![]() ![]() It will be gratefully appreciated any advice. That is more than 30 days? Should I keep old trm files even though I don't need old full backup that is older than 30 days? There even though it is created more than 30 days ago? I understand if transaction log backup is executed, it will truncate transaction log, but doesn't it delete old trm file? If it is not, should I create another Maintenance Plans to delete trm file The maintenance plan can delete old full backup and difference backup files automatically, but will transaction logs backup file (=trm file) be remained I am lil confused transaction logs backup file management as monitoring my backup file storage. Set up Maintenance Plans to delete bak file that is older than 30 days. Up Maintenance Plans to delete backup file (bak file) that are older than 30 days. What I would like to do is I got only limited storage for backup file, and to prevent from lack of storage, I would like to keep only backup files that are created in a month, so I set I am setting up backup SQL server 2014 Enterprise as follow. I will gratefully appreciate any advice or suggestion. If you need to upgrade SQL Server, or detach your database to attach to other server, you need to drop those DMK and SMK before that, otherwise you will fail upgrade SQL server or attach database with error.Ĭreate Master Key Encryption by Password = 'Password_of_DMK'Ĭreate certificate 'Name_of_Cert' With Subject = 'Subject_Of_Cert'ĭecryption By Password = 'Password_of_DMK' īackup Master Key to File = 'Path_Of_Location'Įncryption by Password = 'Password_of_Backup_DMK' īackup Service Master Key to File = 'Path_Of_Location'Įncryption By Password = 'Password_Of_SMK' If you create DMK you also need to create certificates of DMK, and also take a backup of DMK and the cert. ![]() SMK will be automatically created after you create DMK. Service Master Key(SMK) is key to encrypt Database Master Key. It is one SMK for one Instance. If you have multiple databases that you would like to set DMK, you have to create DMKs on each database separately. Database Master Key(DMK) is key to encrypt database. Could you someone help me to correct if any of my following understanding I have to configure Database Master Key and Service Master Key on SQL server 2014 Enterprise, but I am not 100 % sure if I am ready for it. ![]()
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