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| 3 | More > Error Logs ProblemMy SQL Server 2005 error log is getting very large due to auditing login activity and freezes Management Studio when
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it loads. On another SQL Server I have lost much of the historical maximum number of error log files error log data from SQL Server service restarts and Windows reboots. Do I have any options to address these two unable to cycle error log file needs to review and retain this data in an easy manner? SolutionYes - A few options are available to address the size and number of error logs for both SQL Server and SQL https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms182512(v=sql.110).aspx Server Agent. Let's break these down as well as outline another alternative to review these files without locking Management Studio. SQL Server Error Log To limit the size of the SQL Server error log, the sp_cycle_errorlog system stored procedure can be issued to start a new error log. Depending on the growth rate of the SQL Server error log dictates when sp_cycle_errorlog should be issued. Reference https://www.mssqltips.com/sqlservertip/1155/sql-server-2005-error-log-management/ the code below as an example. EXEC master.sys.sp_cycle_errorlog; -- Expected successful output-- DBCC execution completed. If DBCC printed error messages, contact your system administrator. Next, the easiest means to address this need would be to schedule a SQL Server Job to support the need. Reference the SQLServer2005_CycletheErrorLog_Job.txt as a point of reference. Finally, to address not loosing the historical SQL Server error log, the number of logs should be expanded beyond the default of 7. The maximum number of logs is 99 for the SQL Server error log. When it comes to expanding the number of SQL Server error logs, follow these steps: Open Management Studio Navigate to root | Management folder | SQL Server Logs folder Right click on the SQL Server Logs folder and select the 'Configure' option Select the 'Limit the number of error log files before they are recycled' check box Reference the screen shot below as a point of reference Enter the desired number of error logs in the 'Maximum number of error log files' Reference the screen shot below as a point of reference Press the 'OK' button to save the configuration Alternatively, the following code can be used to
RESOURCES Database Tools SQL Scripts & Samples Links » Database Forum » Slideshows » Sitemap Free Newsletters: DatabaseDaily News Via RSS Feed Database Journal |DBA Support |SQLCourse |SQLCourse2 Featured Database Articles MS SQL Posted Feb 28, 2006 Cycling the ERRORLOG file and Deleting Backup http://www.databasejournal.com/features/mssql/article.php/3587611/Cycling-the-ERRORLOG-file-and-Deleting-Backup-History-Information.htm History Information By Gregory A. Larsen Every DBA needs a few tricks up his/her sleeves to http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic337468-149-1.aspx help them better manage their SQL Server 2000 environment. In this article I will explore a couple of such tricks. I will first explore how to cycle the SQL Server error log, and why you might want to do this. Secondly I will discuss backup history information and why you would need to periodically remove some of the older history information. Cycling the ERRORLOG file Have error log you ever tried to bring up the error log file and had to wait quite a while before the log is displayed? Then once the error log file was displayed you had to wade through days, weeks, or perhaps months worth of log information prior to getting to the specific timeframe that interested you? Well if you have had this problem then you might want to consider cycling that error log more frequently. By cycling the error log, I mean closing the cycle error log existing log and creating a new one, without shutting down SQL Server. The error log file can grow quite large if you leave SQL Server up and running for long periods of time, and/or you log lots of information. SQL Server creates a new error log file every time you startup SQL Server. SQL Server limits the number of old error log files that are kept, on disk, prior to being recycled (deleted). By default the number of old error log files that are kept on disk is 6. The current error log file is named ERRORLOG, while older log files have a number appended to their name, such as ERRORLOG.1, ERRORLOG.2, etc. ERRORLOG.1 is the most current old log, ERRORLOG.2 the next most current log, etc. When a new error log file is created and there are as many old error log files on disk as allowed by the server configuration, then the oldest log file is deleted when a new ERRORLOG file is created. SQL Server provides a system stored procedure (SP) to cycle the error log. This SP is called sp_cycle_errorlog. When this SP is executed it will create a new log file and rename the existing error log file to ERRORLOG.1, and then rename ERRORLOG.1 to ERRORLOG.2, and so on. If the maximum number of error log files allowed by SQL Server already exists, then the oldest error log file will be deleted. If you plan to cycle the
Recent PostsRecent Posts Popular TopicsPopular Topics Home Search Members Calendar Who's On Home » SQL Server 2005 » SQL Server 2005 General Discussion » SQL server Error log rotation 13 posts,Page 1 of 212»» SQL server Error log rotation Rate Topic Display Mode Topic Options Author Message mark gordonmark gordon Posted Wednesday, January 17, 2007 7:54 AM Forum Newbie Group: General Forum Members Last Login: Tuesday, June 19, 2007 7:36 AM Points: 3, Visits: 1 I'm having a problem where a ton of 318 error jumped my error log up to 1.8 GB in size. Is there a way to have the log files rotate every so often or limit the file size where the oldest events are purged to keep the server from locking up? I've tried just stopping the sql server agent service but it seems that the sql server service is using this file as well. I want to be able to archive this file elsewhere. Thanks for any replys. Post #337468 Steve Goodwin-362749Steve Goodwin-362749 Posted Wednesday, January 17, 2007 9:22 AM Grasshopper Group: General Forum Members Last Login: Friday, March 23, 2007 7:34 AM Points: 16, Visits: 1 You need to backup your transaction log periodically to purge old tranasctions. The frequency of the backup depends on the amount of activity in your database. Another option is to switch to Simple recovery mode, but this is not something you should do in a production environment. Post #337523 Grant FritcheyGrant Fritchey Posted Thursday, January 18, 2007 4:29 AM SSCoach Group: General Forum Members Last Login: Yesterday @ 4:21 PM Points: 17,002, Visits: 31,837 We usually run this once a week on production servers:sp_cycle_errorlogWe generally only keep the four weeks around. If you want to archive them after you cycle them, you can set up some sort of backup routine to tape or something.This works on 2000 & 2005 servers. ----------------------------------------------------"The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood..." Theodore RooseveltThe Scary DBAAuthor of: SQL Server Query Performance Tuning and SQL Server Execution PlansProduct Evangelist for Red Gate Software Post #337737 mark gordonmark gordon Posted Thursday, January 18, 2007 7:30 AM Forum Newbie Group: General Forum Members Last Login: Tuesday, June 19, 2007 7:36 AM Points: 3, Visits: 1 thanks Grant we'll have to do that. Post #337787 Anthony Young-223234Anthony You