Restore A Remote Backup
Jul 20, 2005
I want to restore a huge database into my workstation.
The size of the backup file is more than 6 GB and I don't have enough
space on my HD for both the database and the backup file.
So I put the file in a shared folder on a pc connected through a switch
to my pc.
My wkst uses w2k pro sp4, the other PC win xp home SP1. MSDE 2000.
The share is visible and RW for the administrator of my wkst.
The 2 pc are in the same workgroup and are not part of a domain.
I tried to restore using this code:
RESTORE DATABASE Mydb
FROM DISK='\uncpath ofile.bak'
WITH ...
and get the error 3201 and in the log:
"BackupDiskFile::OpenMedia: the backup peripheral
'\uncpath ofile.bak' could not open. Error in O.S. = 5(Access
Denied.). " (I'm translating form italian)
I read that the problem can arise from the fact that the restoration is
executed by a sql server "user" that has not the same permissions as the
administrator. I tried to assign to the SQLSERVERAGENT service the user
administrator with no avail.
And executing:
xp_cmdshell 'dir \uncpath ofile.bak'
gives the error "access denied".
Is there a solution to this problem?
Otherwise how can I restore a database whose backup has almost the same
size as the free space on the disk?
thank you
maxx
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Aug 21, 2006
Sorry if this is elementary, but I have searched and cannot find an answer.
I have a backup file of a sql server 2000 database. I want to restore it to a remote hosted sql server 2005.
Using sql server management studio, it seems to me that I cannot access the files stored local on my computer.
Does anybody have a solution?
What is the best way to deploy my backup file to the remote server?
Thanks for any suggestions!
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I am working on a project for an SQL job. I am:
1.) Taking a database out of an availability group,
2.) Setting the recovery to simple,
3.) Shrinking the log file,
4.) Setting the recovery mode back to full,
5.) Then backing it up.
I need to restore the file to my secondary server with replace and non recovery mode. I am having trouble performing that call? I have the code to reestablish the database to the availability group if I can get the restore feature working.
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May 16, 2008
FYI: I've posted this on a couple of forums and haven't gotten any response. I hope someone here can help since this is way past due.
First I'll give a little background on our situation.
Log Shipping and Replication are out, so I am scripting a backup locally, an xcopy to a remote box, and then a restore.
In the early stages of this, I'm trying to do 3 databases. 2 of them work fine alone. It's when I add the 3rd one that I have a problem. I noticed that in the 2nd stored procedure that I probably need to take out the WITH REPLACE if I'm dropping it beforehand as well. I don't have time to test it on this box until later tonight. I don't think that's the issue because it was doing the same thing before I added the drop. I'm overwriting the .txt file so I don't have the exact error that it's giving. I believe it's something similar to "Server: Msg 11, Level 16, State 1, Line 0 General network error. Check your network documentation." I believe it also said [SQLSTATE 42000].
Now for the code. Props to Tara and the code she's put online.
Any help would be appreciated and I'll be glad to help answer questions related to what I've got.
