2 I understand excessive Transaction Log growth is a very common issue, and has been asked and answered many times. (Why Does the Transaction Log Keep Growing or Run Out of Space?) I also know the exact issue causing the file growth in this particular database. What I'm unsure about is the best approach to fix it with minimal impact to users.
I've enabled change data capture on a SQL Server database. The database is in full recovery mode. The LOG backups of the database are being done hourly. The capture jobs was running without any iss...
Why do I get The transaction log for database 'X' is full due to 'ACTIVE_TRANSACTION' on a database with Simple recovery model and auto-growing log file? The failing operation is executing many, many Insert statements.
In SQL Server - What are some reasons the transaction log grows so large? Why is my log file so big? What are some ways to prevent this problem from occurring? What do I do when I get myself on track with the underlying cause and want to put my transaction log file to a healthy size?
Then shrink the actual transaction log file with the following options (same dialog again, File type : Log): Select a size which is just above the (Minimum is xxx MB) which is displayed in the dialog. Warning If you switch to the SIMPLE Recovery model, then you will be unable to restore the database to a given point-in-time.
I moved to a new company recently wherein they have 2 databases in a SQL server of size 20-25 GB. I'm unable to shrink the log file of the databases. Transaction log backup of the databases are set...
23 How to write script or a query that will display the last full backup and the last log backup for each database on each of the production servers using the system table "backupset" and related backup tables.
In either mode, SQL server uses the transaction log for in-process transactions, the difference is what happens next: FULL recovery mode: When a transaction completes, it sticks around in the tran log until you perform a transaction log backup.
So, it’s recommended before goes live you should prepare LOG_BACKUP Maintenance Plan to back up the log file frequently to avoid the shrink operation on Production. For more details check The transaction log for database ‘SharePoint_Config’ is full due to LOG_BACKUP Hope this helps you
