Answer

PROBLEM

GFI Archiver creates an endless amount databases on the Microsoft SQL Server until there is no disk space left on the drive which holds the database files (MDF/LDF).

The debug log ..\Store\Debuglogs\ManagementProviders.log reads:
 

ENVIRONMENT

• GFI Archiver
• Microsoft SQL Server

SOLUTION

Method 1 (preferred)

1. Open the Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio
2. Connect to the instance which is used by GFI Archiver
3. Navigate to: Databases > System Databases
4. Right click on the model database and select Properties
5. Select the Files page
6. Configure the Initial Size (MB) values for the MDF and LDF files to the values
   • 3MB for the MDF file
   • 1MB for the LDF file
7. Save the settings

Notes

• The values can be set to a higher value, but must be lower than the default sizes configured in GFI Archiver
• The default values in GFI Archiver are:
  • 1024MB for the MDF file
  • 100MB for the LDF file

Method 2
Configure GFI Archiver to create the Microsoft SQL Server databases with a larger size than what is configured in the model database.

How this can be achieved is outlined in: How to change the initial size of the SQL database automatically created by GFI Archiver

CAUSE

The model database of the Microsoft SQL Server is configured with an equal or larger Initial Size than the size which GFI Archiver tries to create the database with (the default size within GFI Archiver is 1024MB for the MDF file and 100MB for the LDF file).