1st Step:
Agent Job scheduled to call stored procedure
EXEC sp_backup_user_dbs3
2nd Step (The code for that stored procedure is):
CREATE PROC sp_backup_user_dbs3
AS
SET nocount ON
DECLARE @Now CHAR(14) -- current date in the form of yyyymmddhhmmss
DECLARE @cmd SYSNAME -- stores the dynamically created DOS command
DECLARE @Result INT -- stores the result of the dir DOS command
DECLARE @RowCnt INT -- stores @@ROWCOUNT
DECLARE @DBName SYSNAME
DECLARE @filename VARCHAR(200) -- stores the path and file name of the BAK file
DECLARE @loglogical VARCHAR(1000)
DECLARE @datalogical VARCHAR(1000)
DECLARE @restoreData VARCHAR(255)
DECLARE @restoreLog VARCHAR(255)
DECLARE @backupFile VARCHAR(255)
DECLARE @physicalNameData VARCHAR(255)
DECLARE @physicalNameLog VARCHAR(255)
DECLARE @physicalNameDataStripped VARCHAR(255)
DECLARE @physicalNameLogStripped VARCHAR(255)
DECLARE @ExecStr NVARCHAR(4000)
DECLARE @strSQL VARCHAR(1000)
DECLARE @restoreToDataDir VARCHAR(255)
DECLARE @restoreToLogDir VARCHAR(255)
DECLARE @path VARCHAR(100)
SET @path = 'I:ackupMoveTo14'
--we need to delete all the old backup files from the I:ackupMoveTo14 folder
-- Build the del command
SELECT @cmd = 'del ' + @path + '*.BAK' + ' /Q /F'
--PRINT @cmd
EXEC master..xp_cmdshell @cmd,
NO_OUTPUT
CREATE TABLE #whichdatabase
(
dbname SYSNAME NOT NULL
)
INSERT
INTO #whichdatabase
(
dbname
)
SELECT [name]
FROM master.dbo.sysdatabases
WHERE [name] IN ( 'db1', 'db2')
ORDER BY [name]
-- Get the database to be backed up
SELECT TOP 1 @DBName = dbname
FROM #whichdatabase
SET @RowCnt = @@ROWCOUNT
-- Iterate throught the temp table until no more databases need to be backed up
WHILE @RowCnt <> 0 BEGIN SELECT @filename = @Path + '' + @DBName + '.BAK' BEGIN backup log @dbname
WITH truncate_only
END
-- Backup the database
BACKUP database @DBName TO disk = @filename
DELETE
FROM #whichdatabase
WHERE dbname = @DBName
-- Get the database to be backed up
SELECT TOP 1 @DBName = dbname
FROM #whichdatabase
SET @RowCnt = @@ROWCOUNT
-- Let the system rest for 5 seconds before starting on the next backup
WAITFOR delay '00:00:05'
END
DROP TABLE #whichdatabase
SET nocount OFF BEGIN
SET @cmd = ''
SET @cmd = 'xcopy I:ackupMoveTo14*.BAK \RemoteServer /C /Y' EXEC master.dbo.xp_cmdshell @cmd
END BEGIN
EXEC [RemoteServer].master..usp_restoreDbsFromDir2
END
RETURN 0 GO
3rd Step(the code for the usp_restoreDbsFromDir2 on the remote server):
CREATE PROCEDURE usp_restoreDbsFromDir2
AS
SET NOCOUNT ON
DECLARE @dbname varchar(255)
DECLARE @loglogical varchar(1000)
DECLARE @datalogical varchar(1000)
DECLARE @physicalName varchar(255)
DECLARE @physicalFileName varchar(255)
DECLARE @restoreData varchar(255)
DECLARE @restoreLog varchar(255)
DECLARE @backupDisk nvarchar (255)
DECLARE @physicalNameData varchar(255)
DECLARE @physicalNameLog varchar(255)
DECLARE @physicalNameDataStripped varchar(255)
DECLARE @physicalNameLogStripped nvarchar (255)
DECLARE @rowCnt int -- @@ROWCOUNT
DECLARE @ExecStr NVARCHAR(4000)
DECLARE @strSQL varchar(1000)
DECLARE @spidstr varchar(8000)
DECLARE @cmd sysname
DECLARE @bkpFile nvarchar(1000)
DECLARE @sql nvarchar(4000)
DECLARE @restoreDir varchar(255)
DECLARE @PhysicalDataPath varchar(255)
DECLARE @PhysicalLogPath varchar(255)
SET @restoreDir = 'F:MSSQLBACKUP'
-- Get files sorted by date
SET @cmd = 'dir ' + @restoreDir + '*.BAK /OD'
CREATE TABLE #Dir
(DirInfo VARCHAR(7000)
