Adding files to a DB vs. Standby Server

  • Hi, people.

    I have a ~90GB database, with 22 files (4GB each). Once a month, I

    perform a full database backup and restore to other server, WITH

    STANDBY. So, every bussiness day I execute 2 BACKUP LOG (12:30PM and

    10PM) and restore over my standby database. My SQL version is 7.0

    Standard with SP4 (the backup/restore precess is implemented in a set

    of jobs).

    This week my datafiles has >95% full, so I think "I'll create other

    4GB datafile". I not create the datafile yet, because in BOL there's a

    topic about error 3155 (The RESTORE operation cannot proceed because

    one or more files have been added or dropped from the database since

    the backup set was created).

    In my (humble) opinion, if I add a datafile, then my RESTORE LOG

    statments will fail, am I right? If yes, there's a way to avoid this

    error and don't "brake" my RESTORE LOG chain?

    Thanks in advance for any help.

    _______________________________

    Marcelo L Guimaraes

  • I think this will cause an issue. Can you not take a full backup and move that over after the new file?

    Steve Jones

    sjones@sqlservercentral.com

    http://www.sqlservercentral.com/columnists/sjones

    http://www.dkranch.net

  • Thanks Steve.

    But I want avoid perform a full backup, because disk space to do this is limited(only 78GB free). My last backup (last weekend) was a "fight" against ever-growing files.

    Thanks again.

    Marcelo

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