backup. I want to modify that the transaction logs backup only has transaction logs after 5:00 Am full backup.Right now the transaction backup has backup of all the transaction logs since i have scheduled.
I noticed our log files are getting way too big. I found that a previous SQL guy had set up the following scheduled job with the TSQL statement:
BACKUP LOG DEV TO DevDailyTranLog with noinit
This runs every 20 minutes.
There's also a Maint Plan to do a Complete backup every night and a Transaction Backup every hour (could be set to 20 min)
Why do you suppose the BACKUP LOG job exists ? If the maint plan were set to backup transaction every 20 min, wouldn't the 2 jobs be duplicating each other ?
Also, I notice that the Tran Logs specified in the database properties seem awfully big (4 gig), shouldn't they automatically be truncated when the daily full backup occurs ? (full recovery model)
Feel free to call me and straighten me out or to get more info.
I am in the process of migrating databases from a SQL Server 2000 server to a 2005 server.
I have taken full backups and restored without recovery on the 2005 server. I now need to take transaction log backups and restore with recovery tonight to complete the operation. My question is this:
Some of the transaction logs have grown very large. Is it safe practice to perform a backup tran with truncate only and then run dbcc shrinkfile to reduce the size before I back up? This would make the process much quicker.
In MS SQL 2005 when you do a Full Backup does it also backup andtruncate the transaction logs or do I need to back the transactionlogs up separately?Thanks.Brian
Is there any problem with implementating some kind of replication andbacking up transaction logs at the same time? SQL Server 2000 StandardEditionThe server is configured to back up log files regularly, with thepresenceof a(New) Disaster recovery server and with an inability forstandby(Standard Edition)I am planning to implement some kind ofreplication hopefully still backing up the transaction logs to enablea point in time recovery.Thanks in advance for your great ideasVincento
We run a disk backup (full) early in the evening, and then another bull backup to tape later at night. We also keep independent backups of the logs.
It seems that any full backup "resets" the ability to apply logs when restoring?
I want to be able to restore a full backup, and apply logs forward possibly more than 1 day, in case a backup is corrupted and not usable. But it seems I can only apply logs up until the time of the next full backup.
Hi guys, just wanna ask about the backup and restore database method. What's the best way for database and restore which able to view all the transaction logs after the database being restored. Currently I backup my database daily for recovery purposes. However, if I restore the backup file at another server and use SQL log application for viewing the prefer database's transaction log, it shows all the previous log had been truncated.
Therefore, I want to know is there any way that able to get the transaction logs after restore from a database backup file? Hope able to get any assistance here as soon as possible. Thank you.
I am having a problem with the scheduled task I am running. There had been an error message 5702 which says "The SQL Server is terminating this process". I don't understand what this means. And if I try to force the job to run, it says that the SQLExecutive service is not running on the particular server. And this prevents the task from being run. But when I try to check for the said service, it is running. I don't know what is happening here. Please help me.
I have set up a package that copies data from one server to another server, then delete the data from the source tables. Now I want to add a task where it asks if the copying data was successful, then delete the data, ELSE stop the package and give an error msg, or some kind of a roll back so I don't delete the data without copying it to the destination server.
So what I want to ask is is that possible using Execute SQL task to write the script? if not how do I approach to it? And I need some help with the roll back script as well..( IF previous task fails ..... ELSE Go on to the next task )
any help is appreciated!
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Running SQL Server 7: Looking at the jobs under SQL Server Agent in Enterprise Manager, I notice that several of my backup jobs failed last night, is there anywhere I can look that will give me a more descriptive error message? I looked at the SQL Server Logs and didn't find anything that gives me any clue. Thanks. joe
I have backing SQL Server which consists of several database. The scheduled Maintenance plans backs up all the database except the larger one. Backup is across network at night. I get the following errors.
Write on '\tetnassqlbackupTetnetreports201006.BAK' failed, status = 121. See the SQL Server error log for more details.
looking at log gives the following details : (both associated to the same backup)
BACKUP failed to complete the command BACKUP DATABASE [Tetnetreports] TO DISK = N'\tetnassqlbackupTetnetreports_db_200610192302 .BAK' WITH INIT , NOUNLOAD , NOSKIP , STATS = 10, NOFORMAT
and
BackupDiskFile::RequestDurableMedia: failure on backup device '\tetnassqlbackupTetnetreports_db_200610192302. BAK'. Operating system error 64(The specified network name is no longer available.).
Yet it allows me to BACKUP to LOCAL C: DRIVE without issues:eek:
HiMy DB backup and transaction backup of a database keep on failing withthe following error:Microsoft SQL-DMO (ODBC SQLState: 42000)] Error 3202: [Microsoft][ODBCSQL Server Driver][SQL Server]Write on'E:SqlServer estdb_db_200604221313.BAK' failed, status = 112. See theSQL Server error log for more details.[Microsoft][ODBC SQL Server Driver][SQL Server]BACKUP DATABASE isterminating abnormally.Any idea what it really means ?ThanksDavid
I have created a Maintenance plan using Wizard, In this plan I am doing full backup of 12 DBs to share drive, I created only one step as full backup. And Scheduled this at 7 pm everyday, the following is the error I am getting in the Logfile, can some one please through some light on this.
" failed with the following error: "Cannot open backup device \shq-ss2sql backupSQL_PRODDBWorkFlow_backup_200708291911.bak. Operating system error 5(Access is denied.). BACKUP DATABASE is terminating abnormally.". Possible failure reasons: Problems with the query, "ResultSet" property not set correctly, parameters not set correctly, or connection not established correctly.
SQL Server Instance and SQL Agent are running under domain admin account, Share Drive folder has full control by domain admin.
I am the local admin on the SQL Server box, and I have read, write and delete, create permissions on the share drive for backups folder.
How do I set an On Failure when a Tranform Data Task fails? I'm pulling in a text file and if the set the On Failure for the text file connection it says "Defining precedences between the selected items is not valid", and if I set the On Failure for the database connetion is doesn't execute when the tranform data fails. Any ideas on how capture this error?
When I run my package, a task will fail, however, the package will claim that it was successful. Why is this, and how can I trigger a failed package when one task fails?
I seem to have a problem with my SQL Server log backup system. First I was receiving alerts that the log file was filling up, so I increased it from 3Mb to 150Mb, but then I got another alert saying the same thing, later on I got an alert saying that the log backup had failed. I then decided to truncate the log and do a full backup after as suggested, however this did not work, I don't know if I am doing something wrong, this is really confusing and frustrating.
I have scheduled transaction log backups to occur every 15 minutes with database backups every sunday at 1.00AM and differential db backups every day at 1.30AM.
While viewing the job history of the transaction log backups through enterprise manager, I noticed that one transaction log backup had failed at 1.00AM on sunday. The error message was,
"Backup, CHECKALLOC, bulk copy, SELECT INTO, and file manipulation (such as CREATE FILE) operations on a database must be serialized. Reissue the statement after the current backup, CHECKALLOC, or file manipulation operation is completed. [SQLSTATE 42000] (Error 3023) Backup or restore operation terminating abnormally. [SQLSTATE 42000] (Error 3013). The step failed. "
Please let me know what the error message implies. Will there be any problem if the transaction log backup takes place at the same time as the full database backup or diff. db backup?
Help! I am getting a Job failure for a DB Backup Job when I open up the EM -> Management -> SQL Server Agt -> Jobs When I check the SQL Logs, there is no Error message, nor is there an error message in the DB Maintenance Plan History. I checked the Server to make sure the DB was being backed up, and the current file is there. Does anybody have any suggestions? Thanks! (make me look good to the rest of my group!)
