Comments on: Quick Table Transfers (Imports) using SSIS, Bulk Insert or BCP http://sqlserverplanet.com/data-warehouse/quick-table-transfers-imports-using-ssis-bulk-insert-or-bcp Tips and Articles on SQL Server Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:02:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Chris Taylor http://sqlserverplanet.com/data-warehouse/quick-table-transfers-imports-using-ssis-bulk-insert-or-bcp/comment-page-1#comment-1097 Chris Taylor Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:02:19 +0000 http://sqlserverplanet.com/?p=176#comment-1097 Sorry but i have to disagree with "The easiest way to take advantage of minimal logging is to set the database recovery model to simple". Having a sql server database in simple recovery does not stop transactions being written to it, the only real difference between simple and full recovery model is that once the data transfer/transaction is committed and written to the data file the log file will automatically truncate. whereas with full you'd have to backup the tlog to keep it in check. If you're trying to speed up a BULK INSERT / BCP process then you want to use Bulk-logged recovery model. HTH Sorry but i have to disagree with “The easiest way to take advantage of minimal logging is to set the database recovery model to simple”. Having a sql server database in simple recovery does not stop transactions being written to it, the only real difference between simple and full recovery model is that once the data transfer/transaction is committed and written to the data file the log file will automatically truncate. whereas with full you’d have to backup the tlog to keep it in check.

If you’re trying to speed up a BULK INSERT / BCP process then you want to use Bulk-logged recovery model.

HTH

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