SQL Server 2000 - Proper Backup Procedures
Jul 24, 2006
Hi everyone I am fairly new to SQL server and need some help with creating backups. I am a little confused whether to append or overwrite my backup data when saving full, differential and transaction log backups to disk. Below is my current backup schedule.
1) A full backup every night at 2:00a.m. that overwrites my existing backup. Should this be an appended backup? Wouldn't my file keep growing? How do I manage the backup file size?
2) Differential backups every two hours that is set to append. How do I stop this file from growing? Should I be controlling the size of my backups through the backup set expiry option?
How do I incorporate transaction logs into my backup schedule and manage the size of the log? Should the log backups also be appended or overwriten?
I appreciate everyones help in advance.
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Jan 29, 2007
Hello all - I have a SQL Server 2000 database setup using the Full Recovery Model. Each night, we backup the entire database, and as such would like to truncate the log at this time as well.
Is the best way to do this to also backup the Transaction Log, and then perform a DBCC SHRINKFILE command? It just seems like there should be an easier way...?
Thanks!
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Dec 3, 2007
Dear all
I am pretty new to the database administration and was wondering if i could get some advice here so i have a head start.
Unfortunalety i have came to the conclusion the hard way that the SQL Agent on Ms SQL 2000 doesnt work properly when it comes to database backups. I discovered that the backups it creates and it claims that are performed succesfully do not work.
So i was wondering what would be the proper way to go in creating a backup of a highly critical database. The database is in MS SQL 2000. I am not required to have the application roll over to the backed up data in case the main one crashes. But it is absolutely necessary to be able to restore the databse to a most recent working copy. So i guess performing a backup once a day would do. Loosing data from a day would not be such a big deal since i have other ways of restoring that days data, as long as i have the full database up to the previous day.
I was looking at database mirroring but that is not available with sql 2000.
Also i though of as a possibility to run a replication on the SQL 2000 database and replicate to SQL 2005 database which aparently has got the SQL agent working properly.And then run the agent on the SQL 2005 database which would backup the copy daily?
Any advice is apreciate and if there are any white papers or books i could look at that would be great.
Cheers
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Sep 18, 2000
What are the proper procedures to move a SQL 6.5 to another 6.5 (new box)
I need to move everything including stored procedures?
Any tips would be helpful.
Thanks,
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May 6, 2006
Hello
I have restored a SQL 2000 backup of my database, ever since my web applications are unable to use any of the stored procedures.
I get the following error:
Could not find stored procedure 'xxx'.
If I use enterprise manager and go to the procedures tab the procedure appears there.
Any ideas what is up?
PS: The username has been changed, before the backup it was "user1" now its something else. For some reason it still shows that the procedure object is owned by "user1". Could this be the problem?
Thanks in advance.
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Oct 25, 2000
If I have a stored proc which has 2 input variables and for example
the 2nd one is null or not provided what is the best way to turn this null
into a wildcard. If the second one is an int and not provided should I
but a checknull statement in the proc and convert this to a wildcard %. I believe if I do I need to change the where clause "where field1 = @var "
to where field1 like @var". Any input appreciated
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Mar 18, 1999
Greets!
I have been told that simply stopping the SQL server service and backing up the data directory is all I have to do to do a backup of my data. Is this accurate?
Thanks,
Jimmy Ipock
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Aug 29, 2007
For developers, we often have a need to backup a production database and restore it on local or integration machines. This production database is enabled for service broker and operates at a relatively high traffic level. When the database is backed up, the size is nearly 12GB; when SET NEW_BROKER is subsequently executed on the restored database, the size goes down to about 800MB. It appears that most of this is residing in the xmit queue. So, my question is: how best to backup a production database with queues activated, etc. without ending up with a 12GB backup?
Thanks.
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Dec 28, 2007
Windows 2003 backup utility uses the shadow copy option that allows it to copy open files.
Therefore, can I use this utility to backup the .mdf and .ldf files for my SQL 2000 database?
I can then attach the .mdf files if I need to restore the database to another server.
Can anyone tell me if this is safe? I've tried it and it worked but I'm worried there maybe some lurking danger in using this approach.
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Nov 29, 2001
I want to know how people are backup up their win2k system and SQL 2000 server. If you want a run backup once a night and first backup win2k file system and then run backup using sql agent will that work?
Thanks.
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Jun 7, 2007
I am sending out an SOS.
Here is the situation:
We recently upgrade to 2005(sp). We have one report that ran fine in 2000 but leaves out data from certain columns (date related) in the results, so we chalked it up to being a non compatiable issue. So, I decided to try and switch the DB back to 2000 compatibility (in our test env) and then back to 2005. After that the report started returning the proper data. We can€™t really explain why it worked but it did. So we thought we would try it in prod (we knew it was a long shot) and it didn€™t work. So the business needs this report so we thought we would refresh the test system from prod, but now we are back to square one. I was wondering if anyone else has heard or seen anything like this. I am open to any idea€™s, no matter how crazy. J The systems are configured identically. Let me know if you need more information.
