Configuring log shipping
Published 27 February 2013
SQL Backup provides a wizard to guide you through the process of setting up log shipping, to ship transaction log backups from a primary server to a secondary server and restore them.
To start the Log Shipping wizard, click 
Log Shipping. The Log Shipping wizard comprises the following steps:
| Step 1: | Select the SQL Server instance database you want to back up, and the SQL Server instance database on which you want to restore the transaction log backups. |
| Step 2: | Specify the locations and file names for the transaction log backups, configure settings for managing existing backup files, and specify backup processing settings such as compression. |
| Step 3: | Configure the settings for restoring the transaction log backups. |
| Step 4: | Specify the network share to which the transaction log backups will be copied, and network resilience settings. |
| Step 5: | Specify the schedule for backing up the transaction logs, and for restoring the backups. |
| Step 6: | Review your log shipping settings. |
If you encounter problems, check that you have met all the prerequisites for log shipping.
