Differential Backup File Fails To Restore.
Jul 19, 2007
We are doing the following steps:-
1. Weekly Full Bckup
2.Daily Differential backup
3.hr Log back up
The following command works fine for all the Backups. it means backup file is fine.
RESTORE FILELISTONLY from DISK = 'D:Backup
ewDB_ full.BAK'
RESTORE HEADERONLY FROM DISK = 'D:Backup
ewDB_ ull.BAK'
RESTORE LABELONLY FROM DISK = 'D:Backup
ewTest_full.BAK'
RESTORE VERIFYONLY FROM DISK = 'D:Backup
ewTest_full.BAK'
Also The full back up restoration works fine:
RESTORE DATABASE Test3 FROM DISK = 'D:Backup
ewTest_full.BAK'
WITH MOVE 'Test2_Data' TO 'F:MSSQL2KMSSQLdataTest2Net_Data.MDF',
MOVE 'Test2_Log' TO 'F:MSSQL2KMSSQLdataTest2Net_Log.LDF',
NORECOVERY
GO
/* RESULT :
Processed 1032 pages for database 'Test3', file 'test2_Data' on file 1.
Processed 1 pages for database 'Test3', file 'test2_Log' on file 1.
RESTORE DATABASE successfully processed 1033 pages in 1.907 seconds (4.433 MB/sec).
*/
But While restoring the Differential file it throws error:
RESTORE DATABASE Test3 from DISK = 'D:Backup
ew est2_Diff1.bak'
WITH NORECOVERY
GO
Msg 3136, Level 16, State 0, Line 1
Cannot apply the backup on device 'D:Backup
ew est2_Diff1.bak' to database 'Test3'.
Msg 3013, Level 16, State 1, Line 1
RESTORE DATABASE is terminating abnormally.
I checked the SQL Server Log no error msg corresponding Differential backup restore.
I don't know how to proceed further.Can any one guide me how to over come this..
Thanks !
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Jul 19, 2007
Hi
I am using the Simple recovery model and I'm taking a weekly full backup each Monday morning with differentials taken every 4 hours during the day.
On Wednesday afternoon, a programmer ran a process that corrupted the db and I had to restore to the most recent differential. It was 5pm in the afternoon and a differential backup had just occured at 4pm. No problem, I figured.
I restored the full backup from Monday morning and tried to restore the most recent differential backup. The differential restore failed. Since I had used T-SQL for the initial attempt, I tried using Enterprise Manager to try again.
When viewing the backup history, I see my initial full backup taken on Monday plus all the differentials. BUT, on closer inspection, I noticed another full backup in the backup history that was taken early Tuesday morning. I can't figure out where this Tuesday morning full backup came from. It wasn't taken by me (or scheduled by me) and I'm the only one with access to the server. My full backups are usually named something like HCMPRP_20070718_FULL.bak. This erroneous full backup was named something like HCMPRP_03a_361adk2k_dd53.bak. It seemed like it was a system generated name. Not something I would choose. To top it off, I could not find this backup file anywhere on the server and when I tried to restore using this full backup, it failed.
Does anyone have any clues as to where this full backup might come from? Does SQL Server trigger a full backup on its own if some threshold is reached?
I ended up having to restore using the differential taken just before this erroneous full backup and lost a day of transactions.
Any insight is greatly appreciated.
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Oct 8, 2006
I create a full backup followed by daily differential backup, when I restore database from the fifth or later differential item, I get the following Error Message:
System.Data.SqlClient.SqlError: This differential backup cannot be restored because the database has not been restored to the earlier state. (Microsoft.SqlServer.Smo)
It seems that there is an error when the fifth differential backup occurred, It's a disaster, how can I do, help!
