Comments on: SharePoint Config database Log file too big – reduce it!

By: Eric

Eric — Wed, 19 May 2010 16:22:54 +0000

Hello,

This has helped me out greatly. Freed up about 20GB for me. This is actually the second time I have done it.

At the start you say, ‘If you don’t perform a full farm backup the logs are not emptied’
I run a full backup every night using STSADM.exe
STSADM.exe -o backup -directory e:\backups\sharepoint -backupmethod full

Even though I am doing a full backup the logs still get huge. Am I doing something wrong?

By: Afifi

Afifi — Mon, 17 May 2010 23:57:28 +0000

i’m using ms sqlserver 2008. Look like your post doesn’t work for sql server 2008. do you have other solution for that. Thank you.

By: Boris Gomiunik

Boris Gomiunik — Sun, 02 May 2010 09:54:00 +0000

@RAJ: It looks like your log file was in use while when you were trying to make this. Have you tried again at another time when the DB was not used?

By: RAJ

RAJ — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 09:16:30 +0000

HI my SharePoint_Config_log.LDF file size is increased upto 30 gb and i used the same step and it show me same screen also after running command.But it did not shrink my SharePoint_Config_log.LDF file stil it is showing same size but in i got message that:
“Cannot shrink log file 2 (SharePoint_Config_log) because all logical log files are in use.

(1 row(s) affected)
DBCC execution completed. If DBCC printed error messages, contact your system administrator.
“

By: Mudit

Mudit — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 12:48:09 +0000

Thanks for this post! This helped me in shrinking ldf file.
thanks!

By: Boris Gomiunik

Boris Gomiunik — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 16:58:27 +0000

Thanks for the tip, Julie

By: Julie from Tallahassee

Julie from Tallahassee — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 16:11:39 +0000

Yes! Now we can breathe – thanks so much. One missing link for me was logging into the database in SQL Server Management Studio. Use \\.\pipe\MSSQL$MICROSOFT##SSEE\sql\query
as the server name. It worked for me.

By: Matt Rap

Matt Rap — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 18:36:10 +0000

I just wanted to say how helpful this article was for me. Thank you very VERY much for taking the time to write this.

By: Boris Gomiunik

Boris Gomiunik — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:22:48 +0000

@Jerry: Have you tried installing Sql Server Management studio express? You can find it here:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=08E52AC2-1D62-45F6-9A4A-4B76A8564A2B&displaylang=en
This will install only management studio without another instance of SQL server.

By: Jerry

Jerry — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:50:49 +0000

I have the problem of connecting to the database like LT said. My MICROSOFT##SSEE is a windows internal. How do I access this and decrease the size. Thanks for any help