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SCSQL log backups fail with error "BACKUP LOG cannot be performed because there is no current database backup"

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SnapCenter Plugin for SQL (SCSQL)

Issue

SCSQL transaction log backups fail for database(s) with the following error returned by SQL Server, "BACKUP LOG cannot be performed because there is no current database backup" in the SmSql job log on the SQL server.

2020-11-02T08:30:15.7846378-05:00 DEBUG SmSql_<JOB ID> PID=[2864] TID=[41] Log backup for database [<DBName>] to the File <Log File Path> <DBName> is starting...
2020-11-02T08:30:15.7846378-05:00 ERROR SmSql_<JOB ID> PID=[2864] TID=[41] System.Data.SqlClient.SqlError: BACKUP LOG cannot be performed because there is no current database backup.
2020-11-02T08:30:15.7846378-05:00 ERROR SmSql_<JOB ID> PID=[2864] TID=[41] ErrorCode (-1), ErrorMessage (System.Data.SqlClient.SqlError: BACKUP LOG cannot be performed because there is no current database backup.)

 

 

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