I have to restore a database from a directory structure backup run by NT SERVER not SQL SERVER. I am not sure of the database size structure or whethter it has a log device. I am desperate for any advice on methods of restoring this in a safe manner.(it is a live production DB)
Thanks in advance.
Barry.
How do I prevent someone from backing up the data / copying the mdf and then mounting it from a different server or instance to gain access to the DB.
I do not have control over the physical file.
Basically, I want to make sure that only authorized applications and users can access the data.
My Vista system hangs immediately after I insert the second blank DVD. I'm doing a simple backup of my user files. I'm using Vista Premium, fully up to date with patches, minimal software installed because this system is 100% used as a Media Center. Hardware is off the shelf HP Media Center m8067n.
I checked Microsoft knowledgebase and no other similar cases popped up. Is anyone else experiencing this?
Is this possible?
here is the situation. I have a DB on one system. I back it up and then restore it to a second system. This second system I run reports off of and I want to create custom views that do not exist on the original system. Can I restore the
backup DB from the remote system without wiping out the custom views on the local system?
I have to do this this way as they won't let us create the views we want on the remote system so the only way we have access to run the reports is by restoring the backup locally.
TIA!
Hey everyone,
I've run into a fairly big problem. Apparently, the automatic backup has not been working since September, and that backup is of no use to me.
What I'm trying to do is restore the database without using the transaction log file. I don't care about a dirty database or lost data. The data is all I need, and the database structure of course.
I've tried several things.
Right click on the <database> go to tasks->attach-> pick MDF file etc.
Following this guide The only problem is I get a different error message. It doesn't ask a yes no question it just says the file doesn't exist and it can't create the database.
I've tried running it from other SQL management software and removing the LOG file when attaching, and that doesn't work. I tried:
Code:
MS SQL
EXEC sp_detach_db @dbname = <my db name>
EXEC sp_attach_single_file_db @dbname = <my db name>, @physname = <my db mdf file>
and I get the same message pretty much.
I tried this but I can't seem to get the database into emergency mode.
Am at the end of my rope and I really need this up and running ASAP.
Although I'm not sure of the proper syntax for setting a database into emergency mode, I think the last link I provided might do the trick.
I also tried the following:
http://www.spaceprogram.com/knowled...file-on_12.html
But when I get to step 8, the database is not in a suspect mode. When I click on it it says the database is in accessible.
When I right click and click on properties I get:
Quote:
TITLE: Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio Express
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Cannot show requested dialog.
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Cannot show requested dialog. (Microsoft.SqlServer.Express.SqlMgmt)
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An exception occurred while executing a Transact-SQL statement or batch. (Microsoft.SqlServer.Express.ConnectionInfo)
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Database 'BridgeTrak_Central2' cannot be opened due to inaccessible files or insufficient memory or disk space. See the SQL Server errorlog for details. (Microsoft SQL Server, Error: 945)
For help, click: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?ProdName=Microsoft+SQL+Server&ProdVer=08.00.0194&EvtSrc=MSSQLServer&EvtID=945&LinkId=20476
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BUTTONS:
OK
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I checked the server and there is enough memory and disk space, about 2GB on each drive. Should be plenty for my 32MB database.
It's not my neck on the line but I would like to see my coworker stay here.
If anyone here knows anything about this, that would be great.
MS SQL 2000
Windows Server 2000 SP 4
_Any_ help or suggestions, other than the obvious, make sure backups are working, will be greatly appreciated....
Did I mention greatly appreciated?
I think the issue is that the original database was lost when someone else was trying what I'm trying now. They're very delete happy.
I think they may be SOL... glad it's not me, then again I wouldn't use the delete key without making 100% sure it wouldn't screw things up...I especially wouldn't empty the recycling bin. I probably would have deleted a database already burnt to CD, or burned some to CD....or made sure my backups were working. Messy messy network state, last guy left it in a mess. New network/DBA/ if it's got a network cable attached you're responsible. :S I don't like this new company that much. Too stingy... Dual P2 server?!?!?! Isn't that like, antiquated? No wonder there have been 3 dba/network admins/"if it's got a network cable..." that have left in the past year.
i restored a database from a .bak file.
from production to development.
