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Chapter 5: Log Backups
the default values. As discussed in Chapter 3, since we are only storing one log backup set
per file, we do not need to worry about making sure backup sets expire at a given time.
Storing multiple log backups would reduce the number of backup files that we need to
manage, but it would cause that single file to grow considerably larger with each backup
stored in it. We would also run the risk of losing more than just one backup if the file
were to become corrupted or was lost.
Figure 5-5: The Backup set section configuration for log backups.
The final section of the configuration options is titled Destination, where we
specify where to store the log backup file and what it will be called. If there is a file
already selected for use, click the Remove button because we want to choose a fresh
file and location.
Now, click the Add button to bring up the backup destination selection window. Click
the browse (…) button and navigate to our chosen backup file location (C:\SQLBackups\
Chapter5) and enter the file name DatabaseForLogBackups_Native_Log_1.trn at the
bottom, as shown in Figure 5-6.
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