• DIB IN (1/8/2013)


    database to be Full recovery.

    there will be no data loss or minimum data loss.

    Simple recovery model doesn't support that. Have another read through that article, specifically the sections on log backups.

    p.s. Don't shrink the log to 0. Once you have log backups running, you can shrink the log to a sensible size (0 is not sensible)

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
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