In sql2005 the database backup retention has been added in sql server properties in database setting.
In 2000 we had a comfortable option to set retention based on maintenance plan,files and also our space availabilty.It has helped the dba's a lot.But it has been removed in sql 2005.
Is that sql server setting is the only retention period setting or do we have to set in anyother tabs..
Thanks
I have just started in the scary world of SQL Server admin and am trying to unravel the mysteries of backups etc.
If I run 'BACKUP DATABASE xxx TO DISK = 'D:DB_Backupsxxx.bak' WITH RETAINDAYS = 7' each day, each db backup if appended to the same '.bak' file and the RETAINDAYS protects the backup from being deleted by SQL Server. OK so far. But does anyone understand what criteria is used to decide when to overwrite the older backups? My backup file is getting bigger everyday, with no sign of any of the old data being deleted! Do I have to wait for the entire disk to become full before they start to get overwritten? Or should I just not worry and trust that it will do it all correctly?
Any ideas would be much appreciated.
For the best practice I issued full SQL Server database, differential and transaction log backups. I have setup a process to backup to local disks and then also copy the files to a centralized set of storage. On a weekly basis the centralized file system is backed up to a tape backup device. I know I can get data off of the tapes, but that process is time consuming, not well tested from my perspective and I am not in control of the overall process. Can you offer some recommendations from a SQL Server backup retention perspective?
View 6 Replies View Relatedhow can I dynamically set up the period between now and one year before in a query like this:
where cast(LEFT(period_start,8)as DATE)>='2014-10-01'
and cast(LEFT(period_end,8)as DATE)<='2015-09-30' and
Practically in the second or third of every month I need to run the period late of one year.
Hi all,
I'm using an olap cube in a report (dash board).
The last "actual" period should be viewed when the user opens the report. I'm using the MDX tail function for that.
Once the report is opened the users want to select another period. Then I want to put period as a parameter.
But that is not possible since the parameter check box is no longer available when using a MDX filter expression.
Is there any solution to this problem?
Any help will be appreciated.
I am trying to change the default number of SQL errorlogs from 6 to 12. Does anyone know how to change that?
View 7 Replies View RelatedI have members in a database who have paid thru dates. I am creating retention reports
I created a cross tab in Crystal (using SQL) that counts records that paid within a certain year. I need to create a script that will let me find when members skip payment for a year. Any ideas?
I was thinking of running a count of all paid (Activity) records, but still kind of stuck.
DZ
I am trying to set up log shipping in a clustered server environment. I am pretty confused about the location of the shared folder to be created to put backup created by log shipping job. Which drive should I use either local or clustered shared drive to store the backups in primary server and to copy the same in secondary Server?
View 2 Replies View RelatedI currently have a simple transactional replication setup for a database. My publisher and distributor are on the same box. The subscription is setup using a push agent.
My question is related to recovery of the subscriber.
So lets say replication is setup and working fine. Suddenly we had a failure on the subscriber database. Now I could just reconfigure the subscription, and the subscribing database would be back up and good to go, but the problem is that over time, we have made some changes to the subscribing database that are not made in the publisher. For example, the tables have different indexes. Just reconfiguring the subscritpion would not recover these objects.
So I have to acutally restore the subscriber database. So I do that, and apply transaction logs up to the most recent transaction log backup. Now, consider that my transaction log backups on the subscriber happen every 4 hours, and the most recent transaction log backup I had was from 3 hours ago. So now at this point, my subscribing database is 3 hours behind my publisher.
Now, will the distribution agent resend the missing 3 hours of transactions?
In the distribution agent properties, there are two settings for transaction retention, "at least" and "but not more than". Currently they set to 0 and 72 hours respectivly. Now I would assume that if I set the "at least" setting to the subscriber transaction log backup period, in this case 4 hours, I would be covered, and the distribution agent would indeed re-replication the transactions that happend since the recovery point 3 hours.
I just wanted to verify that this is acutally what these settings are refering too, and that if I set the "at least" setting to 4 hours, I would be covered.
- Eric
Hi
Pl any one tell me which algorithm is better for Customer retention Using SQL server 2005 analysis services
It will be great if some one can give the same with example of data model with key column , and rest
Thanks in Advance
Rajesh Ladda
I'm curious what are considerations for choosing a good transaction retention time? The default SQL uses is 0 to 72 hours. With this setting I found that cleanup was taking upwards of 30 minutes (for a process that defaults to run every 10 minutes). I've read that lowering it can improve performance, and that also you don't want this running too long because of deadlock issues between this and the log reader. So how short is too short? Optimally, since the system this runs on is under heavy use I'd like to optimize this as much as possible, which makes me think that the smaller the retention the better, but is something like 1 or 2 hours too short? What are possible consequences of such a short period of time?
