When you create a dump device, then add backups with the NOINIT arg, the space taken up on the device grows, is there a way of removing individual backups from the device without (i guess) purging the whole lot by running WITH INIT?
I can get a list of the files by running the RESTORE WITH HEADERONLY, but I can't see how to remove individual ones.
Suppose I am appending to my transaction log dump device every half hour,thus adding 48 log dumps per day. How can I purge my transaction dump device to only keep the last 1 week's worth of these logs. I do not wanted to issue an INIT in the command, because this will wipe it completely. I noticed an EXPIREDATE and RETAINDAYS parameter for the DUMP command. Can I use these to selectively purge the backup device or will these allow the device to be wiped clean also?
Thanks in advance,
Ed Molinari
Emerald Solutions
I'm having trouble doing backups of several databases (on a single server) to one device (a disk file).
I created a script with each DUMP statement and when I run it from the query window, it works
just fine. But when I create a stored procedure out of the same script, I get errors because the
second DUMP statement is trying to access the device that is already being written to by the
first DUMP statement.
If I split them apart into different stored procedures, then they seem to overwrite each other and
I end up with only the last database backed up.
I'm trying to put this into a task and that is why I need to put it into stored procedures.
Is there a synchronous/asynchronous setting or parameter that I should be using? For now, I'm
just dumping each to separate devices, but this is a little sumbersome, since I have four
databases to backup for each day of the week. Which gives me a total of 28 separate
devices.
I'm sure there is a better way of doing this. Does anyone have any suggestions. Thank you in
advance.
I'm trying to capture the info that gets passed back from the 'load headeronly from logbackup' command in a script that I'm writing. The MS Transact-SQL reference specifies that this info is passed back in a table, a row for each dump on the given dump device. I'm looking for the SQL construct that will allow me to capture this info as variables in my script for processing. I've tried to create a temp table that mirrors the info returned and insert into this table by executing the load command but syntactically it is not correct(with that syntax the compiler assumes that the load command is a stored procedure and can't locate it) Specifically, I'm trying to capture info from the dump transaction with no_truncate command.
It appears the dump info does not go the the msdb..sysbackuphistory table when the no_truncate option is used. This dump info can only be obtained thru the load headeronly command. Any thoughts on how to code the sql to capture this info?
I issued the following statement on my database as my log file showed 100% full.
However after running this command and also running it again after expanding the size
to almost double the value of both my database log and data devices it still shows the log as being 100% full.
DUMP TRANSACTION <database> WITH TRUNCATE_ONLY (and also used the NO_LOG option).
So can anyone tell me whats going wrong here? I should note that I am still able to enter data into the database without
any errors.
Hi Everybody,
I hv worked in 6.5. There we take backup through the command 'Dump Database'(e.g---> "Dump database master to masdump WITH INIT." ). As for as I know, in 7.0 we are taking backup using the command "Backup Database". Is it possible to use "Dump Database" command in 7.0.
Can anyone give explanation on that please.
thanks in advance
Srinivasan
I am working on creating a sql alerts. How to receive notification about dump files whenever they created in sql logs?
View 0 Replies View RelatedHi there. I apologize if this topic had already been covered. I'mtrying to find out whether I can load up a data dump files, generatedoff of a 64bit SQL server on Itanium, to a 32bit MSSQL 2K server. Ifanyone has tried this before, please let me know your findings. Thankyou very much in advance folks.j
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I have taken ownership of a SQL 7 Server that has many DB's with each DB's devices spread all over the 6 disks that exists in the Server.
e.g.
DB - Reference has
Data devices on D (20mb), E(40mb) , F(60mb) drives
and Logs having a similar spread.
Now what I want to do is to restore a full backup of the database into a new db but with only one data device and one log. So that basically the server is tidied up. The reason the devices are spread is not due to performance reasons.
The QUESTION IS : How do I restore a full back up of a db with many devices in to a NEW db with only 1 data device and 1 log device.
Thanks
Steve
sfarmer@edfman.com
I created a backup device and a job to backup a full dbs and transaction logs. When I first created the backup statement it was created with RETAIN DAYS = 10
Its been 15 days and the ones created after 10 days appear to be marked for deletiong but I am obviously missing a statement in my backup statement or in another job I need to schedule to come through and delete the old files from the backup device. Please help me figure out what this statement needs to be.
All the backups and T-log backups are written to one device which is one file.
Thanks
Scott
Need help .
