We have a database on our server in the office, which I have installed to test an application in delevelopment. I've got it all working and tested OK.
I've continued working on it at home. I've added some fields to one of the tables. The database in office has a data in which I whish to transfer to my test database - with the new fields added.
I have tried the backup and restore procedure, which works great, but it overwrites the entire database, I just want the data from all tables in one procedure each way, one to backup and one to restore.
I need to move a database from one server to a new server. Right now, I only have database file on CD which is generated using the backup feature of MS SQL server.
What I did was I copied the file from CD to the harddisk of the new server. Then I used the restore database, restore from disk, where I specified the location of the backup database file. When I began to restore, the error message I got was: The file 'e:MSSQL7dataGTCSQL_data.mdf cannot be used by RESTORE. Consider using the WITH MOVE option to identify a valid location for the file. Backup or restore operation terminating abnormally.
The error message in the error.log of SQL server is: BackupFileDesc::VerifyCreatability: Operating system error 3(The system cannot find the path specified.) during the creation/opening of physical device e:MSSQL7DATAGTCIntranetSQL_dat.mdf.
What did I do wrong? How to use the WITH MOVE option? This is the first time I use MS SQL server. So please give me detailed instruction if posible.
Here is a senario that I am confused about if I backedup a table on Monday 5 pm. this table has 3 rows of data. On Tuesday, I inserted 3 more rows and backed it at 5 pm ( total rows now are 6) On Wedesday, I deleted the first 3 rows accidently.
Which is more efficient : to restore the data from Monday ( in order to restore the first 3 rows) OR Restore the data from Tuesday( I will choose not to append to the available data )
This is a small sample, but if I am dealing with 40 GB of data. I want to know the best way to restore the lost data.
We are running 2014 enterprise. Have there been any features added to sql server that ease the challenge of restoring only data? I often find myself creating separate databases so that a restore of a db's data doesnt also restore procs and functions and vice versa.Â
I got a .bak file from my friendI want to restore the data base in my system(presently I don’t have any database in my system).But while I try to restore itI am getting an error“System.Data.SqlClient.SqlError: Directory lookup for the file "D:Microsoft SQL Server 2005mydatabase.mdf" failed with the operating system error 2(The system cannot find the file specified.). (Microsoft.SqlServer.Smo)�I have installed Microsoft sql server in a different directory not in D: where he is installedI can successfully restore the back up files of data base on my own systemBut not the backup files created from others systems
Hi all,I have installed sql server express edition and using this with asp.net website application. It was working fine,I am using .mdf file as database in app_code folder of asp.net website application, but now there is one issue which is with a particular table records.In this table some of the columns has got the same value for all records in the table. so, now i want my previous(original) data as backup, but unable to do so. I am using third party tools for recovery. Can anyone please guide me to resolve this issue.Thanks in advance
Hi, I restored the data files .MDF , .LDF files from my nt backup. Now i want to apply these file to a database. How i have to apply? Do i need to create new database and attach these files or how i have to do? I have no idea, how i have to work on it? pls suggest me. Thank you everyone.
I have been restoring database backup from server1 to Server2 and both database name is same till today. But I had an error today. I verified path, location and access everything is there but no luck to resolve.
I did a full backup of a db from one server(Express2005) and trying to restore it to a different instance of SQL2005 on the same development machine. (Also had some fulltext columns if that means anything)
Many failures but finally got it to report all was successful except the icon in Object Explorer shows (Restoring...) with no indication of any real activity going on. It's a tiny database with hardly any data in it.
Just not sure what the heck is going on there. It also won't let me into the database until this the (Restoring...) goes away.
I'm using SQL Server 2000 and need to restore a large database onto a different node. The problem is the original database has a 74 gb first datafile and the node where I need to restore it doesn't have a single drive that big. I'm trying to use a backup of the original database and restore it into an existing database on another node and am using the move options to put the files in the right places.
Is there a way I run the restore to split the 74 gb datafile across drives on my target node?
I have backup of data from SQL Server 7.0 and now when i'm trying to restore it into SQL Express 2005, I'm getting following error......
-------------------- Msg 3154, Level 16, State 2, Line 1 The backup set holds a backup of a database other than the existing 'GOSLDW' database. Msg 3013, Level 16, State 1, Line 1 RESTORE DATABASE is terminating abnormally. --------------------
Here is SQL i'm using to restore database,
RESTORE DATABASE GOSLDW FROM DISK = 'C:sqlserverDataGOSLDW' WITH MOVE 'GOSLDW' TO 'C:sqlserverDataGOSLDW.mdf', MOVE 'GOSLDW' TO 'C:sqlserverDataGOSLDW.ldf' GO
Why i'm getting this error? Am i missing anything here?
I am restoring a database with 10yrs worth of data which have monthly partitions but i would like to keep only 5yrs of data after the restore is done, what is the best/faster approach to delete the 5yrs data without deleting the partitions as that may cause the db in accessible.
I am cleaning database backup history as "Delete history if 4 months old" for backup file, and "Delete history if 1 week old" for Log file back.
lets say, I have disaster after 3 months, and I recover database with data and log backup files. Will I be able to recover with 3 month old backup file with just 1 week Log file backup. As I am keeing my Log backups only for 1 week.
I need to recover some data in a table but i'm not 100% sure the right way to do this safely.
I'll need to query the two tables to compare the before and after but how do i go about restoring/attaching the backup database to SQL without causing conflicts?
