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Why is SQL server-log shipping restore job error?
If we look closely to the error, it talks about LSN mismatch. Most of the cases, a manual transaction log backup was taken. I remember few scenarios where a 3 rd party tool would have taken transaction log backup of database which was also part of a log shipping configuration.
Is the SQL server log file too recent?
2015-10-13 21:09:05.13 *** Error: The log in this backup set begins at LSN 32000000047300001, which is too recent to apply to the database. An earlier log backup that includes LSN 32000000047000001 can be restored.
Why does transaction log fail in SQL 2014?
I have set up transaction log shipping between 2 SQL 2014 Servers, everything seems to setup correctly but when the restore happens it seems to fail if the .trn is really small eg 7k. Not sure if that has any bearing on it but it the only thing that is different. Here are the logs from the restore job.
Is there way to manually restore SQL server logs?
Below picture is self-explanatory. Once we found the “problematic” backup, we need to restore it manually on secondary database. Make sure that we are using either norecovery or standby option so that other logs can be restored. Once file is restored, the restore job would be able to pick-up from the same place and would catch up automatically.
Why do I get a log shipping failure error?
The log shipping failure error is caused when a new file is added to the primary database and the path of new file doesn’t exist on a secondary server. Solution: There are two ways to solve the log shipping failure error mentioned above: Create the same path on the secondary server where the restore is failing.
When to do full backup with log shipping?
When dealing with very large databases, full database backups are usually performed on the weekends to avoid peak database usage during the week and differential backups are done every other day of the week. Let’s assume that in our scenario, we have the backup schedule as below for our VLDB database with log shipping.
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.
What should I do if my SQL server log is too recent?
Make sure that we are using either norecovery or standby option so that other logs can be restored. Once file is restored, the restore job would be able to pick-up from the same place and would catch up automatically. What are the other problems you have seen with Log-shipping?
What is SQL errorlog error on secondary database?
If the failure is more than configured thresholds, then we would start seen below error in SQL ERRORLOG on secondary also: 2015-10-14 06:22:00.240 spid60 Error: 14421, Severity: 16, State: 1. 2015-10-14 06:22:00.240 spid60 The log shipping secondary database PinalServer.LSDemo has restore threshold of 45 minutes and is out of sync.
What causes job Activity Monitor on secondary to fail?
To start troubleshooting, we can look at Job activity monitor on secondary which would fail with the below state: If you know SQL transaction log backup basics, you might be able to guess the cause. If we look closely to the error, it talks about LSN mismatch. Most of the cases, a manual transaction log backup was taken.