There are 3 log files attached to a SQL Database . I would like to remove one of them as it was created by Previous DBA for temp use (Don'r ask me why?) If I run DBCC ShrinkFile with EMPTYFILE , would it let me drop that file or is there any command to do it? OR is it not possible at all
I cannot install SQL SErver 2005 because of files still on my hard disk from beta version. These include sqlmgmprovider.dll and svrenumapi.dll. The uninstall program is no longer available. How do I get rid of whatever remains of the old beta installation so that the released version of SQL Server 2005 will install?
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I am trying to attach to aMDF and LDF file that are on the remote location. When you try to do this though getting an error..
"File filename.mdf is on a network device not supported for database files."
How to do this.
Could you please help me to sort out this problem.
Thanks in advance
WillSmith
mail2willsmith@yahoo.com
I'm converting DBs from SQL7 to SQL2K; the previous owner & server issues had created secondary data and/or log files. The size of the databases, and the configuration of the new server, do not warrant those secondary files. In restoring the databases from SQL7 to SQL2K, either by detach/copy/attach or backup/restore, is there a method for deleting the secondary files without, of course, losing any data?!
TIA,
Al
I was trying an edition upgrade from SQL 2005 standard x64 to SQL 2005 enterprise x64 using the "setup SKUUPGRADE=1" from the command line. The SO is W2003 server R2 enterprise and I have a SQL clustered environment with 2 nodes (active/passive).
I select to upgrade the SQL module and I mark the checkbox for the cluster installation. The installation seems to work properly untill setup is doing the task "removing backup files". Then 2 "unexpected error" message appears as follows. The 2 above windows appear when you click on the help icon.
Link to screen capture
The following is the end of the SQL setup log file:
________________________________________________________________________
Property(S): OutOfDiskSpace = 0
Property(S): OutOfNoRbDiskSpace = 0
Property(S): PrimaryVolumeSpaceAvailable = 0
Property(S): PrimaryVolumeSpaceRequired = 0
Property(S): PrimaryVolumeSpaceRemaining = 0
Property(S): RSVirtualDirectoryManager = Reports
Property(S): RSVirtualDirectoryServer = ReportServer
Property(S): SqlActionManaged = 3
Property(S): SqlStateManaged = 2
Property(S): Sql_sqlSqlUpgradeSequence = 387709900
Property(S): SOURCEDIR = I:Setup
Property(S): SourcedirProduct = {79F1B65E-8FC0-4D03-954D-F9E71C85AEC7}
Property(S): HotfixScript = 1
Property(S): DebugClsid.B2156BC9_6CE8_422F_A957_E99A65256B1D = {A42D1020-AA4C-401D-B7BD-26C333C0D627}
Property(S): SQLBROWSERACCOUNT = HEREISTHEDOMAINheretheclusteraccount
Property(S): ProductToBeRegistered = 1
MSI (s) (84:F8) [00:32:10:598]: Product: Microsoft SQL Server 2005 (64-bit) - Update 'Hotfix 3024 for SQL Server Database Services 2005 (64-bit) ENU (KB000000)' could not be installed. Error code 1603. Additional information is available in the log file C:Program FilesMicrosoft SQL Server90Setup BootstrapLOGFilesSQLSetup0024_SV00010-2_SQL.log.
MSI (s) (84:F8) [00:32:10:613]: Note: 1: 1708
MSI (s) (84:F8) [00:32:10:613]: Product: Microsoft SQL Server 2005 (64-bit) -- Installation failed.
MSI (s) (84:F8) [00:32:10:613]: Attempting to delete file C:WINDOWSInstaller75d5c.msp
MSI (s) (84:F8) [00:32:10:613]: Unable to delete the file. LastError = 32
MSI (s) (84:F8) [00:32:10:645]: Cleaning up uninstalled install packages, if any exist
MSI (s) (84:F8) [00:32:10:645]: MainEngineThread is returning 1603
MSI (s) (84:CC) [00:32:10:754]: Destroying RemoteAPI object.
MSI (s) (84:74) [00:32:10:754]: Custom Action Manager thread ending.
=== Logging stopped: 18/12/2007 0:32:10 ===
MSI (c) (34:B4) [00:32:10:832]: Decrementing counter to disable shutdown. If counter >= 0, shutdown will be denied. Counter after decrement: -1
MSI (c) (34:B4) [00:32:10:832]: MainEngineThread is returning 1603
=== Verbose logging stopped: 18/12/2007 0:32:10 ===
_______________________________________________________________________
Does anyone have any clue or idea about the possible problem?
