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SQL 2005 snapshot backups and disk space monitoring

Published 13 June 7 5:20 AM | SSQA.net

When using SNAPSHOT backups in SQL Server there are few things you need to consider, that included monitoring the disk space usage where the database backups & snapshot files are stored. BOL confirms about SNAPSHOT backups as: The underlying backup...

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Snapshot backups - do I need equivalent database size disk space?

Published 23 May 7 3:17 AM | SSQA.net

Snapshot backups are introduced in SQL Server 2005 version that uses: The underlying backup technology creates an instantaneous copy of the data that is being backed up. The instantaneous copying is typically accomplished by splitting a mirrored set of...

Filed under: sql server, performance, backup, database, disk, space, snapshot