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I have a fairly large SQL Server database that is using SIMPLE recovery mode. We don't really have a need for up to the second recovery so i'd prefer we stay with this mode.
For some reason the transaction log for this database is massive (410 GB) with...
Started by Eric on
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After that your huge log file can be safely deleted .
SQL Server will create a new log file.
The database.
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We have a database in SQL Server 2008 for which the Recovery model is set to Simple .
Periodically, we run a big update on a big table (15 million rows to update). To accomplish this, we run a Stored Procedure which takes 2 hours+ to run. When the Stored...
Started by MaxiWheat on
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SQL Server won't automatically shrink the log unless.
To break up the operations to minimize log growth.
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SQL Server 2005 dropped a user from one of our mirrored databases after we recovered from a simple Windows-update induced restart of the machine.
I checked and the login is not in the mirror server (it is in the primary). If the system experienced a failover...
Started by Matt Rogish on
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If the user was there when you setup mirroring, even if the login did not exist, SQL.
Not sync'd to a login.
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We wrote a SharePoint intranet app for the one of our clients that keeps track of files and manages them through various levels of approval. Several files containing important data were accidentally deleted between...
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What you could try (until someone here with more in depth SQL knowledged chimes in) is to shut down SQL Server, make....
I believe the transaction log.
I've never used it but Apex SQL Log has a free download and might fix your issue.
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I've just read through a lot of MSDN documentation and I think I understand the different recovery models and the concept of a backup chain. I still have one question:
Does a full database backup truncate the transaction log (using full recovery mode)...
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A transaction log to look closely at how SQL Server does backups but know that in-flight/long running transactions & in that time, the pages copied....
Thanks
A full back up does NOT truncate the log .
Logging and Recovery in SQL Server .
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I am trying to recover the password for one of the logins on a SQL 2005 (SP3) database. There seem to be a large number of tools out there to do this.
I'm a little nervous of running a tool against a live database server that I don't know much about.
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Started by ilivewithian on
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They even helpfully supply C++ source.
Cracking-sql-passwords.pdf , describes how their cracker works.
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I have full weekly backups, daily differential backups and hourly transaction log backups.
To restore the database, I restore the full backup, then the last dif backup then all the transaction log backups specifying NORECOVERY on all the restores except...
Started by Robin Day on
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RESTORE DATABASE [MyDatabase] WITH RECOVERY
It didn't even occur to me that you can run the RESTORE DATABASE dbname WITH RECOVERY.
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I was wondering how you can recover data from your logfile. I'm using sql 2005 (full backup).
The problem is that a service cleared my data last night (which it shouldn't have). and now I want to recover those rows that were deleted before.
can anyone...
Started by Sem Dendoncker on
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Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at stackoverflow):
Database uses full recovery model; 2) you have full backup that you make before accidental deleting.
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Scenario: We want to use SQL Server 2005 Standard's version of DB mirroring along with a witness server in an Active Directory domain environment. The database is fed from a 3rd party app server that cannot be modified apart from the DB connection string...
Started by Matt Rogish on
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SQL 2005's database mirroring does this stuff.
SQL 2005's database mirroring specifications are built server, so I assume you're using automatic failover.
Question 1: You're overthinking it.
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Hey all,
When performing a SQL Full backup using the 'Full Recovery Model' the backup succeeds but with exceptions as indicated in the following job completion message; "V-79-40960-37914 - Database database_name is configured to maintain transaction logs...
Started by jc-pro on
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There is a very nice explanation on recovery modes in the book SQL Server to simple recovery mode...ensure there is not log backup method defined in the SQL backup job and not doing log backups
You....
You cannot do log backups.
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