How do I clean my MSDB database?
How do I clean my MSDB database?
Removing the SQL backup and restore history from the msdb database from SQL Server Management Studio
- Right click a database in the Object Explorer pane and select the Delete option:
- In the Delete Object dialog check the Delete backup and restore history information for databases option:
Why is my MSDB database so large?
MSDB stores backup and restore history. Imagine a server with 2000 databases that takes a log backup of all of them every 15 minutes. That’s 192,000 new rows into the backupset and backupmediaset tables EVERY DAY! Keeping a few weeks or months of history can cause the size of MSDB to get very large.
How do I shrink MSDB database?
The code below would shrink the MSDB database data and log files to 256 and 64 megabytes respectively. It assumes the default logical files names. This code would be run in the context of MSDB. DBCC SHRINKFILE (N’MSDBData’ , 256); DBCC SHRINKFILE (N’MSDBLog’ , 64);
What is Msdb in SQL?
The msdb database is used by SQL Server Agent for scheduling alerts and jobs and by other features such as SQL Server Management Studio, Service Broker and Database Mail. For example, SQL Server automatically maintains a complete online backup-and-restore history within tables in msdb.
What causes Msdb to grow?
Backup and restore history is the most common reason for the msdb database to bloat, however Database Engine Tuning Advisor, SQL Server Agent history, service broker, log shipping and lack of index maintenance can all contribute to excessive growth of msdb and impact the performance of the database.
How do I shrink Msdb data file in SQL Server?
Can we shrink Msdb data file?
Can you shrink the database and transaction log for the MSDB database? The data and log files for the MSDB database can be resized. The code below would shrink the MSDB database data and log files to 256 and 64 megabytes respectively.
What happens when Msdb DB is down?
the MSDB is one of the system databases. It stores all SQL Server Agent job, information for replication and so on. If the database is offline the SQL Server Agent can’t perform any of the job e.g. to backup your databases.
How do I restore Msdb from recovery pending?
When i restarted the SQL Server, msdb got stuck in (recovery pending) mode. Any idea why? Check the permissions on the path and validate that the path is correct (file names included). Also make sure the files have been copied to the same path location specified in the query results you are getting.
How do I restore MSDB database in SQL Server 2016?
To ensure we have a smooth restore we need to follow these steps.
- Get the version of destination server.
- Get the version of source server on which the backup was created.
- Match the versions for the source and destination servers.
- Ensure exclusive access to the database.