What is the difference between NORECOVERY and RECOVERY when restoring a database, and what is the right restore sequence? A plain explanation of both.
SQL SERVER – Backup Timeline and Understanding of Database Restore Process in Full Recovery Model
A backup timeline for the full recovery model: full, differential and log backups, and how to restore them in the right order. Plus a real DBA story.
SQL SERVER – Standby Servers and Types of Standby Servers
What are standby servers and why do you need them? A plain look at the hot, warm and cold types and how SQL Server supports each one.
Stopping Backup Success Messages From Flooding the Error Log
Reduce backup success messages in the SQL Server error log with trace flag 3226, verify msdb history, and cycle logs safely.
A Health Check for an Inherited Server
A health check for an inherited server reviews backups, access, configuration, error logs, and jobs before anyone changes the system.
A Weekly Routine for SQL Server Administration
A weekly routine for SQL Server Administration checks recovery, failures, capacity, integrity, security, and pending changes in a practical order.
What Is the Transaction Log and Why Does It Keep Growing?
The transaction log records every change before it reaches the data file. Why it grows, what log_reuse_wait_desc is telling you, how the recovery model decides everything, and the one fair reason to shrink it.