Article - CS41551
Error "The transaction log for database 'wcadmin' is full. To find out why space in the log cannot be reused, see the log_reuse_wait_desc column in sys.databases" in Windchill PDMLink
Modified: 15-Dec-2025
Applies To
- Windchill PDMLink 8.0 to 13.1
- Microsoft SQL Server
Description
- Get "Service Unavailable" error message when browsing in windchill UI
- Method Server started fail with errors :
transaction log for database '<database_name>' is full - MethodServer.log shows transaction log for database '<database_name>' is full. To find out why space in the log cannot be reused, see the log_reuse_wait_desc column in sys.databases
- Microsoft SQL Server is set to Full Recovery Mode
- The transaction log file keeps on growing in size
- The query SELECT name,log_reuse_wait,log_reuse_wait_desc FROM sys.databases shows <database_name>, 2, LOG_BACKUP
- Another error in the MethodServer log could be com.microsoft.sqlserver.jdbc.SQLServerException: The transaction log for database '<database_name> is full due to 'LOG_BACKUP'
- Upgrade fails on Upgrade Database Schema step
- Get database error when removing objects from workspace or creating new workspace
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