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rajesha
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Posted - 2003-03-24 : 01:20:47
Is there any security issues if i keep the database recovery model of the databases to simple in production server?

RoyalSher
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95 Posts

Posted - 2003-03-24 : 02:28:51

Hi,
Could u plz explain further what exactly wd u want ?


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jasper_smith
SQL Server MVP & SQLTeam MVY

846 Posts

Posted - 2003-03-24 : 02:39:38
It's more a recoverability issue than a security one. When a database is in simple recovery mode it can only be restored upto the last full or differential backup. Any transactions done after this point will need to be redone. With bulk logged you can recover to the end of the latest transaction log backup. With full you can recover to a point in time or transaction mark. So it's up to the business to determine what kind of data loss might be acceptable. If a database is only loaded once a day and then is readonly then a full backup after the load may well be acceptable. For an OLTP database then transaction log backups every 15 minutes may be more appropriate. Please do read up on Recovery models in BOL.


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