[dba-SQLServer] Shrinking log file

Mark,

You can do that using EM. Go into the properties and look for the log file
and specify a log file size. You will need to schedule a job that will
shrink the log file periodically because once you set a limit it will
complain when it reaches that limit and all your SQL operations will come to
a standstill.

Basically the drill is...

1. Set your tlog filesize to something you are comfortable with.
2. Create a backup job that backs up the tlog.
3. Create a shrink job that shrinks the tlog right after it is backed up.

This will ensure that your tlog is optimized.

Eric 

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Sent: Friday, February 10, 2006 7:25 AM
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Subject: [dba-SQLServer] Shrinking log file

Is there any way to decrease the size allocated for a log file?  I know how
to shrink it, but I can't decrease the allocated size.

Thanks,

Mark Whittinghill
Sr. Programmer Analyst
Protective - Asset Protection Division
636.536.5720
Mark.Whittinghill at protective.com


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