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jeff_j
Level 3
11 years ago

Backup Exec Database Size

Hello I am having problems with my backup exec database BEDB_dat.mdf. The database keeps growing in size and reaching its 4GB cap. I am able to go into SQL manager and run commands: use BEDB trunc...
2012
Backup and Recovery
Backup Exec
Troubleshooting
Windows Server (2003-2008)
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    jeff_j
    11 years ago

    Hello, I hope evertone had a nice holiday weekend. I checked the size of the BEDB_dat.mdf and the size went from 1.9GB on Wednesday to 300 Megs today. I am thinking that SP3 was the fix, but why it took so long for the size to come down is a mistry to me.

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Colin_Weaver
Moderator
11 years ago

In BE 2012 the tabels relating to alarms/alerts in the database can cause a filling up issue. A formal support case with tech support can help with this

Backup Exec 2012 SP3 (just released) does reduce the number of alerts that get stored in the BEDB - however we have heard that there is a potential "Catch-22" where if the database is completely full, SP3 has a problem installing (whilst trying to run scripts within SQL)