another question about maintenance plans

  • DB backup works, no issues - cleanup plans work fine,

    I am not doing any truncates to the trans log - and I have verified full db backups exist. (Full recovery mode)

    Receiving the following error:

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    Executing the query "BACKUP LOG [my_dbase] TO DISK = N'E:\\MSSQL.1\\MSSQL\\Backup\\my_dbase\\my_dbase_backup_200711200800.trn' WITH NOFORMAT, NOINIT, NAME = N'my_dbase_backup_20071120080001', SKIP, REWIND, NOUNLOAD, STATS = 10

    " failed with the following error: "BACKUP LOG cannot be performed because there is no current database backup.

    BACKUP LOG is terminating abnormally.". Possible failure reasons: Problems with the query, "ResultSet" property not set correctly, parameters not set correctly, or connection not established correctly.

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    I have read through as many posts as I can (without losing my eyesight) and I have found some information that has helped me tweak my application, nothing seems to resolve this.

    I also referenced Microsoft article 873235 on trans log behavior. In addition I reviewed the information provided in the following link: http://www.sql-server-performance.com/articles/dba/creating_backup_jobs_p1.aspx

    Service pack 1

    Thanks in advance, any assistance is appreciated.

    BK

  • bk

    Was the database recently renamed, dropped and recreated?

    Error Log should contain an entry of a full database backup like this:

    Date11/19/2007 3:00:30 AM

    LogSQL Server (Current - 11/21/2007 11:17:00 AM)

    SourceBackup

    Message

    Database backed up. Database: your_db, creation date(time): 2007/07/03(13:15:03), pages dumped: 70718, first LSN: 17568:146990:37, last LSN: 17568:147006:1, number of dump devices: 1, device information: (FILE=1, TYPE=DISK: {C:\your_backup_path\your_db200711190300.bak'}). This is an informational message only. No user action is required.

    refer to this kb article for further investigation

    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/928317

    Alex S
  • Very strange. If you manually run a full backup and then a log backup immediately afterwards, does that work?

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