Hi all our It Admin is having issues with the backups. He was doing full backups every 4 hours with backupExec, which means thats way too much. But now hes trying to do a simple recovery now, because obviously the transaction logs have not been truncated. Its a big mess, I'm not involved in this part, they handle the backing up and permissions. Transaction logs are huge??
Any suggestions??
I just peeked at my DNN setup and I found that I have a transaction log about 98 gigs large, compared to a DNN database that is only about 250 megs. Crazy, huh?
Do you happen to know what I need that transaction log for? Can I just delete it or will it break my SQL db? Is there a way that I can keep only maybe a week of transactions in it so it doesn't grow so dang large?
Thanks in advance for your response!!
Tim x 4
(always learning!)
One of my production databases is currently 51 mb. The transaction log is well over 5 gig. I have tried truncating and then shrinking the log through the use of SQL utilities. This does not work! How can I quickly resolve this problem without tampering with the production environment?
Thanks in advance.
Ray Reinders
I am not a DBA and I run a personal web site that has gotten pretty large. I have never done anything to maintain my sql server, and now my transaction log is 10 Gigs and my data is only like 300 Megs. I am starting to get a memory leak with the sql service. What should I do? Is it bad to have a huge transaction log. I am not familiar with any of this stuff, so someone please point me in the right direction.
View 3 Replies View RelatedRecently I did an upgrade form SQL 7 to SQL 2000. Everything went smoothly
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Hello all,
I have inherited a SQL 2000 server, and am therefore an absolute beginner of SQL2000.
I know this has been covered before, but I don't know how to use the KB as I don't know how to run the commands/script.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/272318/
I can no longer backup the SQL database because the 'transaction log backup' file is about 17GB. The SQL database is only about 2GB! The partition that it is backed up onto fills up every day.
Can anyone help me?
Thanks
Puskas
I want to append the column to the transaction table(60 million records in it.) ..
Our transaction table is being used in production.. but i have very less amount of time ..
Instead of alter table.. (IF we use the alter to take backup of table and do the processing it will take more time). Is there any way to append the column to the transaction table ..
Hi there - can anyone advise on the following issue. We have recently performed some server side tracing on a particular SQL instance over 24hr period. We are now attempting to load these into a database for analysis. Here lies the problem.
When we are loading the profiler trace files (one at a time) into the database the transaction log is growing at an excessive rate. Even though the database is in SIMPLE mode.
We are loading the traces using the command:
INSERT INTO sqlTableToLoad
SELECT * FROM ::fn_trace_gettable('MytraceFileName', DEFAULT)
Can anyone advise how we could possibly get round this issue as we're running out of space due to the transaction log.
Thanks
What is the best way to clear the transaction logs. My backup job each night is ending because it says it is running out of disk space and I need to clear up the transaction logs. Any help is appreciated. I see many different options (trucate option, auto shrink, etc.), just need some assistance tosome more specific best approaches. Thanks
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Regards
SeTi Ni
When we backup the transaction log,will it truncate the log or it will grow from there?Truncate log on check point is desabled.
Thanks!
to take the transaction log back up regularly I should have truncate log on check point false. If I do so then how will I truncate the log.
regards,
Renu
I am trying to import records via bcp (about 1,500,000 records) and I keep running out of disk space. Is there any way to limit or do away with the transaction log (and still be able to import)?
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Can I create a second transaction log file for the DB and then delete the original log file?
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Thanks,
Ken Nicholson
I need to seperate my SMS data files and transaction logs onto two seperate drives. Can anyone assist me with this?
thanks...
HELP!!!!
When I look at the Database maintience plan history entry for backup I have a message that reads: "Backup can not be performed on this database. This sub task is ignored".
Have anyone come across this error before?? As part of the Maintenance plan some transaction log are being backup and some aren't instead they receive the message above.
Thanks
Lystra
Has anyone ever had the problem of the IT department not backing up thier transaction logs simply because they didnt find it necessary??
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Is this is a good idea or not?
If i attached my SQL Server to SAN only for DATA and LOG (Ldf) drives
through the FC. then we put *.bak and *.trn on to local disk RAID 1 drive?
Any performance isues?
Is there a way to view the transactions from a .TRN transaction log file? If so can I overwrite some of the transactions on the file and then restore from it? I am just curious.
