How do I shrink a log file in replication?

How do I shrink a log file in replication?

Once you’ve shrunk the transaction log use dbcc shrinkfile to shrink the log file. Oh, and if you’re not planning on backing up your transaction log then switch it to simple mode….engkemo_eg (8/13/2008)

1. CHECKPOINT.
2. Transaction Log Backup.
3. Shrink the log file.
4. Repeat steps 1 – 3 until file size is reasonable.

How do I truncate a log file?

Truncate the transaction log

1. Right-click the database and select Properties -> Options.
2. Set the recovery model to Simple and exit the menu.
3. Right-click the database again and select Tasks -> Shrink -> Files.
4. Change the type to Log .
5. Under Shrink action, select Reorganize pages before releasing unused space and click OK.

Why does the SQL Server transaction log keep growing?

In this case when SQL Server reaches the point where it would be safe to truncate the log file in Simple Recovery Model, it will not do that. Instead It lets the log file continue to grow and will allow it to keep growing, until you take a log backup (or run out of space on your log file drive) under normal circumstances.

Why is MY SQL log growing too big?

We often see, SQL log file growing too big in SQL Server, due to some appropriate actions not taken by the user when the transaction log keeps growing in SQL server. It creates a problem for user in using SQL Server, as transaction log grows unexpectedly. Why Transaction Log growing out of control ?

Why is the log file size so big?

Now, if the Oldest Non-Distributed transaction is changing frequently and still the log_reuse_wait_type is replication, then probably the rate of transactions which are replicated is high and might require this much log space.

Why does my DBCC log file keep growing in size?

Log_reuse_wait_desc is showing replication, not log backup though, so it seems that replication is the one causing the log to increase in size. Also, my dbcc loginfo shows almost 3000 VLFs, almost all are status=2, which means I cannot reuse them, which is why the log keeps on growing. Any thoughts is much appreciated.