) -- Stores the dir results
CREATE TABLE #BackupFiles
(BackupDate varchar(10),
BackupFileName nvarchar(1000)
) -- Stores only the data we want from the dir
CREATE TABLE #RestoreFileListOnly
(
LogicalName nvarchar(128),
PhysicalName nvarchar(260),
Type char(1),
FileGroupName nvarchar(128),
[Size] numeric(20,0),
[MaxSize] numeric(20,0)
)
INSERT INTO #Dir
EXEC master.dbo.xp_cmdshell @cmd
INSERT INTO #BackupFiles
SELECT SUBSTRING(DirInfo, 1, 10), SUBSTRING(DirInfo, LEN(DirInfo) - PATINDEX('% %', REVERSE(DirInfo)) + 2, LEN(DirInfo))
FROM #Dir
WHERE ISDATE(SUBSTRING(DirInfo, 1, 10)) = 1 AND DirInfo NOT LIKE '%<DIR>%'
-- Get the newest file
SELECT TOP 1 @bkpFile = BackupFileName
FROM #BackupFiles
ORDER BY BackupDate DESC
SET @rowCnt = @@ROWCOUNT
-- Iterate throught the table until no more databases need to be backed up
WHILE @RowCnt <> 0
BEGIN
SET @cmd = @restoreDir + @bkpFile
INSERT INTO #RestoreFileListOnly
EXEC('RESTORE FILELISTONLY FROM DISK = ''' + @cmd + '''')
--get the dbname from the bkpFile name
--SET @strSQL = CHARINDEX('_db_', @bkpFile)
--SET @dbname = LEFT(@bkpFile, @strSQL - 1)
SET @strSQL = CHARINDEX('.bak', @bkpFile)
SET @dbname = LEFT(@bkpFile, @strSQL - 1)
--PRINT @dbname
--IF @@ROWCOUNT <> 2
-- RETURN 3
SET @backupDisk = @restoreDir + @bkpFile
SELECT @datalogical = LogicalName
FROM #RestoreFileListOnly
WHERE Type = 'D'
SELECT @loglogical = LogicalName
FROM #RestoreFileListOnly
WHERE Type = 'L'
SELECT @PhysicalDataPath = PhysicalName
FROM #RestoreFileListOnly
WHERE Type = 'D'
SELECT @PhysicalLogPath = PhysicalName
FROM #RestoreFileListOnly
WHERE Type = 'L'
SELECT @strSQL = 'alter database ' + @dbname + ' set offline with rollback immediate'
--alter database MyDatabase set offline with rollback immediate
--PRINT @strSQL
EXEC (@strSQL)
SELECT @strSQL = 'DROP database ' + @dbname
--alter database MyDatabase set offline with rollback immediate
--PRINT @strSQL
EXEC (@strSQL)
--restore the database
SELECT @strSQL = ''
SELECT @strSQL = @strSQL + 'RESTORE DATABASE ' + @dbname + CHAR(10)
SELECT @strSQL = @strSQL + 'FROM DISK = ''' + @backupDisk + '''' + CHAR(10)
SELECT @strSQL = @strSQL + 'WITH' + CHAR(10)
SELECT @strSQL = @strSQL + CHAR(9) + 'REPLACE'
SELECT @strSQL = @strSQL + ',' + CHAR(10)
SELECT @strSQL = @strSQL + CHAR(9) + 'MOVE '''+ @datalogical + ''''+ ' TO '''+ @PhysicalDataPath + ''''
SELECT @strSQL = @strSQL + ',' + CHAR(10)
SELECT @strSQL = @strSQL + CHAR(9) + 'MOVE ''' + @loglogical + '''' + ' TO '''+ @PhysicalLogPath + ''''
--PRINT @strSQL
EXEC (@strSQL)
SELECT @strSQL = 'alter database ' + @dbname + ' set online with rollback immediate'
--alter database MyDatabase set offline with rollback immediate
--PRINT @strSQL
EXEC (@strSQL)
BEGIN
-- Build the del command
SELECT @cmd = 'del ' + @restoreDir + '' + @bkpFile + ' /Q /F'
--PRINT @cmd
-- Delete the file
EXEC master..xp_cmdshell @cmd, NO_OUTPUT
END
--This is supposed to remove the row once done
DELETE FROM #BackupFiles
WHERE @bkpFile = BackupFileName
-- Get the database to be backed up
SELECT TOP 1 @bkpFile = BackupFileName
FROM #BackupFiles
ORDER BY BackupDate DESC
SET @rowCnt = @@ROWCOUNT
--Wait a couple of seconds before starting the next one
WAITFOR delay '00:00:30'
END
Drop TABLE #Dir
Drop TABLE #BackupFiles
Drop TABLE #RestoreFileListOnly
SET NOCOUNT OFF
RETURN 0
GO
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