Brett Barabash
BBarabash at TappeConstruction.com
Wed Feb 4 10:47:32 CST 2004
Forgive me for not posting this to the other list. However, my hunch is that there are many like myself who only subscribe to AccessD. For those of you in charge of the care & feeding of your SQL Server databases, how are you managing the transaction log file size? We have a very active system that has generated log files in excess of 6 GB (even bigger than the data file!). We have a weekly shrink database job that runs on data and log files, but my impression was that it just rearranges fragmented data and truncates unused pages. Is this correct? In Enterprise Manager, if I select the Restrict file growth option, will it automatically truncate old entries, or does it act like SS 6.5 and halt all new transactions until the log file is dumped? Ideally, we would like to retain any transactions that occured between nightly backups. Are there any utilities that can assist in this? If not, what is an appropriate log file size for a 5 GB database? The reluctant dba, Brett Barabash, MCP Tappe Construction, Co. Eagan, MN bbarabash at tappeconstruction.com (651) 256-6831 "One thing a computer can do that most humans can't is be sealed up in a cardboard box and sit in a warehouse." -Jack Handey -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the originator of the message. This footer also confirms that this email message has been scanned for the presence of computer viruses. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, except where the sender specifies and with authority, states them to be the views of Tappe Construction Co. Scanning of this message and addition of this footer is performed by SurfControl E-mail Filter software in conjunction with virus detection software.