Deleting Sql Server Error Log Files
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Sp_cycle_errorlog
15:21 aron 245137 add a comment| 1 Answer 1 active oldest votes up vote 14 down vote accepted You can cycle the error log by calling sp_cycle_errorlog and then that will close the current error log and cycle the log extensions. Basically, it'll create a new error log file that SQL Server will be hitting. Then the archived error log(s) can be treated accordingly (delete/move with caution). This will not technically "truncate" the log, it'll just roll it over and you can handle the old logs as you so please, like any other file system file. When you do this, you should see a new log file with an entry that resembles the following: The error log has been reinitialized. See the previous log for older entries. BOL reference on sp_cycle_errorlog share|improve this answer answered Jan 2 '13 at 15:36 Thomas Stringer 31.6k572117 3 @JohnDaCosta what? No. Read the question again and take a closer look at the picture. –ivanmp Jan 5 '13 at 9:00 @JohnDaCosta please reread the question. I believe you are mistaken. –Thomas Stringer Jan 5 '13 at 12:56 It's worth noting that sp_cycle_errorlog only recycles ONE log file. But because there are 7 files, if you
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and here http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2010/11/09/sql-server-recycle-error-log-create-new-log-file-without-server-restart If you are in fact talking about the transaction log file(s) for your database(Server 2016 SQL Server 2014 SQL Server 2012 SQL Server 2008 AdministrationBackup and Recovery Cloud High Availability Performance Tuning PowerShell Security Storage Virtualization DevelopmentASP.NET Entity http://sqlmag.com/blog/how-prevent-enormous-sql-server-error-log-files Framework T-SQL Visual Studio Business IntelligencePower BI SQL Server Analysis Services SQL Server Integration Services SQL Server Reporting Services InfoCenters Advertisement Home > Blogs > SQL Server Questions Answered https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/sqlserver/en-US/7760cbff-d2c4-4328-8184-739df2c04d6d/how-to-delete-error-logs-in-sql-serevr?forum=sqldatabaseengine > How to prevent enormous SQL Server error log files SQL Server Questions Answered How to prevent enormous SQL Server error log files Aug 19, 2011 by Paul S. Randal sql server in SQL Server Questions Answered RSS EMAIL Tweet Comments 0 Question: Some of the SQL Server instances I manage routinely have extremely large (multiple gigabytes) error logs because they are rebooted so infrequently. Trying to open an error log that large is really problematic. Is there a way that the error logs can be made smaller? Answer: I completely sql server error sympathize with you. Very often when dealing with client systems we encounter similar problems. Thankfully there is an easy solution. (See also, "Choosing Default Sizes for Your Data and Log Files" and "Why is a Rolled-Back Transaction Causing My Differential Backup to be Large?"). The number of error logs is set to 6 by default, and a new one is created each time the server restarts. Old ones are renamed when a new one is created and the oldest is deleted. As you’ve noticed, this can lead to extremely large error log files that are very cumbersome to work with. There is a registry setting ‘NumErrorLogs’ that controls the number of error log files to keep in the LOG directory. This can easily be changed through Management Studio. In Object Explorer for the instance, navigate to Management then SQL Server Logs. Right-click and select Configure as shown below. This brings up the Configure SQL Server Error Logs dialog. Check the ‘Limit the number of error log files before they are recycled’ box and set
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