How do I archive Log Database partitions (or bring archived partitions back online)?

Many organizations have older Log Database partitions that are no longer used (or rarely used) for reporting. The organization may want to preserve the data, but don’t want it taking up space on the Microsoft SQL Server machine.

It is possible to archive database partitions, removing them from the SQL Server host. If it later becomes necessary to report on data in the archived partition, you can restore and re-enable the partition.