Hi everyone,
I'm trying to integrate SQLEXPRESS in a custom application ("the app"). On installation, a new instance ("myNewInstance") is created, and a new DB ("myDB") is created on that instance.
Upon de-installation of "the app", I remove the new instance. To that end, I'm calling the SQLEXPRESS setup like this:
Code Snippet
setup.exe /qb REMOVE=SQL_Engine INSTANCENAME=myNewInstance
The Problem: While the service and the instance are removed, the instance's data directory is not, and the DB Datafiles are still there. Now if I reinstall the app (re-creating myNewInstance), it uses the same directory structure, and when I try to re-create the DB, I get the following error message:
Code Snippet
Msg 5170, Level 16, State 1, Line 1
Cannot create file '[...]MSSQL.2MSSQLDATAmyDB.mdf' because it already exists. Change the file path or the file name, and retry the operation.
So here's the Question: is there
a) any way to tell setup.exe to completely remove the datafiles when uninstalling the instance, or
b) any way to tell TSQL to overwrite the old datafiles if they exist?
Thanks in advance,
Thorsten
HELP!
For the past several weeks, I have been trying to install SQL Server 2005 on a Win XP SP2 PC. Regardless of the options I choose (SQL Engine + Client Tools, Client Tools only, etc.) when the installation gets to the end of the Client Tools setup and the setup status displays "Removing Backup Files", my PC appears to hang.
For a period of time, there is a fair amount of HD activity which gives me the impression that files are in fact being deleted, but then there is no HD activity and the installation appears to hang. Finally I give up and kill the setup process and reboot.
After reboot, it appears that the client tools have been installed (the icons appear and I can open the Management Studio, but when I try to connect to an existing instance of SQL, that hangs. This occurs for either Windows or SQL authentication.
Has anyone experienced this behavior and determined the root cause? What EXACTLY is happening during the "Removing Backup Files" phase of the installation?
Thanks for any help in advance,
Marc Mueller
I have a virtual machine that previously had SQL Server 2005 installed. Since I changed the computer name, I have to reinstall SQL. I removed all the SQL components and am trying to reinstall the database and reporting components. The installation is failing on the "Removing temporary files" step. According to the setup progress screen, the following components have been installed:
OWC11
SQL Server Bakcward-Compatibility Files
SQL Server Database Services
Reporting Services
Visual Studio Integrated Development
SQL Server Books Online
SQLXML4
Workstation Components, Books Online - this step is still in "configuring components" status.
The virtual machine is running Windows 2003 Server SP1 with all current patches, using just under 2 GB of memory (1920 MB of RAM), the host is Windows XP SP2 with all current patches, with 4 GB of memory.
I had no problem doing this procedure on a different virtual machine, so I'm not sure what the problem is here.
I have a database in development in SQL Server 6.5 that needs to be occasionally deleted and rebuilt from a script when table structures are changed. I found that when very complex queries were performed, the 2 MB default size of tempdb filled up and returned errors, so I went to the Enterprise Manager to expand tempdb, learned that I had to first expand a device to expand tempdb into, and foolishly chose to expand tempdb into the same device space used by my application, instead of into one of the system databases. Now when I try to delete the device in preparation for its rebuild, the Enterprise Manager responds with an error message saying the device can't be deleted because it contains system tables. Is there any way to get the expanded portion of tempdb out of my application device so that the device can be deleted, without reinstalling SQL Server?
View 1 Replies View RelatedBasically I've been using Visual Studio 2005 for a few weeks now moving a Pocket PC project from 2003 to 2005. When I hit the Start Debugging Button every time until today the project would rebuild and deploy to my pocket PC allowing me to debug etc but now I get
The remote connection to the device has been lost.
Please verify the device conection and restart debugging.
I used to get this problem in VS2003 sometimes and just like the numerous posts on different sites that I've looked at the problem eventually goes away and I'm none the wiser. One guy said that he found that if he went to bed the problem was resolved when he came back!
My PDA running Windows 2003 2nd Edition is directly connected to my PC via a USB port. I've rebooted my PC and done a soft reset on the PDA but it didn't help. I'm using ActiveSync 4.1.
Does anyone know how to resolve this problem?
Hi to All
when i m trying to execute following code
backup database web
to disk = 'c:inetpubwwwrootackupmybakup.bak'
with format
I m Getting Error like :
Server: Msg 3201, Level 16, State 1, Line 1
Cannot open backup device 'c:inetpubwwwrootackupmybakup.bak'. Device error or device off-line. See the SQL Server error log for more details.
