Trans Log backup of Log Shipped DB

  • Dear Experts,
    Please advise if the differential backups are the only way in log shipped environment as the trans log backups will break the LS backup chain . Thank you .

  • Arsh - Thursday, December 7, 2017 9:20 AM

    Dear Experts,
    Please advise if the differential backups are the only way in log shipped environment as the trans log backups will break the LS backup chain . Thank you .

    What? Your question makes no sense.

  • Log shipping uses log backups. That's it. A full is required (or full+diff) to get the system setup, but log shipping moves transaction log backups to the secondary and restores them.

    This does not break the log chain.

  • Arsh - Thursday, December 7, 2017 9:20 AM

    Dear Experts,
    Please advise if the differential backups are the only way in log shipped environment as the trans log backups will break the LS backup chain . Thank you .

    If you mean backups in regards to the primary, you can do full and/or differentials. It does not affect the log chain.
    You don't want another set of log backups outside of the log shipping process - that is what breaks the log chain.

    Sue

  • Sue_H - Thursday, December 7, 2017 4:02 PM

    Arsh - Thursday, December 7, 2017 9:20 AM

    Dear Experts,
    Please advise if the differential backups are the only way in log shipped environment as the trans log backups will break the LS backup chain . Thank you .

    If you mean backups in regards to the primary, you can do full and/or differentials. It does not affect the log chain.
    You don't want another set of log backups outside of the log shipping process - that is what breaks the log chain.

    Sue

    Thank u everybody . Yes Sue , that was my question.. Thank u.

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