ADD DATABASE COPY LOG FILES FULL

ldf file from the database, reading the information from it, and finally replaying the changes against the database.

ADD DATABASE COPY LOG FILES FULL

In order to recover a SQL Server database completely, and to ensure that changes that have occurred can be re-executed after the full backup which will be restored, requires using the. ldf file are all that is needed to completely recover the database without losing any schema or data of the original database. Luckily, there is a solution for this case, a database backup combined with a. Such is the case of the disaster which completely destroys our database, and the only salvageable parts are the old database backup and the. Regardless of our prevention and safety measures, some DBAs still find themselves in the situation where prevention measures do not stop the disaster, nor it is possible to directly recover the database with usual tools.

Nevertheless, creating regular full database backups doesnвЂ™t provide full point-in-time recovery, since restoring the latest full backup will restore a database to a proper state at the time a backup was created, but all changes, both schema and data, which have occurred after the last full backup will be practically lost. Having a good recovery plan that ensures database backups are being taken on a regular basis and safely stored on specific or multiple storage drives greatly increases database safety and recovery options when a disaster or accident occurs.

Add database copy log files