Fulldatabase backup query

SQL Server full backup displays the following message on successful
completion of the full database backup.
Processed 1136 pages for database 'MyDB', file 'MyDB' on file 1.
Processed 3 pages for database 'MyDB', file 'MyDB_log' on file 1.
BACKUP DATABASE successfully processed 1139 pages in 0.902 seconds (10.336
MB/sec).
I understand SQL Server manages data files in the form of pages and thats
the reason on completion of backup it display message "Processed 1136 pages
for database 'MyDB', file 'MyDB' on file 1". But why does it display message
"Processed 3 pages for database 'MyDB', file 'MyDB_log' on file 1" when the
transaction log files are not managed in the form of pages.Hi
When BACKUP started , it reads (backups) all data pages and last step it
goes to LOG file and reads/backups all the data in the LOG from the point
the BACKUP was started
"Balaji" <Balaji@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> SQL Server full backup displays the following message on successful
> completion of the full database backup.
> Processed 1136 pages for database 'MyDB', file 'MyDB' on file 1.
> Processed 3 pages for database 'MyDB', file 'MyDB_log' on file 1.
> BACKUP DATABASE successfully processed 1139 pages in 0.902 seconds (10.336
> MB/sec).
> I understand SQL Server manages data files in the form of pages and thats
> the reason on completion of backup it display message "Processed 1136
> pages
> for database 'MyDB', file 'MyDB' on file 1". But why does it display
> message
> "Processed 3 pages for database 'MyDB', file 'MyDB_log' on file 1" when
> the
> transaction log files are not managed in the form of pages.
>|||The backup database process includes the log records produced while the back
up was running. When you
do RESTORE, the log records are used to give you a consistent view of the da
ta (by doing REDO and
UNDO of those log records, just as each time the database is started),.
Tibor Karaszi, SQL Server MVP
http://www.karaszi.com/sqlserver/default.asp
http://sqlblog.com/blogs/tibor_karaszi
"Balaji" <Balaji@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:CA26E224-37C4-4C61-8F37-579C7A357DE7@.microsoft.com...
> SQL Server full backup displays the following message on successful
> completion of the full database backup.
> Processed 1136 pages for database 'MyDB', file 'MyDB' on file 1.
> Processed 3 pages for database 'MyDB', file 'MyDB_log' on file 1.
> BACKUP DATABASE successfully processed 1139 pages in 0.902 seconds (10.336
> MB/sec).
> I understand SQL Server manages data files in the form of pages and thats
> the reason on completion of backup it display message "Processed 1136 page
s
> for database 'MyDB', file 'MyDB' on file 1". But why does it display messa
ge
> "Processed 3 pages for database 'MyDB', file 'MyDB_log' on file 1" when th
e
> transaction log files are not managed in the form of pages.
>