Query To Restore Backups
Jun 4, 2008Hello,
Can anyone tell me the SQL statement to restore an existing backup to an existing database?
Thanks in advance.
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Restore From External Backups
Jan 29, 2004Hi everyone,
I have a problem with my MS SQL Server 2000 (SP2). My task is to restore a backup from a database on another computer.
The server makes a backup everyday. If this server gets a hardware problem there must be a chance to replace it by another server which is made by the backup files.
In this scenario I don't have the possibility to copy the whole folder of the old server.
Is it possible to restore the bakup so that the new server looks like the old one?
Thanks for every response.
Auto-restore Of Database Backups
Feb 26, 2004Our DBs are set up to do a full backup once a day (late at night) and then transaction log backups during the day at shorter intervals.
I want to setup a dev database on the same server. I want this database to be an automatically restored copy of the live database. So every night, after the full backup of the live DB, I want to restore the live DB to this dev DB.
Can this be automated? Can the restore automatically stop the dev database in case some open connections exist?
Is there a better way to do this?
Backups And Restore DB In SQL EXPRESS 2005
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The sql express instance and my web aplication are running on the same server.
I need a script for directly execute it (and if possible also to restore the DB ) from my web aplication.
other question:
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1.Perform a transaction log backup on the server on Oct 23. I have never backup transaction log in the past.
2. Restore the server with Oct 1 full backup with NORECOVERY option.
3.Try to restore to the point at Oct 5 12:00, with the transaction log.
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Unable to create restore plan due to break in the LSN chain.
How to locate when the break happened and I came across this article about how this is an SSMS 2012 bug.
So I tried the advice in this article to attempt a restore via Files and Filegroups, and ended up with the below error:
EDIT: Picture is attached if it is not showing in post.
I was able to restore via T-SQL, but I want to also be able to restore through the GUI.
Recovery :: Restore A Point Between Two Full Backups?
Oct 23, 2015I make two full backups on Oct 1 and Oct 10. I want to restore the server to a state in Oct 5. So I just do as follows:
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Perform a transaction log backup on the server on Oct 23. I have never backup transaction log in the past. Restore the server with Oct 1 full backup with NORECOVERY option.Try to restore to the point at Oct 5 12:00, with the transaction log.
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But the restore fails and  SQL Server said the transaction log does not contain the point. The point is too early. Why? Also my .LDF file is about 13G, but the transaction log backup is only 200MB. Why?
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Feb 12, 2003I'm not sure when it started, but...
It seems that very recently, the backups made during a nightly ArcServe tape backup procedure are showing up in the restore window on our SQL server. We don't want that! The application group makes it's own backup's to disk, and we want to see only them in the restore window.
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1.Perform a transaction log backup on the server on Oct 23. I have never backup transaction log in the past.
2. Restore the server with Oct 1 full backup with NORECOVERY option.
3.Try to restore to the point at Oct 5 12:00, with the transaction log.
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I have run the kill all connections script but I still can't get access?
Here is my syntax for the restore
restore database pubs
from disk='D:SQLServerMSSQLBACKUPlynn.bak'
with recovery,replace,
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GOrestore database pubs
Any thoughts
Restore Database With Query
Dec 6, 2007Hello
I am new users to SQL and learing it. I am using SQL server 2000 and try to make backup for to test database Northwind and Pubs. Now i am trying to restore these with two new databases but i am getting erro rmessage
i am using this Query!
RESTORE DATABASE nwind_new FROM DISK = 'C: emporthwind.bak'
WITH
MOVE 'northwnd' TO 'C:Program FilesMicrosoft SQL ServerMSSQLDatawind_new.mdf'
MOVE 'northwnd_log' TO 'C:Program FilesMicrosoft SQL ServerMSSQLDatawind_new_log.ldf'
RESTORE DATABASE npubs_new FROM DISK = 'C: emppubs.bak'
WITH
MOVE 'pubs' TO 'C:Program FilesMicrosoft SQL ServerMSSQLDatapubs_new.mdf'
MOVE 'pubs_log' TO 'C:Program FilesMicrosoft SQL ServerMSSQLDatapubs_new_log.ldf'
RESTORE DATABASE ntest_new FROM DISK = 'C: emp est.bak'
WITH
MOVE 'test' TO 'C:Program FilesMicrosoft SQL ServerMSSQLDatatest_new.mdf'
MOVE 'test_log' TO 'C:Program FilesMicrosoft SQL ServerMSSQLDatatest_new_log.ldf'
Error message
Server: Msg 170, Level 15, State 1, Line 4
Line 4: Incorrect syntax near 'MOVE'.
Server: Msg 170, Level 15, State 1, Line 9
Line 9: Incorrect syntax near 'MOVE'.
Server: Msg 170, Level 15, State 1, Line 14
Line 14: Incorrect syntax near 'MOVE'.
i got this query from microsoft's website http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/sql/2000/maintain/sqlbackuprest.mspx (SQL Server 2000 Backup and Restore)
It is not working with my case. Plz let me know how to restore two or more databases from backup (xyz.bak) with running one query in SQL server 2000 sp4.
Best regards,
How To Query The Progress Status Of A Database Restore
Apr 23, 2007Hi,
we have a reporting database that needs to be refreshed every week. I normally get a big backup file (50GB) from our business partner very Sunday morning; I have setup a job to restore the database once I got the backup file. The restore job normally will take about 4 or 5 hours to finish, but sometime it may take much longer (more than 10 hours). We knew there is some kind of disk storage contention going on the SAN. When this problem happens the system guy always try to pick my db restore process to be the victim. I hate to kill a job when it has 90% done, but I have no way to tell the restore progress status. Does someone know if I can query database restore progress information from any DMVs?
Thank you for your help in advance.
David Zhang
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'E:syndicated_databank__bkup_02.bak',
€˜E:syndicated_databank__bkup_03.bak€™,
€˜E:syndicated_databank__bkup_04.bak€™, €˜E:syndicated_databank__bkup_05.bak€™
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Thanks!
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Jan 14, 2007
Hi,
I'm trying to work out how to backup an ASP.NET 2.0 site which uses an SQL 2005 Express database located in the App_Data directory. It seems that the database file cannot be copied while in use so I guess that either leaves taking the site offline or maybe the database can be backed up to another location using a scheduled task?
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Thanks,
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