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pdset
Constraint Violating Yak Guru

310 Posts

Posted - 2009-11-17 : 16:18:29

We have 2000 Version SQL Server Database server and mainly driven by the maintenance plans to take the backup and transaction logs.

Occassionally it fails without any intervention of and once it got REFRESHED several times will be succeeded. However, despite failure it generates backups or transaction logs.

I couldn't understand why it fails despite taking any backup, I have even checked the Error log File but there is no evidence as to what went wrong.

But We do have 2005 Server and when maintenance plans fails it clearly says the concerned backup or transaction won't perform at all.

Can anyone deduce this phenomenon explain to me

many thanks to all participated and many time I got the answer from you experts.

tkizer
Almighty SQL Goddess

38200 Posts

Posted - 2009-11-17 : 17:22:57
That's one of the reasons why people don't use maintenance plans.

Here's what I use for SQL backups: http://weblogs.sqlteam.com/tarad/archive/2009/09/08/Backup-SQL-Server-2005-and-2008-Databases.aspx

Tara Kizer
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pdset
Constraint Violating Yak Guru

310 Posts

Posted - 2009-11-17 : 20:26:43
Tara, I appreciate your answer but My organisation insisting on the MP's; but there should be a solution within the Maintenance plan. An expert like you, I would expect a better solution, I am requesting.

Once again thanks.
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tkizer
Almighty SQL Goddess

38200 Posts

Posted - 2009-11-17 : 21:43:18
There isn't a solution for it. The maintenance plans in SQL 2000 are buggy to say the least. The only thing that can be checked are the maintenance plan history logs.

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russell
Pyro-ma-ni-yak

5072 Posts

Posted - 2009-11-17 : 22:17:42
Have to agree with Tara. We don't allow MPs period.
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