But i dropped the database from development before restoring. Now all the users are gone from this database. Anyone know how to recover them?
the users from development are different from production's
Ok guys, I do a regular daily ntbackup of my entire server. I thought I had sql backups going daily but I think a admin password change stopped that and well those backups are a LONG time ago. The ntbackup is just 1 lost half day.
Windows crashed and had to be reinstalled, so I have all the files in the database folder and what I've done so far was reinstall windows, sql, and all that stuff so now windows is back up and going. I used sql admin and created the database ncdsm. Then I took the folder from the backup of the database for ncdsm and copied it to the new sql install (after stopping the service) and then turned it back on, and it shows that the tables do not exist, but it shows the list of tables in red.
How can I fix this and get all my databases back to normal? Thanks.
In Windows Server 2012. How do I do a System Restore to a previous restore point?I need to install the 64 bit and 32 bit Oracle Client Install for connections in SSIS and to create Oracle Linked Servers.
If you make a mistake it is not fun removing it. Sometimes it corrupts the machine and it is difficult to uninstall since there is not an Oracle Universal installer for Oracle 11g.If you install the 32 bit before the 64 you mess up the machine.how to create a restore point.
Hi.
I've following problem:
- Customer played with his logical drives in a CPQ smart array
- He played too much: he lost the drive with the LDF-File
- Now the SQL-Server is in a kind of wired mode; you can
start and stop it, but you cannot connect to (neiter 'sa' nor
any other user available before)
In fact the mode is not wired: what shall he do other when
most important file is missing... :o
- The problem for me now is:
> How can I get the Enterprise Manager or Query Analyzer
up and running again to start a restore?
PS: The restore is to be done from a tape-library running
Veritas Backup Exec + SQL-Agent
PPS: Error-log says (what I already know):
2005-10-04 17:18:02.69 spid11 Device activation error. The physical file name 'H:DEVLOG1DEVLOG1.ldf' may be incorrect.
Thanks in advance for assistance.
Regards,
Carsten Loeffler
Need help.
We lost (Couldn't find ) the full backup on a Tape we were supposed to use for restore, but seems like they lost it. All we have is a Diff backup. Wondering if that is any good at all .
Please help
Thanks
I am looking for a SQL Backup/Restore tools which can restore multiple environments. Here is high level requirements.
1. We have 4 DBs, range from 1 TB - 1.5 TB Each Database. When we restore to QA, DEV, or Staging, we usually restore 4 of them.
2. I am looking for the speed to complete restoring between 1 - 2 hours for 4 DBs.
I am evaluating the Dephix Software but the setup is very complex and its given us a lot of issues with Windows Authentions, and failure in the middle of the backup. I used Guess Software many years ago but can't find it on the web site any more. Speed is very important for us mean complete restoring as fast as possible. We are on SQL 2012 and SQL 2008 R2.We are currently using NETAPP Technology and I have Redgate Backup Tool but I am mainly looking for fast Restore Process.
Using SQL Server 2005 Server Management Studio, I attempted to back up a database, and received this error:
Backup failed: System.Data.SqlClient.SqlError: Backup and file manipulation operations (such as ALTER DATABASE ADD FILE) on a database must be serialized. Reissue the satement after the current backup or file manipulation is completed (Microsoft.SqlServer.Smo)
Program location:
at Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Backup.SqlBackup(Server srv)
at Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.SqlManagerUI.BackupPropOptions.OnRunNow(Object sender)
Backup Options were set to:
Back up to the existing media set
Overwrite all existing backup sets
I am fairly new to SQL 2005. Can someone help me get past this issue? What other information do I need to provide?
Need to restore database,here's the scenario:
Data got deleted on Friday evening, need to have database restored to FRiday afternoon and also some data has been entered on Monday, which needs to be there.
I should restore a SQL Server 2005 Database from backup. The backup contains three files, named user.bak0, user.bak1 and user.bak2.
How is the syntax of the restore filelistonly and the restore database ... ?