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Sep 13, 2006
I am running the following script to attempt a restore of a differential backup:
RESTORE DATABASE AdventureWorks
FROM DISK='C:SQL2005_BackupsAutoBackupsAdventureWorks.bak'
WITH
NORECOVERY
GO
RESTORE DATABASE AdventureWorks
FROM DISK='C:SQL2005_BackupsAutoBackupsAdventureWorksDiff.bak'
WITH RECOVERY
GO
I thought this was the way to do it. It does restore the full backup, but on the attempt to restore the differential backup, I get the following error:
Msg 3136, Level 16, State 1, Line 1
This differential backup cannot be restored because the database has not been restored to the correct earlier state.
Msg 3013, Level 16, State 1, Line 1
RESTORE DATABASE is terminating abnormally.
Does anyone know what this means? Do I have to use "with recovery" on the first restore? (The sample I took this from used "with norecovery")
The original backups were done with SQL Agent scheduled jobs. The script for the full backup is:
BACKUP DATABASE AdventureWorks
TO DISK='C:SQL2005_BackupsAutoBackupsAdventureWorks.bak'
The script for the differential backup is:
BACKUP DATABASE AdventureWorks
TO DISK='C:SQL2005_BackupsAutoBackupsAdventureWorksDiff.bak'
WITH DIFFERENTIAL, INIT
All I can say is, it's a good thing I am testing this out with non-critical data, because I obviously don't know what I am doing. (Sorry, I'm primarily a programmer, not a DBA) Can anyone help?
Thanks
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Feb 25, 2015
We have a 1TB Database. Our backup strategy looks like this.
Weekly Full backups - Saturday 10pm. (Takes anywhere between 5 - 9 hours)
twice Nightly Diffs (8:30p and 2:30am - Mid week this takes roughly 1.5 hours)
Hourly Log backups starting at 4:00am until 11pm.
I have an issue where I need to restore to 3:00 today. If my (2:30a)Diff is still running at that recovery point.
I am getting an error when trying to restore Full/2:30a Diff/4a Log with a stopat 3:00a.
Error telling me my log backup is incorrectly formed.
Can I, in fact, restore to this point at all? Do I need to go back to my previous Diff (8:30p) and restore the logs, if so, which ones?
My nighttime Diff ran from 8:30 - 10p.
I have logs at 9p, 10p, 11p, 4a
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Aug 17, 2007
I have done a full backup on 3pm, and a differential backup on everyday 5pm.
I try to restore it back in my testing server and i encounter the problem in restoring the File3 and i try to restore the File 2 and it is okie. Can i know wat is the problem usually cause this error? Thank you
File 1: Full Backup
File 2: Differential Backup
File 3: Differential Backup
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Hi Guys I need a samll help to create bat file for differential backup
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When we do a full backup the .bak file is 700MB but in the meanwhile our differential backup has grown to a size of 20GB. The backup set expires in 1 day and if the backup file already exists we "append" to it.
What we basically want is a differential backup for one day only. I realize that in SQL Server 2005 you could add a "Clean up" task but that is to delete files but because we only have 1 .bak file for the differential backup this is not an option.
If we set to overwrite the backup file if it already exists what does this mean? Assume that we run a differential backup every hour, does this mean that the differential backup file will be overwritten every hour?
How can we make sure that we have a differential backup every hour and keep only the differential backups for the last 24 hours?
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I have just begun to try out differential backups. Almost every reference I found on the internet said to use a .dif file extension. Books Online "Back Up Database Task (Maintenance Plan) MS.SQLCC.v9/MS.SQLSVR.v9.en/uirfsql9/html/ed1ef012-fa14-4ba5-bafe-d1527ba065b3.htm only says :
Backup file extension Specify the extension to use for the backup files. The default is .bak.
Using .dif for the differential shows "Microsoft Office Excel Data Interchange Format" as the type when looking at the backup folder. URL... indicates that .dif has 11 different uses, including "Difference data file." In a couple of posts in this forum in April and May of this year David Dye said that the file extension for differential backups is .bak, the same as for the full backup.
If this is the case, this would cause a problem with our maintenance plan policy which is to retain the two most recent backup files on the server. If we do a full backup for the base on the weekend and differential backups the rest of the week, our full backup would have to be restored from out tape system before we could do a restore. Recoveries are pretty rare, but when we get that panicked phone call that someone accidently deleted all the records of a major client, time is of the essence in getting that point in time restore done.