View 2 Replies View RelatedI want to change the history retention time because the history stores about 1 gb of detail per database per day in the msdb
Some of the log shipped databases have a monitor server option that has a setting for retention time
but most of the log shipped databases are not using a monitor server since the option was unavailable at setup.
So is there a way to change the history retention time
Hi
I am running a couple of sql 2000 SP3a servers with merge and snapshot replication. One server acting as publisher and distributor and the rest subscribers. On one of the server I have got the error below and have tried most of the suggestions by msdn. This server has not crashed ever before or any hardware problems. It has been running for a couple of months and no problems. This has not happened no any of the other servers. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated as the only resolution I have left is to bring up a new instance, setup replication and see if this would resolve the issue. Stopping and starting of agents don't work.
[4/18/2005 11:59:20 AM]BRAAMPDC1ICAS2000.HO_Master: {call sp_MSgetversion }
[4/18/2005 11:59:20 AM]BRAAMPDC1ICAS2000.distribution: {call sp_MShelp_subscriber_info (N'BRAAMPDC1ICAS2000', N'EASTSRV3')}
Connecting to Subscriber 'EASTSRV3.ICASData'
Server: EASTSRV3
DBMS: Microsoft SQL Server
Version: 08.00.0760
user name: dbo
API conformance: 2
SQL conformance: 1
transaction capable: 2
read only: N
identifier quote char: "
non_nullable_columns: 1
owner usage: 31
max table name len: 128
max column name len: 128
need long data len: Y
max columns in table: 1024
max columns in index: 16
max char literal len: 524288
max statement len: 524288
max row size: 524288
[4/18/2005 11:59:27 AM]EASTSRV3.ICASData: {call sp_MSgetversion }
Percent Complete: 2
Connecting to Subscriber 'EASTSRV3'
Percent Complete: 3
Retrieving publication information
Percent Complete: 4
Retrieving subscription information
Percent Complete: 4
The merge process is cleaning up meta data in database 'HO_Master'.
Percent Complete: 4
The merge process cleaned up 0 row(s) in MSmerge_genhistory, 0 row(s) in MSmerge_contents, and 0 row(s) in MSmerge_tombstone.
Percent Complete: 4
The merge process is cleaning up meta data in database 'ICASData'.
The merge process could not perform retention-based meta data cleanup in database 'ICASData'.
Percent Complete: 0
The merge process could not perform retention-based meta data cleanup in database 'ICASData'.
Percent Complete: 0
Category:NULL
Source: Merge Replication Provider
Number: -2147199467
Message: The merge process could not perform retention-based meta data cleanup in database 'ICASData'.
Percent Complete: 0
Category:COMMAND
Source: Failed Command
Number: 0
Message: {call sp_mergemetadataretentioncleanup(?, ?, ?)}
Percent Complete: 0
Category:SQLSERVER
Source: EASTSRV3
Number: 11
Message: General network error. Check your network documentation.
I want to store data warehouse source tables and files in an Archive schema and then delete / drop them after a specified period of time.
Is there a table property that I can set (can't find one) or some other mechanism so that I can easily identify these tables with a script.
If there is no such property or feature within the database engine I will define a metadata table and record it there, but a property or similar that I can set at archive time would be very handy.
We have retention policy , and pay at the time year completion , now policy change and it is converted from yearly to monthly and this with effect from April-15.
if calculate the pay system will generate the Arrear payment of the employee from the month of April onward but i already paid the retention amount for month for two month April and May which i need to deduct the same otherwise this will double amount .
I currently use 7 days for subscription expiration setting for my two merge publications, which will cause metadata to clean up very 7 days. Now I need to increase the retention period to be 14 days. How I can avoid missing metadata after cleanup? Microsoft ms151188 (http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms151188.aspx) warns that publisher may not have enough metadata, which may lead to non-convergence. I want to change this setting without causing any data loss.
Thanks much,
Hi SQL Replication Gurus:
I got some issues in my production environment, so please help me out. The following is the message I got from the replication monitor and I don't what to at this point.
Appreciate you help.
