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How to restore SQL database after log shipping?
The database is called VLDB with log shipping set up successfully as shown. These are three jobs used for log shipping: LSRestore_BOULCOTT\\INST1_VLDB – restores the log backups on the secondary
How to restore transaction log in SQL Server?
Perform a transaction log backup of the primary database as shown and then delete it from the backup folder. Once done, run the following jobs in sequence. When you run the restore job you will get this error message, because of the deleted log backup file.
Why do I get an error when I restore my SQL database?
Once done, run the following jobs in sequence. When you run the restore job you will get this error message, because of the deleted log backup file. When you right click on the SQL instance and view the log shipping status report, you will see that the log shipping report status is still looking good.
How to break the log shipped database configuration?
Break the log shipping configuration by referring to the steps described earlier in the tip. Check the log shipping status report again to ensure that the log shipping configuration has alerted of a failure. You can see that the log shipping configuration has failed with an error. Create a full database backup using this script.
How to break the log shipping configuration after restore?
Break the log shipping configuration by referring to the steps described earlier in the tip. Check the log shipping status report again to ensure that the log shipping configuration has alerted a failure. The alerting will display based on the restore threshold that is set. In our case, the restore threshold is set to 5 minutes.
Where does log shipping take place in SQL Server?
All administration of the log shipping configuration through SQL Server Management Studio is performed from the primary database. The instance of SQL Server where you want to keep a warm standby copy of your primary database. The warm standby copy of the primary database.
What happens to transaction log after database restore?
After restoration on the secondary server, database will be in standby/read-only mode. In order to sync databases, you need to create transaction log backup on primary database and execute restore on the secondary database. Transaction log backup is performed with BACKUP LOG command
Can you read from a log shipping secondary database?
In many scenarios, you only want to grant read access to a user on the log shipping secondary database. You do not want that user to be able to access the primary. This is tricky. To read from a database, you need a login with an associated database user.
When do you do a transaction log backup?
All transaction log backups taken after the full database backup or the differential backup (if you restore one) and before the particular transaction log backup. Log backups must be applied in the sequence in which they were created, without any gaps in the log chain.
Is there a way to temporarily stop logshipping?
Yes simple way to temporarily stop Logshipping is to disable all the jobs related to Logshipping, since LS is basically backup of transaction logs and restore you have control over it. You need to disable Backup, copy and restore jobs. Please also make sure you disable LS_Alert jobs because they would fire and unnecessarily give you false alerts.
Where is the history of log shipping stored?
The log shipping jobs always save the history and status of log shipping operations. The primary server always keeps the history and state of the backup process, whereas the history and state of the copy and restore operations are stored at the secondary server.