I usualy write
restore filelistonly from disk = 'path and filenam.bak'
restore database. zy
from disk = 'path and filename.bak'
with replace,
move.....
move....
This works but I cannot use it with a splitted backup file. The files are much too big to put together to one file.
Thanks in advance for any help.
I have a full backup and several diff backup,now i want to restore
firstly,I restore full backup
RESTORE DATABASE ***
FROM DISK = 'D:databackup200610140000.bak'
WITH NORECOVERY
GO
it's working,then i don;'t know how to continue
Thanks in advance
System.Data.SqlClient.SqlError: Cannot open backup device '\.Tape0'. Operating system error 5(error not found). (Microsoft.SqlServer.express.Smo)
i have only one sql instance and tape is istalled successfully.
please help me to find solution for this error.
Thanks,
I neglected to backup the transaction log as part of the process of backing up the database. Now i only have the backup file for the database and no transaction log backup. When i try to do a restore on the database, i get the error on a "tail log missing" message (which i'm assuming is that it's looking for the t-log backup?).
Is it possible to restore or even restore to a new database? I'm only looking to retreive data from 2 tables within the backup file.
Thanks!
SQL Server 2005 on Windows 2003 Server x64.
I have Full database backup upto previous day and transaction logfile of Today transaction. my database has crashed. I have restored previous day's Full backup. I have faced difficulty to restore today's transaction from today's transaction log. What are the steps to restore full database back and one day's transaction log file. Note: there is no differential database backup and transaction backup.
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I need to do a restore of all my system databases, master, msdb and model, and of course my production database.
The Windows 2003 OS and Sql Server 2005 have both been reinstalled on the server.
I understand I need to be in Single User Mode to restore the master database and I just wanted to clarify the procedure for a successful restore.
I've found this page: http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms190679.aspx which has instructions for restoring a master database.
So, all I have to do is:
1. Be in single user mode
2. Using SQLCMD run:
C:> sqlcmd
1> RESTORE DATABASE master FROM DISK = 'Z:MyBackLocationmaster.bak';
2> GO
From the instructions:
"After master is restored, the instance of SQL Server shuts down and terminates the sqlcmd process"
My Questions:
When I've restored the master do I repeat the steps above to restore the msdb and model databases?
Are there any other pitfalls?
Thanks for any advice
Melt
new to SQL Server 2000. We have an obsolete database that we need tosave off for x number of years. DB2 has utilities (DB2Look/Export)that allows for the export of the data along with a schema and scriptthat enables the future recreation of the structure of the databasesand tables to include RI etc. You can save off the architecture andrelationships of the tables as well as the data.Does SQL Server have anything similar?Thanks in advance.Gerry
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I am going to remove a database server (SQL Server 2000 on Win 2003) to a brand new server, same as SQL Server 2000 on Win 2003. Do I need to restore system database(master, msdb, model and tempDB) to the new server? My understanding I don't have to because I will transfer DTSs and login user by DTS to new server, and run scripts to recreate jobs on new server. Is it correct?
Thanks
ZYT
I have two SQL Databases on separate servers, live and test. I have been asked to copy the data from the live system and put it into test. They are SQL Management Studio 2008 running on MS Server 2008R2.
Could a simple backup of the database, then copy that file to the test system and restore the database from that point work or it there more to it?
I am using the (SQL Express ) bellow given code to restore data from *.bak file (A backup file creater earlier by SQL backup). Some times this do not restore the data and gives error "Restore Failed". But when I change the system date to next day date then it restore data successfully.VB code used is as follow:
Dim strFileName As String
Dim rstDb As New Restore
Dim srv As Server
srv = New Server("(local)SQLEXPRESS")
Dim db As Database
db = srv.Databases("mydatabase")
[code]...
Hi there. Could someone help me out.
I'm performing a log restore and getting the following error within the SQL Server Error Log.
During restore restart, an I/O error occurred on checkpoint file 'G:MSSQL.1MSSQLBackupdxsh.CKP' (operating system error 1784(error not found)). The statement is proceeding but cannot be restarted. Ensure that a valid storage location exists for the checkpoint file.
IT's a very basic Restore command and i do have not specified it to Restart.