View 2 Replies View RelatedHi, I know just about nothing about SQL Server. I am getting this error:The log file for database 'my_database' is full. Back up the transaction logfor the database to free up some log space.I can't access the transaction logs to back them up. I am told that my ISP'stech support should have it set up to shrink those logs automatically everyso often. Is that true?Why are they needed? Up till Monday, the logs are just of our getting SQLServer set up, so couldn't the logs just be deleted? Most of my site can'trun with this problem.I'd appreciate any enlightenment anyone can give me!Thanks, Jill
View 1 Replies View RelatedThis seems like it'd be a really stupid question, but for the life of me Ihaven't been able to find an answer that works....I have a database that's approximately 400MB when shrunk... and thetransaction logs are at about 4.8GB when shrunk... I can't seem to get thetransaction log any smaller, no what I try. How can I get the log downbelow 1GB and keep it there? I've only got an 18GB hard drive and I need torun 2 copies of this database.-steve
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I am trying to figure out the time a certain store procedure was executed. I know the SP's name and approximetly the time it was executed. Is this possible to do?
Honestly, i am not sure if SQL server 2005 is smart enough to keep track of commited transaction on the server.
Any suggestins?
Thanks
I have seen quite a few people post this type of problem, but I am finding few solutions. Your advice and/or experiences are greatly appreciated.
Here's my scenario:
Environment: Windows NT 4.0 SP 6, SQL 7.0 (set up for Transactional Replication)
Problem: We have several remote dB machines configured for full recovery. On these machines are several dB's that are capturing aprox. 280 data points per second per unit. (Each dB represents one unit, and we have 21 units) No problem here. The problem is the transaction logs, that obviously grow profusely, will not SHRINK after, backups, dbcc commands and TSQL has been issued in failed attempts to shrink the logs. (in other words we've tried everything)
My questions are:
1. Because we are replicating, is it absolutely necessary to configure dB's for FULL recovery? How do I check in 7.0 if the dB is certainly in FULL vs. SIMPLE recovery mode?
2. I work with SQL 2000 and shrinking files is no problem. How can we shrink these log files in SQL 7.0?
It is rather urgent I find a solution as we are running out of hard drive space on our remote machines. Please help :-(
Christine
I am having trouble Truncating a Transaction Log. I`ve tried everything in Book Online.
I`ve backed up the database, I`ve tried DBCC SHRINKFILE, DBCC SHRINKDATABASE, BACKUP LOG TRUNCATE_ONLY ...etc, but it will not shrink. Any suggestions ? Thanks.
Currently, my databases and their corresponding transaction logs are all on the same disk array. I finally was able to acquire a seperate disk, specifically to seperate the logs, in case of failure, etc.
Now, I need to figure out how to go about moving the tansaction logs off the current disk array and on to the new disk.
In Enterprise Manager, I brought up "Properties" for the first database, and went to the "Transaction Log" tab. Clicked on the "browse" or "..." button in the location field and got the following message:
"A transaction log file's physical name cannot be changed once the transaction log file has been created". :(
I have been looking through Books On Line, but have been unable to find anything helpful yet.
Can anyone help me figure out how to go about moving a transaction log's location? There has to be some way.
Even if it involves shutting down the server, altering system tables, etc. I need to get these moved.
Your help is appreciated. Thanks.
Hi all,
I have set up a maintenance plan to backup my databases but when I view the maintenance plan history the transaction log backup steps have a success tick but a message saying :
"Backup can not be performed on this database. This sub task is ignored"
I have looked in my backup directory and only see *.BAK files and no *.TRN.
The transaction logs are supposed to back up at 1AM and the databases at 2AM
All my databases being backed up have the truncate log on checkpoint option set. Is this best practise according to my backup schedule ?
Help !!!!
Regards,
Tim
Is it possible to move .ldf's to another drive. For example I would like to move a database transaction log file from C:mssql7data to D:mssql7logs.
How can this be done?
TIA!
JJ
Hi all,
I am restoring database from Transaction Logs. I followed all the steps
mentioned in the book. Just before the last step there are three options
1. Leave Database Operational. No Additional Logs can be Restored.
2. Leave Database Nonoperational But Able to Restore Additional
Transaction Logs.
3. Leave Database Read_Only And Able To Restore Additional Transaction Logs.
Option 2 and 3 aresupposed to set on the NORECOVERY flag.
I tried both options 2, and 3 , But still got messages that I did not
specify WITH NORECOVERY or WITH STANDBY.
Can anyone please tell me what I am doing wrong?
Thanks in Advance.
Attaullah
I am currently having a problem with a transaction log not emptying even when backed up and truncated. I have done a full database backup and then a transaction log backup expecting this to flush the log however the log is not emptied and it is growing larger and larger. Even when I truncate the log it still doesn't free any space up. Can anybody out there spot the fundemental error in my working??? most grateful. Andy (SQL allegedly)
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