Difference Between Backing Up To A File And A Logical Backup Device?

Jun 16, 2007

What's is the between backing up a database to a file and a logical backup device?



If I point the logical backup device to a file on the filesystem, it's same as backing up to a file? isn't?



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Date2009/08/08 06:43:30 AM
LogJob History (Backup_AssetData_2009-08-08)

Step ID3
ServerSQL01
Job NameBackup_AssetData_2009-08-08
Step NameBackup Database - Second Attempt
Duration00:05:33
Sql Severity16
Sql Message ID3013
Operator Emailed
Operator Net sent
Operator Paged
Retries Attempted0

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##20090812## UPDATE

I tried another way to do the backup; with the same results:

Backup database Infovest to disk = '
iscsrv-dcm04
iscsrv-sql01_backupsdvc_Infovest_Z.bak' with INIT,STATS=1

[code]....

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