Also, when you truncate a transaction log, all this does is to remove committed database transactions from that log. It does not shrink the physical size of the transaction log file. That's where SHRINKFILE comes in.
Here's a link to Microsoft's support site with more info http://support.microsoft.com/kb/873235 Over a long course of time, if you are using Remedy with all the add-ons you list, that transaction log can grow quite large. Joseph Kasell Network Management Integrator Telecommunications Division Navy Federal Credit Union 820 Follin Lane Vienna, Virginia 22180 703/206-2007 Kaiser Norm E CIV USAF 96 CS/SCCE <[EMAIL PROTECTED] To N.AF.MIL> arslist@ARSLIST.ORG Sent by: "Action cc Request System discussion Subject list(ARSList)" Re: Transaction log is full. <[EMAIL PROTECTED] ORG> 07/12/2007 10:52 AM Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED] RG This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C7C494.39F6FAB3 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable If you don't have a good SQL maintenance plan in place, the transaction log just grows and grows and grows over time. The transaction log can grow quite a bit if you run, say, an escalation or filter that modifies 1000s of records. Then do that a few days a week, and in no time the transaction log is huge. =20 ________________________________ From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of DJHuang Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2007 9:49 AM To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG Subject: Re: Transaction log is full. =20 ** Hi, Regarding to this transaction log full issue, it is not how you truncate the transaction log file but how the transaction log file=20 got full that interests me. We have a v7 ARS server with IM, PM, CM, SLM, CMDB, EIE for SQL installed.=20 After about 6 months running, we hit the same situation. There are about 20000 incident tickets in the db and=20 2000 contact information replicated/updated nightly. It end up with a more than 100GB transaction log file. =20 Does anyone know what kind of behavior would generate a log file so large? Thank you. DJHuang 2007/7/12, Broyles Robert K Mr CTR USAF 96 CS/SCCE < [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >: Thanks Joe. I went back and reread the SQL books online and say that my syntax was wrong. I didn't need to specify TRUNCATEONLY if I pass it a file size. 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The transaction log can grow quite a bit if you run, = say, an escalation or filter that modifies 1000s of records. Then do that = a few days a week, and in no time the transaction log is = huge.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dnavy face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <div> <div class=3DMsoNormal align=3Dcenter style=3D'text-align:center'><font = size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'> <hr size=3D2 width=3D"100%" align=3Dcenter tabindex=3D-1> </span></font></div> <p class=3DMsoNormal><b><font size=3D2 face=3DTahoma><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font = size=3D2 face=3DTahoma><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> = Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:<st1:PersonName = w:st=3D"on">arslist@ARSLIST.ORG</st1:PersonName>] <b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>DJHuang<br> <b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Thursday, July 12, = 2007 9:49 AM<br> <b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> <st1:PersonName = w:st=3D"on">arslist@ARSLIST.ORG</st1:PersonName><br> <b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: Transaction = log is full.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p> </div> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span = style=3D'font-size: 12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-bottom:12.0pt'><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'>** Hi,<br> <br> Regarding to this transaction log full issue, it is not how = you truncate the transaction log file but how the transaction log file <br> got full that interests me. We have a v7 ARS server with = IM, PM, CM, SLM, CMDB, EIE for SQL installed. <br> After about 6 months running, we hit the same situation. = There are about 20000 incident tickets in the db and <br> 2000 contact information replicated/updated nightly. It end up = with a more than 100GB transaction log file. <br> Does anyone know what kind of behavior would generate a log = file so large?<br> Thank you.<br> <br> DJHuang<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <div> <p class=3DMsoNormal><span class=3Dgmailquote><font size=3D3 = face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'>2007/7/12, <st1:PersonName = w:st=3D"on">Broyles Robert K Mr CTR USAF 96 CS/SCCE</st1:PersonName> <<a href=3D"mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]" target=3D"_blank"> [EMAIL PROTECTED]</a>>:</span></font></span><o:p></o:p><= /p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span = style=3D'font-size: 12.0pt'>Thanks Joe. I went back and reread the SQL books = online and say that my <br> syntax was wrong. I didn't need to specify TRUNCATEONLY if I = pass it a<br> file size.<br> <br> Rob<br> <br> _________________________________________________________________________= ______<br> UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at <a = href=3D"http://www.arslist.org"; target=3D"_blank">www.arslist.org</a> ARSlist:"Where the Answers = Are"<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span = style=3D'font-size: 12.0pt'><br> __20060125_______________________This posting was submitted with HTML in = it___ <o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> </body> </html> __20060125_______________________This posting was submitted with HTML in it___ ------_=_NextPart_001_01C7C494.39F6FAB3-- _______________________________________________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org ARSlist:"Where the Answers Are"