Yong
==========================================================================================
Command attempted:
{call sp_mergemetadataretentioncleanup(?, ?, ?)}
Error messages:
The merge process could not perform retention-based meta data cleanup in database 'TT'. (Source: Merge Replication Provider, Error number: -2147199467)
Get help: http://help/-2147199467
Transaction (Process ID 73) was deadlocked on lock resources with another process and has been chosen as the deadlock victim. Rerun the transaction. (Source: ply-db-svr1, Error number: 1205)
Get help: http://help/1205
Hi there
I'm getting this message on my third automated backup of the transaction logs of the day. Both databases are in full recovery mode, both successfully backed up at 01.00. The transaction logs backed up perfectly happily at 01:30 and 05:30, but failed at 09:30.
The only difference between 05:30 and 09:30's backups is that the log files were shrunk at 08:15 (the databases in question are the ones that sit under ILM2007, and keeping the log files small keeps the system running better).
Is it possible that shrinking the log files causes the database to think that there hasn't been a full database backup?
Thanks
Jane
Hi,Just wonder if i can get a period of dates to be inserted into a temp table (with a single field [Sales_Date]) base on a Start and End Date using a select query?For Eg,Start = '8/1/2005', End = '8/5/2005'In the temp table,8/1/20058/2/20058/3/20058/4/20058/5/2005 Your help is appreciated. Thks.RgdsRyan
View 3 Replies View RelatedI am trying to concatenate three fields into one in a View. I have the following data:
Last Name
First Name
Middle Initial (can be null)
I need my resultant field data to look like the following:
"Doe, John P."
I'm having a problem writing SQL that is sensitive to placing the period after the middle initial only if there is a middle initial present. If there isn't a middle initial, I just want the following: "Doe, John".
I have tried the following CASE statement:
CASE WHEN middleInitial IS NOT NULL THEN ' ' + middleInitial + '.' ELSE '' END
However, I get an error indicating that the CASE statement is not supported in the Query Designer.
How can I resolve this problem in a View? Is there a function similar to ISNULL(middleInitial, '') that would allow for the "."?
Hi,
I want to remove old databases from server.
Any way not running a trace to find if db was not in use for 6 months ?
Thank you
Alex
I have a transaction table which has Date as datetime field, amount and account number. i want to find out count of checks that were written in a period of 4 days which exceeded i.e. > $400, between 401 and 500, > 501 for a single month. the table has data for more than a year and i want the results then grouped in monthly format like in
OCT between 300 & 400 #30 (30 customers gave checks total worth $300-$400 within any 4 consecutive days period in the month of OCT )
between 400 & 500 # 20
> 501 # 10
NOV between 300 & 400 #30
between 400 & 500 # 20
> 501 # 10
and so on for a 6 month period.
I'm using SQL Server 2000.
Example table:
PeopleID Date Status
1 2004-01-01 True
1 2005-01-01 True
1 2006-01-01 True
2 2004-01-01 True
2 2005-01-01 False
2 2006-01-01 True
I'm trying to find a way to query whether or not someone has had a specific status for 3 years in a row. As you can see from the table above, PeopleID 1 has had a "Status" of "True" for 3 years in a row, whereas PeopleID 2 hasn't--there was one year where they had "False".
I'm wondering I can query this, or if I'm going to have to scan the records manually. :(
I suppose I could write a stored procedure and do some looping too.
Appreciate any help, thanks!
I have a table as seen below and need to calculate the downtime in a given period.
dateandtime Equipment No. Status
1/2/2013 ! 4 ! 0
1/5/2013 ! 3 ! 1
1/8/2013 ! 8 ! 0
1/3/2013 ! 5 ! 1
1/2/2013 ! 1 ! 0
1/4/2013 ! 4 ! 1
The ! is my attempt to make a line between columns...
Guys,
I am running SQL Server 2005 Enterp Trial version, which is about to expire in 14 days..
Is this possible to Extend this?
Or
Un-installing and re-installing may give me back 180 days again? I haven't tried this, but need to know before I do an attempt?
Don't have other machine, don't want to re-built my system..
Any help?
Thanks in advance
SKR
Alright here's my situation.
I have two servers both running Eval copies of SQL Server 2005 Enterprise. This is only because I had the promise that I would be getting a shiney new server with a fully licensed copy of the server soon so I wasn't worried when I setup these two programs to use these. Now they are dragging their feet to approve the server and software so I'm scared.
First question - What will happen when the eval period runs out?
Second question - Can I tell what the date was when I installed the server?
These both will help me push management to approve atleast the purchase of an SQL license if I can't get the server.
Thanks.