Server: Msg 3013, Level 16, State 1, Line 1
BACKUP DATABASE is terminating abnormally.
This error is Generated only when i m trying to access folders within "wwwroot" but not in any other folders , even command runs success fully for "wwwroot" folder . !!
but not for any subfolders of wwwroot.
Can Any One Help Me ??
Hi, I have added a new SQL Server database to my project and I was wondering how to do generate a SQL dump of the database, tables, and queries? I couldn't find any utilities in Visual Studio 2008 Pro. I also couldn't figure out how to create indexes using VS. Thanks!
View 2 Replies View RelatedDear all
I am working with database programming and maintaining
from last 3 years and this days i want to sit for 70-431 exam.
if some one have the dump of 70-431 please send it to my mail
shohan_mcp@yahoo.com
thanks
shohan
mcp
shohan
I am trying to dump my mssql DB so I can upload it to my web server.
I am using SQLDump v3.0b1 from sourceforge.net.
My problem is, when generating the dump file, any value greater than 1000 in a money column is set to 1.0000 in the dump file.
Does anyone know of a better program I should be using or a way for me to correct this?
My DB is huge and it would take far too much time to go through the dump file and correct the changed values.
Any help would be appreciated,
Thanx
Hi,
I need a good suggestion from you.
1. I need to create a replication enviroment. In that i want to snapshot the database as and when i want from my Java program, so that selective tables are updated with latest data. Is there anyway i can do with out creating native replication methods.
2. Is there any way with out creating a snapshot or replication. I need to copy the data from my master database to child database(my reporting database) with out straining much my master database
Thanks in advance
Regards Jagannadh
Hi guys & gals
I get the following error when doing a dump on a 6.5 database.
***
Page '697569' of database 'FOREX_UPLOAD' in the database has the PG_DMPTRLR bit set.
Page '698121' of database 'FOREX_UPLOAD' in the database has the PG_DMPTRLR bit set.
Page '698233' of database 'FOREX_UPLOAD' in the database has the PG_DMPTRLR bit set.
***
I have run SP5 as suggested,and can see that more of the db has been dumped than before but still I get the error
I get no errors when doing dbcc's.
Any ideas???
Rgds
De Waal
Hi people
when doing a dump on a Win2000/SQL7 database from and NT4/SQL6 machine I get the following error:
SqlDumpExceptionHandler*****
EXEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION. SqlServer is terminating the process.
Can anybody tell me why?
What should I do?
Tks
De waal
Hi all,
When I use "DUMP DATABASE", it will help me to backup both database and
transaction log. However, it will not help me to clean up the transaction log.
Therefore, I am worry that will the following happen?
1. DUMP DATABASE
Start backup database
( there are transactions during the backup process )
Finish backup database
Start backup transaction
Finish backup transaction
2. DUMP TRANSACTION
Start backup transaction and clean up the transaction log
So, will the transactions been backuped twice? If yes, will it cause those
transaction do twice when I restore the database then restore the transaction?
Thanks
Hi,
I need to dump transaction log every night. Before I do that I'd like to check those open transactions and kill the ones not part of sa or SQL server dba's activity. How can I achieve this?
Thanks in advance.
May
Hello, All!
Can anyone explain what happens to Transaction Log
when DUMP DATABASE is issued?
Thanx.
John.
After Dumping a database device, I still find the xxx.DAT files inthe /Data directory. Can these be 'safely' removed/backed up ?
They are taking up WAY too much space.
Question 2: After installation and after creating devices & databases, is there any way to reassign the /Data directory on another drive?
Either for future devices/databases or existing?
Thank you much,
-James
I understand from the beta sql 7 newsgroups that 7 can't restore a 6.5 dump. This is extremely frustrating that MS wouldn't put this type of backword compatibility into 7.
Has anyone found another way to accomplish this? I can't use transfer manager as the 2 servers are on seperate, non-connected boxes. I ftp'd the dump from 6.5 server to a middle-man machine, then copied it to the 7.0 server.
Am I looking at bcp'ing out all 203 tables in my 1GB db then bcp'ing them back in?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks, Andre
Is there a way to dump sql in Access like in Transact SQL or mysqldump?
I've gotta convert an Access Database into a MySQL database, it is a small database, but I'd not want to put it in by hand .
If not, I'll just make a PHP script to rip it from a textfile.