Backup transaction log stored procedure
EDIT: This stored procedure has been updated.
The below stored procedure will backup the transaction log for each of the databases that aren't being log shipped (you don't want to break log shipping by running a transaction log backup outside of the log shipping plan) and also aren't using SIMPLE for the recovery model. It has one input parameter, which is the path to where you would like to backup the databases. It'll create a sub directory underneath that path for each of the databases. It also deletes any files that are older than two days in that sub directory. If a sub directory doesn't exist, it creates one for you.
I've got three more DBA maintenance stored procedures (DBREINDEX, INDEXDEFRAG, and my own version of sp_delete_backuphistory that doesn't use a cursor) that I'm going to post soon.
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-- OBJECT NAME : isp_Backup_TLog
--
-- AUTHOR : Tara Duggan
-- INPUTS : @Path - location of the backups
-- OUTPUTS : None
-- DEPENDENCIES : None
--
-- DESCRIPTION : This stored procedure performs a transaction log backup on the non-log
-- shipped user databases that do not have SIMPLE set as the recovery model.
--
-- EXAMPLES (optional) : EXEC isp_Backup_TLog @Path = 'F:\MSSQL\Backup\'
--
-- MODIFICATION HISTORY :
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CREATE PROC isp_Backup_TLog
(@Path VARCHAR(100))
AS
SET NOCOUNT ON
DECLARE @Now CHAR(14) -- current date in the form of yyyymmddhhmmss
DECLARE @DBName SYSNAME -- stores the database name that is currently being processed
DECLARE @cmd SYSNAME -- stores the dynamically created DOS command
DECLARE @Result INT -- stores the result of the dir DOS command
DECLARE @RowCnt INT -- stores @@ROWCOUNT
DECLARE @disk VARCHAR(200) -- stores the path and file name of the TRN file
CREATE TABLE #WhichDatabase
(
dbName SYSNAME NOT NULL
)
-- Get the list of the databases to be backed up
INSERT INTO #WhichDatabase (dbName)
SELECT [name]
FROM master.dbo.sysdatabases
WHERE [name] NOT IN ('master', 'model', 'msdb', 'tempdb') AND
[name] NOT IN (SELECT database_name FROM msdb.dbo.log_shipping_databases) AND
DATABASEPROPERTYEX([name], 'Recovery') <> 'SIMPLE'
ORDER BY name
-- Get the database to be backed up
SELECT TOP 1 @DBName = dbName
FROM #WhichDatabase
SET @RowCnt = @@ROWCOUNT
-- Iterate throught the temp table until no more databases need to be backed up
WHILE @RowCnt <> 0
BEGIN
-- Get the current date using style 120, remove all dashes, spaces, and colons
SELECT @Now = REPLACE(REPLACE(REPLACE(CONVERT(VARCHAR(50), GETDATE(), 120), '-', ''), ' ', ''), ':', '')
-- Build the .BAK path and file name
SELECT @disk = @Path + @DBName + '\' + @DBName + '_' + @Now + '.TRN'
-- Build the dir command that will check to see if the directory exists
SELECT @cmd = 'dir ' + @Path + @DBName
-- Run the dir command, put output of xp_cmdshell into @result
EXEC @result = master.dbo.xp_cmdshell @cmd
-- If the directory does not exist, we must create it
IF @result <> 0
BEGIN
-- Build the mkdir command
SELECT @cmd = 'mkdir ' + @Path + @DBName
-- Create the directory
EXEC master.dbo.xp_cmdshell @cmd, NO_OUTPUT
END
-- The directory exists, so let's delete files older than two days
ELSE
BEGIN
-- Stores the name of the file to be deleted
DECLARE @WhichFile VARCHAR(1000)
CREATE TABLE #DeleteOldFiles
(
DirInfo VARCHAR(7000)
)
-- Build the command that will list out all of the files in a directory
SELECT @cmd = 'dir ' + @Path + @DBName + ' /OD'
-- Run the dir command and put the results into a temp table
INSERT INTO #DeleteOldFiles
EXEC master.dbo.xp_cmdshell @cmd
-- Delete all rows from the temp table except the ones that correspond to the files to be deleted
DELETE
FROM #DeleteOldFiles
WHERE ISDATE(SUBSTRING(DirInfo, 1, 10)) = 0 OR DirInfo LIKE '%
-- Get the file name portion of the row that corresponds to the file to be deleted
SELECT TOP 1 @WhichFile = SUBSTRING(DirInfo, LEN(DirInfo) - PATINDEX('% %', REVERSE(DirInfo)) + 2, LEN(DirInfo))
FROM #DeleteOldFiles
SET @RowCnt = @@ROWCOUNT
-- Interate through the temp table until there are no more files to delete
WHILE @RowCnt <> 0
BEGIN
-- Build the del command
SELECT @cmd = 'del ' + @Path + + @DBName + '\' + @WhichFile + ' /Q /F'
-- Delete the file
EXEC master.dbo.xp_cmdshell @cmd, NO_OUTPUT
-- To move to the next file, the current file name needs to be deleted from the temp table
DELETE
FROM #DeleteOldFiles
WHERE SUBSTRING(DirInfo, LEN(DirInfo) - PATINDEX('% %', REVERSE(DirInfo)) + 2, LEN(DirInfo)) = @WhichFile
-- Get the file name portion of the row that corresponds to the file to be deleted
SELECT TOP 1 @WhichFile = SUBSTRING(DirInfo, LEN(DirInfo) - PATINDEX('% %', REVERSE(DirInfo)) + 2, LEN(DirInfo))
FROM #DeleteOldFiles
SET @RowCnt = @@ROWCOUNT
END
DROP TABLE #DeleteOldFiles
END
-- Backup the transaction log
BACKUP LOG @DBName
TO DISK = @disk
WITH INIT
-- To move onto the next database, the current database name needs to be deleted from the temp table
DELETE
FROM #WhichDatabase
WHERE dbName = @DBName
-- Get the database to be backed up
SELECT TOP 1 @DBName = dbName
FROM #WhichDatabase
SET @RowCnt = @@ROWCOUNT
-- Let the system rest for 5 seconds before starting on the next backup
WAITFOR DELAY '00:00:05'
END
DROP TABLE #WhichDatabase
SET NOCOUNT OFF
RETURN 0
GO
Legacy Comments
Venkat
2004-07-16 |
re: Backup transaction log stored procedure I am getting error Server: Msg 208, Level 16, State 1, Procedure Usp_Backup_TLog, Line 20 Invalid object name 'msdb.dbo.log_shipping_databases'. ~what can I change in the stored procedure. When I observe, I saw log_shipping_Primaries and log_shipping_secondaries tables. Thanks, Venkat. |
Tara
2004-07-19 |
re: Backup transaction log stored procedure I should have mentioned that the stored procedure is for SQL Server 2000 Enterprise and Developer Editions only. To fix it for other editions, use this: -- Get the list of the databases to be backed up INSERT INTO #WhichDatabase (dbName) SELECT [name] FROM master.dbo.sysdatabases WHERE [name] NOT IN ('master', 'model', 'msdb', 'tempdb') AND DATABASEPROPERTYEX([name], 'Recovery') <> 'SIMPLE' ORDER BY name |
Thienlydochanh
2006-06-01 |
re: Backup transaction log stored procedure I had copied procedure and run it. When I excute this procedure, EXEC isp_Backup_TLog @Path = 'F:\MSSQL\Backup\' but it doesn't work. I can see anything. Please help me. Thanks a lot |