If I restore, I assume this would just overwrite which is obviously the worst thing that can happen. if i attach the backup, how does this affect the current live DB? how do i make sure that it's not getting accessed and mistaken for the live DB?
Hi, I am restoring a database as a complete step. The database icon, under the Sql server Group in the Sql server enterprise manager, turned into gray and got a word (loading) infront of the database name, what does that means?
I am just curious to know whether it's possible to restore a SQL 6.5 DB from a DB device file. For e.g. i have a device file abc.dat which contains a db. Now thru this device file can i restore the data on xyz database.
I had SQL win2k running on a machine and had 2 dbs. unfortunately the hard drive failed (ntldr crashed). i was able to copy the contents of from the old drive (so i have the DB files) but no backups.
Is there any way to import this data into a new DB?
Can you restore a backup (bak) file to a different server? E.g. client gets server nicked, they have bak files, can I run a restore to my sql server? I can see the with MOVE option, but I can't see how to attach (to the new server) if the database wasn't detached (from the nicked server).
i am getting the following error when i try and restore a datbase
The log in this backup set begins at LSN 110000000011300001, which is too late to apply to the database. An earlier log backup that includes LSN 102000000188100001 can be restored..
while iam restoring my back up i got this error message
Msg 3117, Level 16, State 1, Procedure res, Line 26 The log or differential backup cannot be restored because no files are ready to rollforward. Msg 3013, Level 16, State 1, Procedure res, Line 26 RESTORE DATABASE is terminating abnormally.
Hey all.Can anyone point me in the general direction of documentation whichwould tell me how to restore a DB via the command line instead of usingenterprise manager?ThanksMatt
Hi all,I have a very old MSSQL data backup file.I do not even remember that it was created in SQL7 or 2000.Anyway, I'm trying to recreate DB from this backup.Is it possible to create DB from backup file?I tried restore from that file and SQL server complaining."The file on device '***' is not valid Microsoft tape format backup set."Thanks-Jay
I've got a .mdf/.ldf database/log. I'm trying to bring it into SQL Server Management studio, but can't figure out how. I've gotten as far as "Attaching" it, but can't figure out where to go from there. Can anyone help me out. I know this is very basic.
Now I would like to copy this on to another machine. I stopped the service and then copied both the MDF file and the log files into the same folder as in Data folder of the second machine.
When I run theStudio express I cannot find the MDF file.It does not show up in the the DB folder or window. When I try to create one it says that the DB exists.
What am I missing?
I tried doing a backup and restore but then the DB is not created on the second machine and hence wont work.
i have sql server 2005 dev installed on a laptop. i have 2 .bak's from production sql server 2005 database. i went through the gui restore procedure and both backup files completed successfully. now both databases are in the (Restoring...) status and have been for quite some time. i have sp2 applied. when will these become available? each .bak was around 400 mb. it has been a few hours.
Hi,I'm new to sql but have a website running it on a hosted site. I want to have a local copy of the site running here for testing. I have everything set on my local machine to run it including MSDE and Enterprise Mgr.I've created a blank db with the same name,username and password on my local machine. From my host I received a dbname.bak file which they said I should just restore to my local machine. This sounded simple but I have no idea how to do this. When I right click on the db file within Ent.Mgr I see the Restore option but I can figure out how to designate the dbname.bak file as the source. I also see an option to import but that isn't any better.Does anyone have some simple directions which will show me the proper steps and where I should be to do this? I'd really appreciate it. I assume it's simple but not having ever done it it has me stumped.Thanks!
Hi, I am trying to restore SQL7 DB from the Network M/C,here is the Procedure i am following
i have backup file on ABCsqlbackup where ABC is M/c Name on the network
from my Server i mapped ABCsqlbackup to the I drive then from enterprise magager i tried to restore DB and i gave path as I:xyz.bak for backup device location where xyz.bak is backup file name.
when i tried to restore like this it is giving error "unable to verify backup file location" and i checked in SQL server logs i found that message like.. "Unable to open Backup Device I:xyz.bak Failed to open.Operating system error,Unknown user name or bad password"
and that Sqlbackup directory is shared and it has full access to everyone.
Can anybody tell me how to restore from the Network, and where i am doing wrong.
1) We have got the database dump (.bak) file in one machine and we need to restore this to another machine where the SQL server (version 7) is running. But in the restore option there is no way to choose any mapped or shared drives in remote machine. Any pointer to resolve this problem?
2) Can you set up a database if you have the .mdf and .ldf files?
I am running SQL 7 on two seperate NT4 servers, a production server and a standby server. Both servers are configured for Mixed Mode authentication. If I back up a database on the production server, do I also need to back up the master database and restore it. My reasoning behind this is that users' login details will be held in the sysxlogins tbl in the master, while their access rights will be held in the sysusers tbl in the database I am backing up and restoring. If I back up and restore a database without backing up and restoring the master db as well, will the connection between the system login and the database user be broken. Any comments/suggestions would be appreciated.
Hi, i've struggled in the past to get ms sql 7 db's from one server to another server and always end up getting frustrated. I usually just export and then import..... more work but it does the trick.
Now i've been sent one single db data file that i'm told is a backup copy of someones database. How do i get this loaded onto my server. I've tried restoring from this file but it complains that the backup file is not for the database i'm restoring to.... which is correct.... this has to be something that many people deal with? isn't it?
Can someone please help me out.... some pointers would be much appreciated.