Rob
How do you build a query to calculate the time of employement or any space of time for each person in a table? I'm thinking I would want to use a "Current Date" and "Select Datediff" calculations of some sort and reference the hiredate against the current date but I have been unable to find much on this type of query.. Please help..
Thanks..
HiI am hoping someone might be able to help me out with this.I am writing a helpdesk system which records agents logging in and outof the system.I need to write a stored procedure which will show the peak number ofagents logged in concurrently during a specified time period. Withinthe time period, the person viewing the report should be able tospecify intervals at which to see the data.Eg. There is already a table in the system which holds loggedin/logged out data like22/11/2004 14:02 - 22/11/2004 17:3022/11/2004 09:00 - 22/11/2004 17:1222/11/2004 10:25 - 22/11/2004 16:3022/11/2004 11:02 - 22/11/2004 12:3022/11/2004 16:00 - 22/11/2004 17:30The report user can then say for example they want to view databetween 10th November and 12th November broken down into 15 minutesintervals which would produce a table like this:10/11/2004 00:00 - 10/11/2004 00:1510/11/2004 00:15 - 10/11/2004 00:3010/11/2004 00:30 - 10/11/2004 00:4510/11/2004 00:45 - 10/11/2004 01:00 etc etcAgainst each of these time slots, I need to work out the peak numberof concurrent agents logged in using the first table.Can anyone make any suggestions? The time period the report user canchoose are either 15 mins, 30 mins, 45 mins, 1 hour and 1 day.Thanks in advance
View 3 Replies View RelatedHello to everybody, I'm quite new to the Analysis Services world and would like to create a BI Solution for one of my customers with the following problem: I have sales data from the ERP from different years (2005 and on). My customer wants a report that shows the sales of the current year up to the month he wants to specify (e.g. january - march 2008) compared with the sales of the same period of the previous year (e.g. january - march 2007), divided into product category.
Is there a way to build a cube and then a matrix report in Reporting Services that lets the user specify the period for the current year and shows the same period of the previous year. Do I achieve this behaviour with a calculated member in the cube (e.g. ParallelPeriod)
Any hint (or web like example) would be very appreciated.
Best regards
Alessandro
Hi,
I have a table of the following structure:
TaskID ResourceName StartDateTime FinishDateTime
12345 Joe 01 Jun 2007 12:30PM 01 Jun 2007 13:30PM
99999 Joe 01 Jun 2007 16:30PM 01 Jun 2007 19:30PM
If I have a new task id that lasts for 1 hour how can I look for the first available space that my "1 hour task " will fit into
i.e i want it to return 01 Jun 2007 13:31PM as my "new task" will fit nicely between TASKID 12345 and Task ID 99999
Hope that makes sense
Thanks
Hi, I am runnig a system with SQL Server 2000, where I get the message (17502): SQL Server evaluation period has expired.
I have valid key for this product, can anybody tell me how to updgrade the SQL Server lisence without a new installation of SQL Server?
Cheers
Kim
Using the TimeSeries algorithm, how do I forecast more than one time period ahead? I read in you book on page 182 that PredictTimeSeries function can take a parameter for the number of time periods you want to predict. Fore example, SELECT PredictTimeSeries(Bread,5) tells the algorithm to predict the next 5 time periods. Can you tell me how to change that parameter using the graphic interfaces?
Thanks!
RETAINDAYS option in BACKUP command.
SqlServer2000 (standard) on Win xp server.
Old backups are not being removed from backup sets.
I've created logical dumpdevices which maps to a physical file on disk - using sp_adddumpdevice. Regular, scheduled backups are successfully written to the backup sets (Complete, differential & Tlog) - This works fine and I can restore from them OK.
I've set the RETAINDAYS option of BACKUP command to keep backups for varying periods (eg full = 8 days, diff = 2 days, and Tlog = 1 day).
When the backups are viewed by 'drilling down' thru >Backup > open backupdevice > view contents.... all previous backups are still available even though their expiry date has passed.
The backup set files (dumpdevice files) are getting inexorably bigger and will eventually fill the available disks !
I don't want to delete or overwrite the entire contents of the backup set - just those backups more than 8 days old.
I've run sp_configure 'media_retention' 1 RECONFIGURE WITH OVERRIDE
but the old backups are still there.
dbs are getting ever bigger (high activity OLTP system) currently 2 production dbs totaling 50 GB.
Is this a bug? - ie. the option to set a retention period even though I'm writing to a logical 'dump device' rather than a normal *.BAK / *.TRN file?
or Am I doing something wrong?
HELP.
Cris Yarker
email to crispin@paymentsystemsltd.com