Comments on: COPY_ONLY Backups http://benchmarkitconsulting.com/colin-stasiuk/2009/01/26/copy_only-backups/ Tue, 15 May 2012 15:10:28 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Colin Stasiuk http://benchmarkitconsulting.com/colin-stasiuk/2009/01/26/copy_only-backups/comment-page-1/#comment-5190 Colin Stasiuk Tue, 15 Mar 2011 17:04:43 +0000 http://benchmarkitconsulting.com/?p=349#comment-5190 If you're intent is to use the full backup as part of your disaster recovery solution inconjunction with your transaction log backups then you CANNOT use the copy_only flag. COPY_ONLY backups will not be referenced by subsequent transaction log backups. Hope this helps clarify. If you’re intent is to use the full backup as part of your disaster recovery solution inconjunction with your transaction log backups then you CANNOT use the copy_only flag.

COPY_ONLY backups will not be referenced by subsequent transaction log backups.

Hope this helps clarify.

]]> By: ob http://benchmarkitconsulting.com/colin-stasiuk/2009/01/26/copy_only-backups/comment-page-1/#comment-5189 ob Tue, 15 Mar 2011 04:23:51 +0000 http://benchmarkitconsulting.com/?p=349#comment-5189 Hi Colin, I do native log shipping. How should I do full backups, with or without copy_only? Thabk you Hi Colin,

I do native log shipping. How should I do full backups, with or without copy_only?

Thabk you

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