Is it recommended to add extra log file to SQL database?

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It does not improve the performance of help speed any of your queries at all. That said, I must also add that it is not necessary that by adding the additional log file, you will also degrade the performance. Performance is not directly related to the number of log files for the database. 11 апр. 2020 г.

Can we add multiple log files in SQL Server?

We can have multiple transaction log files for a database as well. SQL Server uses the multiple transaction log files in sequential order. Suppose we have two transaction log files. SQL Server uses one log file at a time and once it is full, SQL Server uses another log file.

How many log files can be created for a database?

You cannot add or remove a file while a BACKUP statement is running. A maximum of 32,767 files and 32,767 filegroups can be specified for each database.

Should you store logs in a database?

I think storing logs in database is not a good idea. The pros of storing logs to databases over files is that you can analyse your logs much more easily with the power of SQL, the cons, however, is that you have to pay much more time for database maintainence.

Does SQL log file affect performance?

If the transaction log file is full in the SQL Server database, it degrades the performance of the SQL Server. It also slows down the speed of the transactional log backup process. In addition, the over-sized transaction logs decrease the disk space also because old transaction logs are not removed yet.

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