Error 4214

Severity Level 10
Message Text

There is no current database backup. This log backup cannot be used to roll forward a preceding database backup.

Explanation

To restore the database after failure, you must begin either with a full database backup, or with a partial or complete set of file backups. Either this database has never been backed up or a BACKUP LOG statement was executed after an ALTER DATABASE statement, which added or removed one or more files, was performed. Therefore, the log backup just completed is not useful.

Action

Perform a full database backup before backing up the log.

See Also
BACKUP Errors 4000-4999
Backing Up and Restoring Databases Troubleshooting Backing Up and Restoring

  


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