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I usualy write
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restore database. zy
from disk = 'path and filename.bak'
with replace,
move.....
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1) Installed SQL Server 2012 on a new PC
2) Created a new database of same name (MyDB) - with same MDF and LDF file names as original
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7) after hitting F5 to refresh databases - it shows "MyDB (Recovery Pending)"
8) tried to do Tail Log Backup with this command
BACKUP LOG [MyDB] TO DISK = N'C:BACKUPMyDB_TailLog.bak'
WITH NO_TRUNCATE
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Msg 3447, Level 16, State 1, Line 3
Could not activate or scan all of the log files for database 'MyDB'.
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Windows Server 2003R2 w/ Sp2
MS SQL 2005 w/ Sp1
Currently run a weekly (full) backup and a daily (differential) backup.
When I format the server and rebuild I restored the DB using the weekly (full) backup and all worked as it should.
When I format the server and rebuild I attempted to restore the DB using the daily (differential) backup - I got the following error:
'SPCDBDIF.BAK ' is not part of a multiple family media set. BACKUP WITH FORMAT can be used to form a new media set. RESTORE HEADERONLY is terminating abnormally. (MS SQL Server, Error: 3259)
I am sure I am not using the differential file properly. What is the proper method to restore a DB and use a differential backup?
Any insight appreciated.
Thanks,
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Hi,
Using SQL Server 2005, we have a 2.8Gb database under the Simple recovery model. The database contains ~50M rows and each night ~60k rows are loaded(appended) to the database by a SSIS task.
We configured a Maintenance Plan which is executed once a week to perform a full backup of the database. The resulting backup file is ~2.8Gb, as expected.
We also configured another Maintenance Plan which is executed every day, a few hours after the SSIS task is executed, to perform a differential backup. To our surprise, the resulting backup file is about the same size as the full backup, ~2.8Gb when it should only be a few MB (only 60k rows are added to the database)
When we launch the "Restore Database" wizzard we clearly see the different backup set, Full and Differential but they all have about the same size (same for the physical backup file on disk).
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I have a production SQLServer 6.5 on Nt 3.51 SP4
that had problems two weeks ago, an I had
to restore the backup of the previous night.
we are testing our disaster recovery procedures
on another server, identical to the production
one.
We have installed NT 3.51 SP 4 and SQLServer 6.5
in the same order and with the same configuration
of the production server,
but i can't restore on the test server the
backup files that i have succesfully resotred
on the production server.
we make the SQLServer back up on file ( and
then we backup those files on tape with
NT backup) so I don't think is a problem
of HW Tape Bios or Compression because
i have tried to resotre directly the
files without taking them from a tape.
1)
I have created a new database , without data,
with the same devices, in megabyte, that I
have on the production server.
than from enterprise manager I have started
the restore from file, and after two seconds
everything stops, and I can't even shutdown
the task but i MUST turn the server off
using the power button.
when I start the server again there are
no specific errors in the event log nor
in the SQLServer error log.
The db i was trying to restore is marked
"loading" and it is not available.
This same procedure works perfectly
on the production server.
2)
I have then created another db on the test
server, and I have succesfully tranferred
( but not resotred) the produciont db
onto the test one, using the transfer menu
on SQLEnterprise manager.
3)
another strange thing is that I have tryed
to expand the tempdb, which is only 2 mega
by default, but whenever i try to expand it,
using enterprise manager, only the LOG area
of tempdb sucessfully expands, not the data area.
I don't know if this behaviour is related
to the unsuccesfull restore or if
it is another problem.
i have checked the sort order and character set
of the 2 servers and they are the same.
thanks in advance for any help.
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Publisoft
Italy
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Hi All,
I am trying to restore full backup in Sql Server 2005. I am using the following query to restore full backup.
