Eric Barro
ebarro at verizon.net
Fri Feb 10 15:59:50 CST 2006
Yes you can do that as well. Go into EM and then right click the database and then select Shrink Database. When the dialog comes up click Files and select the transaction log file and keep repeating the shrink operation until it no longer shrinks. If this is the first time you will probably need to backup the tlog file. Create a backup device and back up the tlog file first and then go the shrink operation. -----Original Message----- From: dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Mark.Whittinghill at protective.com Sent: Friday, February 10, 2006 11:40 AM To: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com Subject: Re: [dba-SQLServer] Shrinking log file Thanks, but is there a way to decrease the allocated size of an existing log? For example, say my log has 200MB allocated. Perhaps I can shrink it to 20MB, but it still has 200 allocated. I am so far unable to decrease the size allocated. Mark Whittinghill Sr. Programmer Analyst Protective - Asset Protection Division 636.536.5720 Mark.Whittinghill at protective.com "Eric Barro" <ebarro at verizon.net> Sent by: dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com 02/10/2006 01:15 PM Please respond to dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com To <dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com> cc Subject Re: [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 ----------------------------------------- Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail communication and any attachments may contain confidential and privileged information for the use of the designated recipients named above. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that you have received this communication in error and that any review, disclosure, dissemination, distribution or copying of it or its contents is prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify me immediately by replying to this message and deleting it from your computer. Thank you. _______________________________________________ dba-SQLServer mailing list dba-SQLServer at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-sqlserver http://www.databaseadvisors.com