Having checked the MS website for 1784 it suggests the following:
The supplied user buffer is not valid for the requested operation
Can anyone tell me what is wrong here and why it is creating a checkpoint file or even what it is and how to overcome the error message.
TIA
I was running Windows Defender regularly as an add-on to the software supplied with my Sony laptop (2003). Then I had to execute a backdated System Restore to eradicate a recurring display omission on the Windows hardware screens and I lost the Defender program. I have now tried to start using Defender again. It downloads but won't run - errmess states it needs W Installer 3.1. I have downloaded the Windows.exe file for the Installer, but this has not made any difference. I cannot run Defender.
Anyone with any ideas ? Please keep it simple - I'm not a programmer !
Hi there
I have a concern about restore whole SQL server environment.
1st server:
x86 SQL Server 2005 EE SP2 + hotfix 3159 is installed on Windows 2003 SP1 R2. SQL Server is running under Local System Account. Server is not part of AD.
2nd server
Win XP SP2, x86 SQL Server 2005 DE SP2 + hotfix 3159. SQL Server is running under Local Admin Account. Server is part of AD. Server has Credentials and linked servers
I'm trying to move all databases from server 2 to server 1
For this I am doing:
1) Create backup SMK
2) Detach all user databases
3) Backup all system databases
4) Copy all this stuff to server 1
5) Run Server 1 in single-mode (-m)
6) Restore master database
7) Try to restore backup SMK that was done on step 1 and get this error message:
Msg 15329, Level 16, State 11, Line 2
The current master key cannot be decrypted. If this is a database master key, you should attempt to open it in the session before performing this operation. The FORCE option can be used to ignore this error and continue the operation but the data encrypted by the old master key will be lost.
My understanding is that credential secrets, linked server login passwords are lost and should be recreated. DbMK can be restored using passwords.
As far as I know this can be avoided if the same domain account is using for both servers. But the question still this - if I have stand alone server, using local system account for the SQL Server service and have encrypted objects - I cannot restore SQL Server on another box (say in case disaster lost original one) without loosing credentials and linked servers even if I have all backups including backup of SMK.
Sounds gloomily for me. Any idea what I missed?
PS This links
http://blogs.msdn.com/lcris/archive/2005/09/23/473464.aspx
http://blogs.msdn.com/lcris/archive/2005/07/08/437048.aspx
http://blogs.msdn.com/lcris/archive/2005/09/30/475822.aspx
http://blogs.msdn.com/lcris/archive/2006/04/10/572678.aspx
and all relative topics in BOL were studied very carefully
Regards,
Gennadi
Hello All,
I was wondering if anyone could recommend a good backup system for SQL Server (hardware&software)? Thanks.
hi,
I have just started a new job and they have nightly backups of the master, msdb and model databases.
But why would you need a nightly backup of the model database? surely the model database never changes, so would a one time backup not be sufficient?
Please advise me if I am incorrect
Cheers
I found out our system backup system database every week, which occupy a lot of space. Is it necessary?
Thank you.
I have configured the system database backup using SQL Server 2005Maintenance Plan. It was running properly quite some time with in 5 to10 minutes. Suddenly I am getting this error "Process is terminateddue to StackOverflowException. The return value was unknown. Theprocess exit code was -2147023895". And the back up did not completefor 55 minutes and finally it got failed. Somebody good help me outpls.rgsPraveen
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Restore failed for Server
System.Data.SqlClient.SqlError: Directory lookup for the file "C:Program FilesMicrosoft SQL ServerMSSQLdataMyDB_Data.MDF" failed with the operating system error 3(The system cannot find the path specified.). (Microsoft.SqlServer.Smo)
I don't know why it is looking for a MDF file as this was never in the Backup folder. Can someone please help me on this? I thought I was doing the right thing making a backup all along and now I can't restore it!
Is it possisable to restore from tape when the backup was taken from a
different server. ServerA has the tape drive which performs the backups
to tape, but ServerB which is under a different domain wants to restore ServerA database on ServerB, both databases on the two servers are the same
is it possiable to restore a database on ServerB using ServerA file?