Change Drive Location for Log Files.

Hello,
I am attempting to change the location of the log files for one of the
default SQL instance, every time I click on the ... button under Properties
of the instance/Database settings/default log directory, I only receive the
single drive that the SQL Server instance was installed on, and not any of
the other active drives. Anyone have thoughts or instructions on this for me?
Thanks,
Jeremey
I take you have an additional drive which has been added to the MSCS
configuration as Physical Disk
If so then you must also take the SQLServer resource off-line and add a
dependency to the logs physical disk resource and bring sql server back
on-line. Then you'll be able to see the new disk on the Database Setting
property page.
Nik Marshall-Blank MCSD/MCDBA
"Jeremey" <Jeremey@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hello,
> I am attempting to change the location of the log files for one of the
> default SQL instance, every time I click on the ... button under
> Properties
> of the instance/Database settings/default log directory, I only receive
> the
> single drive that the SQL Server instance was installed on, and not any of
> the other active drives. Anyone have thoughts or instructions on this for
> me?
> Thanks,
> Jeremey
|||That was the problem.
Thanks,
Jeremey
"Nik Marshall-Blank" wrote:

> I take you have an additional drive which has been added to the MSCS
> configuration as Physical Disk
> If so then you must also take the SQLServer resource off-line and add a
> dependency to the logs physical disk resource and bring sql server back
> on-line. Then you'll be able to see the new disk on the Database Setting
> property page.
> --
> Nik Marshall-Blank MCSD/MCDBA
> "Jeremey" <Jeremey@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:B9C72029-3D58-4486-B485-AE649DCC6E81@.microsoft.com...
>
>

change default errorlog retention

How can I save more errorlogs for SQL Server. Right now i believe the
default is 1 current and 6 archive logs.
How can I change it to 10 or 20 error logs ?
Hi
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MSSQLServer\ MSSQLServer\NumErrorLogs
registry entry of DWORD data type
(path may change if you have a named instance)
By default the key is not here.
BEWARE: Incorrectly changing the registry may result in your system becoming
unusable. Test your actions on a non-critical installation before you do it
on a critical system.
--
Mike Epprecht, Microsoft SQL Server MVP
Zurich, Switzerland
IM: mike@.epprecht.net
MVP Program: http://www.microsoft.com/mvp
Blog: http://www.msmvps.com/epprecht/
"Hassan" <fatima_ja@.hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> How can I save more errorlogs for SQL Server. Right now i believe the
> default is 1 current and 6 archive logs.
> How can I change it to 10 or 20 error logs ?
>
|||Right click on SQL Server Logs in Enterprise Manager (under the Management
folder) and select Configure. You can select the number of logs there.
HTH
Jasper Smith (SQL Server MVP)
http://www.sqldbatips.com
I support PASS - the definitive, global
community for SQL Server professionals -
http://www.sqlpass.org
"Hassan" <fatima_ja@.hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> How can I save more errorlogs for SQL Server. Right now i believe the
> default is 1 current and 6 archive logs.
> How can I change it to 10 or 20 error logs ?
>
sql

change default errorlog retention

How can I save more errorlogs for SQL Server. Right now i believe the
default is 1 current and 6 archive logs.
How can I change it to 10 or 20 error logs ?Hi
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MS
SQLServer\MSSQLServer\NumErrorLogs
registry entry of DWORD data type
(path may change if you have a named instance)
By default the key is not here.
BEWARE: Incorrectly changing the registry may result in your system becoming
unusable. Test your actions on a non-critical installation before you do it
on a critical system.
--
Mike Epprecht, Microsoft SQL Server MVP
Zurich, Switzerland
IM: mike@.epprecht.net
MVP Program: http://www.microsoft.com/mvp
Blog: http://www.msmvps.com/epprecht/
"Hassan" <fatima_ja@.hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:edltj$5aFHA.720@.TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> How can I save more errorlogs for SQL Server. Right now i believe the
> default is 1 current and 6 archive logs.
> How can I change it to 10 or 20 error logs ?
>|||Right click on SQL Server Logs in Enterprise Manager (under the Management
folder) and select Configure. You can select the number of logs there.
HTH
Jasper Smith (SQL Server MVP)
http://www.sqldbatips.com
I support PASS - the definitive, global
community for SQL Server professionals -
http://www.sqlpass.org
"Hassan" <fatima_ja@.hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:edltj$5aFHA.720@.TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> How can I save more errorlogs for SQL Server. Right now i believe the
> default is 1 current and 6 archive logs.
> How can I change it to 10 or 20 error logs ?
>