Learn how to Check SQL Server Logs to find and resolve SQL Server errors. Use manual and automated solutions to check the SQL logs easily.

In Object Explorer, expand the instance of SQL Server, expand Management, right-click SQL Server Logs, and then select Configure. In the Configure SQL Server Error Logs dialog box, choose from the ...

Get guidance from F1 Help for frequently displayed columns, permissions, and other options for Log File Viewer in SQL Server. [!INCLUDE SQL Server] Log File Viewer displays log information from many ...

SQL Server, of course, keeps track of everything that affects data in a transaction log, which is periodically rolled over into backup files (at least, if you're being a conscientious DBA it is ...

Exchange or SQL? It actually doesn't matter (I was just curious) the answer to both is the same: BACK UP THE DATA, proper backup purges the logs. Quote Report D ...

SQL Server, of course, keeps track of everything that affects data in a transaction log, which is periodically rolled over into backup files (at least, if you're being a conscientious DBA it is). But ...

The obvious examples include Windows Server logs, Exchange application logs, SQL logs, logs from any ODBC-compliant database (such as Oracle, IBM DB2, Informix and MySQL) and any ASCII-based .TXT ...

Looking forward to some new hardware for our existing SQL 2005 Server next year. I believe traditional thinking has it that you should have 3 spindles/arrays, one each for: OS, Logs and Data and ...