SQL Server Error : 112, Severity: 15. Variables are not allowed in the %ls sta

SQL Server Error : 112 Details

SQL Server Error: 112
Severity: 15
Event Logged or not: No
Description:
Variables are not allowed in the %ls statement.
Severity 15 Description:
Indicates syntax errors in the Transact-SQL command.

Reading sql server error log location from SQL Query

Identifying SQL Server Error Log File used by SQL Server Database Engine can be done by reading SQL Server Error Logs. DBA can execute the XP_READERRORLOG extended stored procedure to read the SQL Server Error Log and search for its location used by the instance of SQL Server.

USE master
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xp_readerrorlog 0, 1, N'Logging SQL Server messages in file', NULL, NULL, N'asc'
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Solution:

A maintenance plan does not overwrite the old backup file by default. It creates a new backup file, and then deletes the old backup file after creating the new one normally. It needs enough space for 2 backups files bacause of this retention of old backup till successful new backup. This is the safe way to do backups, because you always have a backup file on disk.

The solution here is to make sure you have enough disk space for 2 backup files.

SQL Server Error Code and solution summary

SQL Server Error: 112
Severity: 15
Event Logged or not: No
Description:
Variables are not allowed in the %ls statement.

A maintenance plan does not overwrite the old backup file by default. It creates a new backup file, and then deletes the old backup file after creating the new one normally. It needs enough space for 2 backups files bacause of this retention of old backup till successful new backup. This is the safe way to do backups, because you always have a backup file on disk.