Commit, Checkpoint and Truncate.

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Commit, Checkpoint and Truncate.

beejug1983

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September 30, 2010 at 3:06 am

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Can you give me some through details about commit, checkpoint and truncate in sql server 2005.

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WellingtonSQL SSC Veteran Points: 240 More actions · Answer 1

Summarized.

- Commit: Operation that confirms (records) the transaction in log of transaction.

- Chackpoint: Process that generates a marking in log of transaction and transfers the data of the archive of log (LDF) to the data archive (MDF).

- Truncate: Operation that removes the register of a table and does not generate log, different of delete that it generates.

Bhuvnesh SSC Guru Points: 59351 More actions · Answer 2

Google for "RECOVERY MODELS" , there you can find useful information about these three terms.:-)

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Grant Fritchey SSC Guru Points: 398882 More actions · Answer 3

What are these interview questions? There is some relation between the three, but they're also somewhat different operations. What are you looking for specifically?

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Gail Shaw SSC Guru Points: 1004504 More actions · Answer 4

doctom22 (9/30/2010)
- Commit: Operation that confirms (records) the transaction in log of transaction.

Kinda, but not quite.

- Chackpoint: Process that generates a marking in log of transaction and transfers the data of the archive of log (LDF) to the data archive (MDF).

Nope.

- Truncate: Operation that removes the register of a table and does not generate log, different of delete that it generates.

Nope.

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beejug1983 SSCertifiable Points: 6491 More actions · Answer 5

I want to know what exactly happens internally when these command get executed.

beejug1983 SSCertifiable Points: 6491 More actions · Answer 6

I want to know what exactly happens internally when these command get executed.

Gail Shaw SSC Guru Points: 1004504 More actions · Answer 7

Exactly as in step by step code walkthrough? Or do you just want a high level overview?

If high level overview:

For commit: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms190295%28v=SQL.90%29.aspx and http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms175523%28v=SQL.90%29.aspx

For checkpoint, start here: http://sqlinthewild.co.za/index.php/2009/06/26/the-lazy-writer-and-the-checkpoint/

Which truncate are you asking about? truncate table or backup log ... truncate only? (or one of the other occurrences of truncate?)

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beejug1983 SSCertifiable Points: 6491 More actions · Answer 8

Yes Gail, I want high level overview and here I am talking about truncate backup.

Gail Shaw SSC Guru Points: 1004504 More actions · Answer 9

For commit and checkpoint the links I've given you should do. For the last, google "backup log" "truncate only" and I'm sure you'll have more reading than you'll need.

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October 1, 2010 at 2:43 am

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HI Gail

Thanks for your stuffs.