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with move 'Testdb' to 'C:DBTestdb.mdf ',
move 'Testdb_log' to 'C:DBTestdb_log.ldf ', norecovery "
The above query is running successfully and database restored. But i am not able to access this database since in the database tab it is showing 'Testdb (Restoring)'
The next day I want to restore the differential database backup so i used the 'norecovery' statement.
please help why it is showing as '(Restoring)'
Thanks in advance,
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Apr 27, 2006
Hello All,
I'm new to this forum after read a few question error it given me little bit more understanding. But here's my problem I was create a database implement some tables than make a 'Full Backup' and input information on the table before make a 'Differential Backup'. I don't want restore a full database and just want to recovery specific table were deleted or removed. Please help........
Message show error:
Restore failed for Server 'SALES18'. (Microsoft.SqlServer.Smo)
Additional information:
System.Data.SqlClient.SqlError: The log or differential backup cannot be restored because no files are ready to rollforward.
Thank you very much.
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Mar 19, 2001
Hello,
I have a user database which has 1 data file and 1 logfile.
I did a complete backup of the database to a file on the disk drive, using Enterprise manager. Due to some reason, I had to drop the database. The only way I could restore it was by,
1. Create the database with the same name.
2. Restore the complete backup from the file device.
While doing so,
I get the message "Backup set holds the backup of daatabase other than the existing 'userdbname' database. BAckup terminating."
Is it because the database was dropped and recreated.
If I choose the option to overwrite, it restores successfully.
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hi
i have restore database use backup file in another machine of same name of database there following error
TITLE: Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio
------------------------------
Restore failed for Server 'database name'. (Microsoft.SqlServer.Smo)
For help, click: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?ProdName=Microsoft+SQL+Server&ProdVer=9.00.1399.00&EvtSrc=Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.ExceptionTemplates.FailedOperationExceptionText&EvtID=Restore+Server&LinkId=20476
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
An exception occurred while executing a Transact-SQL statement or batch. (Microsoft.SqlServer.ConnectionInfo)
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The backup set holds a backup of a database other than the existing 'dbname' database.
RESTORE DATABASE is terminating abnormally. (Microsoft SQL Server, Error: 3154)
For help, click: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?ProdName=Microsoft+SQL+Server&ProdVer=09.00.1399&EvtSrc=MSSQLServer&EvtID=3154&LinkId=20476
------------------------------
BUTTONS:
OK
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Sep 7, 2006
This script will read the contents of a DB backup file, and generate a restore command.
Set the value of parameter @backup_path to point to the backup file, run in Query Analyzer, cut/paste the output into another Query Analyzer window, modify as necessary, and run.
This is just a barebones script to demo how this can be done. Modify as necessary to meet your own needs.
Works in SQL 2000 and 7.0. May work in SQL 2005, but it is not tested.
-- Create Restore Database Command from DB Backup File
set nocount on
go
declare @backup_path nvarchar(500)
select @backup_path =
-- Path to Backup file
'\SERVERNAMESHARE_NAMEMY_DB_BACKUP_FILENAME.BAK'
create table #header (
BackupNamenvarchar(128)null,
BackupDescriptionnvarchar(128)null,
BackupTypeintnot null,
ExpirationDatedatetimenull,
Compressedintnot null,
Positionintnot null,
DeviceTypeintnot null,
UserNamenvarchar(128)not null,
ServerNamenvarchar(128)not null,
DatabaseNamenvarchar(128)not null,
DatabaseVersionintnot null,
DatabaseCreationDatedatetimenot null,
