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4214

Product Name

Event ID

4214

Event Source

MSSQLSERVER

Component

SQLEngine

Symbolic Name

DMPX_NODBBACKUP

Message Text

BACKUP LOG cannot be performed because there is no current database backup

The error is raised when you attempt a transaction log backup before doing a full backup of a

database. Before you try to back up the transaction log for a database you must perform a full

database backup. Additionally, you receive the following message in the error log:

Backup Error: 3041, Severity: 16, State: 1.

Backup BACKUP failed to complete the command BACKUP LOG <db_name>.

Check the backup application log for detailed messages.

Perform a full database backup before you try to backup the transaction log for a database.

For more information you can, see:

Back Up and Restore of SQL Server Databases.

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