You administer a Microsoft SQL Server instance.
The instance contains a database that supports a retail sales application. The application generates hundreds of transactions per second and is online 24 hours per day and 7 days per week. The database is configured to use the FULL recovery model.
You plan to define a backup strategy for the database. You need to ensure that the following requirements are met:
• No more than 5 minutes worth of transactions are lost.
• Data can be recovered by using the minimum amount of administrative effort.
What should you do? Each correct answer presents part of the solution.
A. Create a LOG backup every 5 minutes.
B. Configure the database to use the SIMPLE recovery model.
C. Create a DIFFERENTIAL database backup every 4 hours.
D. Create a DIFFERENTIAL database backup every 24 hours.
E. Create a FULL database backup every 24 hours.
