Hello!
I am using SQL 2014 and tying to take Copy-Only full backup every day night and transaction log backup few times during the day time. I could not take the transaction log backup without first taking the full database backup (Non Copy-Only). When I try to take the transaction log backup after taking a Copy-Only full backup, got an error as I need to have the full Backup taken before taking a transaction log backup.
Planning to do the following. Please let me know if this is best approach or any other best way to do this.
1. Take a regular Full backup of the database (Non Copy-Only), first time only.
2. Take Copy-Only backup every day night (keep doing this every day night).
3. Take Transaction log backups (during the day) in between Copy-Only backups.
Repeat Step 2 and 3 for ever. When we need to restore, restore the latest copy-only full backup and restore the transcation logs taken after the copy-only full backup.
Please let me know if this is the right way to do this. I need the copy-only option as I am planning to do this in AlwaysOn AG Secondary Replica.
Thank you,
Louis