Backup policy for a newbies?

Hi,
I always used SQL server as a developper. I never think about backup Restore
policy. Now a collegue is asking me the best solution. I had this issue when
I was a mainframe programmer, but now ...
I suggest him to do as followed ;monthly or weekly.
Full - Logs - Differential - logs - Differentials - ...
He just agree with my suggestion but let me knows that the logs backup are
growing and growing.
I am quite sure that the solution is to "inform" sql server 2005 that I have
kept a full or diffrential backup and he can scrash his log file and begin a
new one.
Am I wrong and if not, how say to msssql server 2005 that he can begein a
new log file and free the unnecessary space?
Thanks for your help.
PatrickSQL Server do not work as many of the other products...

> I am quite sure that the solution is to "inform" sql server 2005 that I ha
ve
> kept a full or diffrential backup and he can scrash his log file and begin
a
> new one.
What log file do you refer to? The file where you backup the log (like .bak)
or the "active"
database log file (.ldf).
For the ldf file: No need to inform anything. SQL Server understands that yo
u did a log backup and
will basically empty the ldf file. More information available at
http://www.karaszi.com/SQLServer/info_dont_shrink.asp
For the backup file. SQL Server does not assumes anything. You control wheth
er you want to overwrite
or append using the INIT or NOINIT parameter.
--
Tibor Karaszi, SQL Server MVP
http://www.karaszi.com/sqlserver/default.asp
http://sqlblog.com/blogs/tibor_karaszi
"Patrick Sandron" <PatrickSandron@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in messag
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> Hi,
> I always used SQL server as a developper. I never think about backup Resto
re
> policy. Now a collegue is asking me the best solution. I had this issue wh
en
> I was a mainframe programmer, but now ...
> I suggest him to do as followed ;monthly or weekly.
> Full - Logs - Differential - logs - Differentials - ...
> He just agree with my suggestion but let me knows that the logs backup are
> growing and growing.
> I am quite sure that the solution is to "inform" sql server 2005 that I ha
ve
> kept a full or diffrential backup and he can scrash his log file and begin
a
> new one.
> Am I wrong and if not, how say to msssql server 2005 that he can begein a
> new log file and free the unnecessary space?
> Thanks for your help.
> Patrick|||Hi
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"Patrick Sandron" <PatrickSandron@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
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> Hi,
> I always used SQL server as a developper. I never think about backup
> Restore
> policy. Now a collegue is asking me the best solution. I had this issue
> when
> I was a mainframe programmer, but now ...
> I suggest him to do as followed ;monthly or weekly.
> Full - Logs - Differential - logs - Differentials - ...
> He just agree with my suggestion but let me knows that the logs backup are
> growing and growing.
> I am quite sure that the solution is to "inform" sql server 2005 that I
> have
> kept a full or diffrential backup and he can scrash his log file and begin
> a
> new one.
> Am I wrong and if not, how say to msssql server 2005 that he can begein a
> new log file and free the unnecessary space?
> Thanks for your help.
> Patrick