SQL backups & Log truncation
Created: 01 Aug 2012 | Updated: 02 Aug 2012 | 5 comments
Folks;
I have multiple SQL database as a Single & part of CSV with Simple & Full Recovery model. i would like to know that if i run the full database will it truncate the logs??
Secondly i have BE 2012 SP1, where i can get the log backup option in incremental backup stage. i know that if we run full backups in Exchange the logs gets purge automatically, but here i want to do Weekly full backup with daily differential & hourly logs backups.
How can i take logs backups without truncation/Purge & what will be the restore scenario for the above in case of disaster recovery..
Need your suggestion & best scenarios as mentioned above..
Best Regards;
Discussion Filed Under:
Comments 5 Comments • Jump to latest comment
You need to run a specific log backup to truncate the logs (Full mode DBs)
Apparently unlike the Exchange API from Microsoft, the SQL API does not allow a truncation as part of the full.
Simple mode DB's do not need truncation.
Can you clarify about hourly logs backups,if i run icremental backup as a log as mentioned in below Snap,will it truncate the logs?? i want to avoide tuncation for hourly LOGS backups.
You can choose the other option which is log backup without truncation.
Actualy it takes time to find the option " log no truncate method" which only avialable in one time backup window. but what if i want hourly basis log backups without truncation..
i got the option as mentioned in below article
http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=content&id=HOWTO73850#v53937377
I didn't realise that "no truncate" is only available for one-time jobs. I guess what you want is not available, but it should not matter since you have log backups and you can apply these log backups when you do a point-in-time restore. However, if you want to have "no truncate" for scheduled backup jobs, then make a case for it in the Ideas sections. If enough users vote for it, it might get implemented in some future release of BE.
Would you like to reply?
Login or Register to post your comment.