I know there are many articles out there about MS SQL backups and transaction logs, but none of them seem straight forward (or I am just not getting it). I have read them, but am still confused. I have tried to test to learn, but MS SQL keeps complaining when I am trying backups and restores and I am not getting anywhere.
Any help and answers are greatly appreciated!
1 - What are the differences between the backup modes: full, simple, bulk-logged?
2 - Can you replay the transactions from the LDF file, or do you need a backup of them to replay them?
3 - Why are my transaction logs continuously growing? I am performing backups, but they still grow.
4 - What am I really doing when I am shrinking and truncating a transaction log? Am I essentially losing everything since my last full backup?
5 - Is there a way to clear the transaction log at every last backup?
Any straightforward help and answers are greatly appreciated. I am not trying to be ungrateful, but please don't send me links to MSDN articles. They jump around too much without getting to the point.
Any help and answers are greatly appreciated!
1 - What are the differences between the backup modes: full, simple, bulk-logged?
2 - Can you replay the transactions from the LDF file, or do you need a backup of them to replay them?
3 - Why are my transaction logs continuously growing? I am performing backups, but they still grow.
4 - What am I really doing when I am shrinking and truncating a transaction log? Am I essentially losing everything since my last full backup?
5 - Is there a way to clear the transaction log at every last backup?
Any straightforward help and answers are greatly appreciated. I am not trying to be ungrateful, but please don't send me links to MSDN articles. They jump around too much without getting to the point.