Do we need separate job to backup System databases?

  • Hi,

    I have stored procedure which backsup all the user databases. Its running as a job.

    Now can we include the system databases to backup in the same job or do we need a separate job?

  • Personally, a separate job for the system databases.

  • If you include the system databases, be sure to put msdb at the end, because it contains all backup info.

    We are using a single job for all our databases (daily) and another job to perform the log-backups (at least hourly).

    Both jobs include (at the end) master and msdb.

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  • I've gone both ways, but I have tended to separate out the system databases to a separate job.

  • thank you..

    Iam currently taking log backups for user databases only. How frequently do we need to schedule log backups for modl,msdb?

    we can not take log backup for master database right?

  • Frequency ? That's entirely up to you :w00t:

    Most of the time, system databases are small, so what's the space impact of an extra backup.

    Backup frequency of the model db ?

    Do you actualy modify model db to do e.g. some initial (propriatary standards) security settings ?

    If you don't, you'll do fine with just one backup.

    If model db is being modified, I would suggest to put it in the normal backup cycle of your dbs.

    As already stated, msdb contains the backup history information.

    We always add a full backup of it to every backup job.

    Johan

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