Identify and Correct a Large SQL Server Error Log
Learn how to find and remove a large SQL Server Error Log file when it consumes a lot of space on your drive
2022-08-03
Learn how to find and remove a large SQL Server Error Log file when it consumes a lot of space on your drive
2022-08-03
In this tip we look at how to parse the SQL Server error log to only extract the errors and corresponding error messages.
2021-02-01
2017-05-22
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2017-04-03
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The code in this tip will show how to use two system stored procedures to identify all iterations of a given string in the available SQL Server error logs since a specific point in time.
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2017-02-02 (first published: 2013-09-16)
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How do I find out where the SQL Server Error Log file is located for a specific SQL Server instance? In this tip we look at different ways a DBA can identify the location of the SQL Server Error Log file used by an instance of SQL Server.
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I run this command in SQL Server 2022. What is the extension of the backup file?
BACKUP DATABASE HerdofTwo TO DISK = 'HerdOfTwo_20240501'See possible answers