Backup log With Truncate Only (Log Shipping)

SQL Server 2000 Standard Edition running on Win2k
I've setup log shipping according to an article I found here.
http://www.sql-server-performance.c...og_shipping.asp
Which truncates the log before doing the database backup then does the backu
p
and
subsequent log backups without truncating. Of course the truncate causes an
error
to be shown in the event viewer.
Since books describes the default behavior of log backups to be an automatic
truncate
after backup my initial thought is to drop the log backup before the db back
up
and just let
the truncate happen automatically with the normal log shipping backups.
Remove This -- BACKUP LOG database_name WITH TRUNCATE_ONLY
Remove This -- WAITFOR DELAY '00:00:05'
BACKUP DATABASE database_name TO database_name_backup_device WITH INIT
Remove the NO_TRUNCATE and let the log truncate automatically.
BACKUP LOG database_name TO log_backup_device WITH INIT, NO_TRUNCATE
They do mention in the article that you don't want to truncate the log after
you do
your normal log shipping backups because you might need them later. Would yo
u
possibly
need them later? I archive all my log and db backups each time they run.Brad <seveni7@.yahoo.com> wrote:

quote:

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>SQL Server 2000 Standard Edition running on Win2k
>I've setup log shipping according to an article I found here.
>http://www.sql-server-performance.c...og_shipping.asp
>Which truncates the log before doing the database backup then does the back
up
>and
>subsequent log backups without truncating. Of course the truncate causes an
>error
>to be shown in the event viewer.
>Since books describes the default behavior of log backups to be an automati
c
>truncate
>after backup my initial thought is to drop the log backup before the db bac
kup
>and just let
>the truncate happen automatically with the normal log shipping backups.
>

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My bad!
Found it on MS Knowledge Base Article - 818202
Just a warning.