Hi,
any thoughts on the length of the log shipping chain . . . or, how many .trn files do you store?
So, On Sunday I do the full backup and restore to the DR box. Then I kick off Log Shipping every 15 minutes . . . or even every minute (and why not?). I accumulate (let's say) 10080 .trn files over the course of the week.
What if I never re-seeded my DR box?
Should I ever bother storing any .trn files after a successful restore to DR? What would be the point? I cannot store an infinite number, so the chain is going to get broken atsome point . . . at which time no .trn files are of any use.
So, this question breaks down into two halves:
1. Periodic re-seed (say, once a week) or not? Obviously in this case I'd store all the .trns from the initial full restore onwards. If I choose to do a periodic re-seed . . . then exactlywhy would I do that? If not, why would I do that?
2. If I choose not, then what would be the value of storing any .trn files at all?
Your thoughts would be most appreciated.
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Donna Kelly