March 4, 2009 at 12:13 pm
Is there any advantage to backing up the transaction log right before creating a full backup? I am picturing two sequential steps within one maintenance plan. This would supplement the existing scheduled transaction log backups, not replace it.
March 4, 2009 at 12:58 pm
Nothing wrong with doing a t-log backup prior to a full backup. It will truncate the t-log reducing the amount the t-log that may need to be backed up during the full backup to ensure a consistent state.
March 4, 2009 at 3:18 pm
As Lynn stated - nothing wrong with it. For me, it would depend on how often I am running the tlog backups and when the full backup is scheduled.
If I am running tlog backups every 15 minutes - there really is no reason to run an extra one.
If I am running every hour (on the hour), and my backup is scheduled to start on the half-hour - then, maybe.
If I am running every four hours (on the hour beginning at 12:00), the backup is scheduled at 2am - then I could see including another tlog.
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