BackupSizedecimal(28,0)not null,
FirstLsndecimal(28,0)not null,
LastLsndecimal(28,0)not null,
CheckpointLsndecimal(28,0)not null,
DatabaseBackupLsndecimal(28,0)not null,
BackupStartDatedatetimenot null,
BackupFinishDatedatetimenot null,
SortOrderintnot null,
CodePageintnot null,
UnicodeLocaleIdintnot null,
UnicodeComparisonStyleintnot null,
CompatibilityLevelintnot null,
SoftwareVendorIdintnull,
SoftwareVersionMajorintnull,
SoftwareVersionMinorintnull,
SoftwareVersionBuildintnull,
MachineNamenvarchar(128)not null,
Flagsintnull,
BindingIDuniqueidentifier null,
RecoveryForkIDuniqueidentifier null,
Collationnvarchar(128)null,
Seqintnot null
identity(1,1),
)
create table #filelist (
LogicalNamenvarchar(128)not null,
PhysicalNamenvarchar(128)not null,
Typenvarchar(10)not null,
FileGroupNamenvarchar(128)null,
Sizedecimal(28,0)not null,
MaxSizedecimal(28,0)not null,
Seqintnot null
identity(1,1),
)
insert into #header
exec ('restore HeaderOnly from disk = '''+@backup_path+''' ')
insert into #filelist
exec ('restore FilelistOnly from disk = '''+@backup_path+'''')
declare @tab varchar(1), @cr varchar(2)
select @tab = char(9), @cr = char(13)+Char(10)
select
[--Restore--]=
case
when a.Seq = 1
then
@cr+
@cr+'restore database '+c.DatabaseName+
@cr+'from disk ='+@cr+@tab+''''+
@backup_path+''''+@cr+'with'+@cr
else ''
end+
@tab+'move '''+a.LogicalName+
'''to '''+a.PhysicalName+''' ,'+
case
when a.Seq = b.Seq
then
@cr+@tab+'replace, stats = 5 , recovery'
else ''
end
from
#filelist a
cross join
( select Seq = max(b1.Seq) from #filelist b1 ) b
cross join
( select DatabaseName = max(c1.DatabaseName)
from #header c1 ) c
order by
a.Seq
go
drop table #header
drop table #filelist
Results, modify as needed:
--Restore--
--------------------------------------------------------------------
restore database MY_DB
from disk =
'\SERVERNAMESHARE_NAMEMY_DB_BACKUP_FILENAME.BAK'
with
move 'PRIMARY'to 'D:MSSQLDATAMY_DB_PRIMARY.MDF' ,
move 'DATA1'to 'D:MSSQLDATAMY_DB_DATA1.NDF' ,
move 'DATA2'to 'D:MSSQLDATAMY_DB_DATA2.NDF' ,
move 'LOG'to 'D:MSSQLDATAMY_DB_LOG.LDF' ,
replace, stats = 5 , recovery
CODO ERGO SUM
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Dec 30, 2007
I am confused regarding why the default behavior of this option is to use file no 1 if the option is not specified? If I take two backups on different days, weeks, months, etc. and write them to the same Backup set, the second and most recent backup by the way gets the higher file number (position) as one would expect. What is incomprehensible to me is why the decision was made to restore the oldest backup from the backup set if you do not specify with file no? Seems like common sense that I would NEVER want to restore the oldest backup by default and would most-likely always want to restore the most recent backup by default!
If anyone has suggestions on how I could suggest that the behavior of this option be changed, I would appreciate it, as this has caused me much pain.
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Hi everybody,
On executing the RESTORE command of SQL Server to restore from a backup of 78.3 MB, the "Server Application Unavailable" error message comes up.The error message in the Application log is as follows:aspnet_wp.exe (PID: 2184) was recycled because memory consumption exceeded the 152 MB (60 percent of available RAM).
However using Query Analyser of SQL Server I am able to restore the database.
What is the solution to this problem?
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Jun 15, 2004
I can run this example from SQL Book Online from sql query analyzer. I can build the TestDB database.
BACKUP DATABASE Northwind
TO DISK = 'c:Northwind.bak'
RESTORE FILELISTONLY
FROM DISK = 'c:Northwind.bak'
RESTORE DATABASE TestDB
FROM DISK = 'c:Northwind.bak'
WITH MOVE 'Northwind' TO 'c: est estdb.mdf',
MOVE 'Northwind_log' TO 'c: est estdb.ldf'
GO
But... When I build stored procedure and call it through VB6. I've got the gray database symbol along with message TestDB (Loading/Suspecting)
Why I cannot run these commands through VB6
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