Thank you. Scott
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Oct 31, 2014
is there a way to backup all stored procedures in a database?
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Mar 31, 2005
Is there any way to make MS SQL Server 2000 to perform some stored procedures, say 3 times a day? If so, how? Thanks.
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Feb 5, 2004
I am trying to call DB2 stroe procedure from within SQL server 2000 using DTS. I have the IBM odbc driver installed on the server. I have created an ACtiveX script to run in DTS and it fails staing it could not findor load the DB2 store procedure.
Has anyone come across doing this and how they did it?
THanks for the help....
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Dec 12, 2006
sivanantham writes "How to create Stored Procedures in SQL Server 2000?
also give me samples with Cursors and all
Thanks
Sivanantham"
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Jan 22, 2007
HiI'm running a Windows 2000 SP4 Server which has SQL Server 2000 SP4running.My problem is whenever i try to import a database over from one serverto the other the tables/data etc imports but the stored procedures andviews are not imported over and when i try to select these to importthey do not appear in the list. Any ideas on whats up?Many Thanks in advanceT
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Apr 27, 2005
This is a solution for a very specific problem, and it's one that you'll hardly ever use, but it's important to know about that one scenario where it can save your neck. Ordinarily, stored procedures are only recompiled if they're no longer in the procedure cache. But if a stored procedure's execution plan is still in the cache, then SQL Server reuses the compiled storedprocedure and its existing execution plan. This is almost always the best course of action. Almost always, but not always.Sometimes, however, reusing an existing plan doesn't offer the most efficient performance. Imagine, for example, that your stored procedure accepts a parameter that determines the natureof a JOIN operation. The results can vary in a big way, so you wouldn't want your procedure to be locked into an execution plan that might be completely inappropriate for that JOIN. In a highlyspecialized case like this, you might want to force SQL Server to recompile the procedure every time the procedure runs. Doing so comes at a performance cost, but this might be offset by thesavings you gain in not executing the procedure with an awful compiled execution plan. Consider carefully whether to use this approach (or whether to re-engineer the over-design of yourapplication to avoid this situation in the first place). Should you need to instruct SQL Server to recompile each time, add the WITH RECOMPILE directive to the procedure, like this: CREATE PROCEDURE ProcName @Param int /* ... other parameters */ WITH RECOMPILE AS /* ... procedure code follows */
If we omit "WITH RECOMPILE", what will be the consequence? Thanks
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Dec 20, 2007
I have successfully moved my data from a SQL Server 2000 hosting site to a SQL Server 2005 hosting site. I Made a backup of my database using Enterprise Manager (2000) and imported the database tables using SQL Server Management Studio (2005). I do not know how to move the 25 or so stored procedures that I have in SQL Server 2000. I have a very short amount of time to figure this out and am hoping that someone can give me a brief step by step answer on how to get this done. I would appreciate any information you can provide. Thank you!!
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Jul 23, 2005
What is the overhead of using extended stored procedures?I created a table with 500,000 rows.1) I ran a select on two columns and it runs in about 5 seconds.2) I ran a select on one column and called an UDF (it returns aconstant string) and it takes 10 seconds.3) I ran a select on one column and called a UDF that calls an extendedstored procedure that returns a string and it takes 65 seconds.I also tried running test 3 with 4 concurrent clients and each clienttakes about 120 seconds.
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Feb 16, 2004
Hello,
I deaply need to know how to execute procedures from package in oracle, from sqlserver 2000 using linkserver.
Thank you very much,
Victor
DBA
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Dec 15, 2005
I've successfully carried out pull subscription using Wizard in SQL server 2000.
But NOW its the time to deploy the project & I've to do it programatically........
i tried to use the default stored procedures like "sp_addmergepullsubscription ", "sp_addmergepullsubscription_agent ", "sp_reinitmergepullsubscription ", with respective parameters.
Then using replmerge.exe i tried to execute the batch file But could not succeed......
Can anyone guide me from the Basics ??? (i knw the Replication Architecture its heirarchy....but have NO idea of performing it Programatically......!!!!!!!!)
by BASICS, i mean......how should i execute the resp. stored procedures with what parametes & the order i should follow in order to successfully pull a merge subscription in SQL server 2000.
if a Sample code is mentioned as example, would be better for me to understand....
Thanking all of you in anticipation...........
Mandar
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Feb 17, 2001
Hi!
Is it possible to restore a backup made with sql server 7.0
on a SQL Server 2000 without any problems?
I`d need that because I tried to upgrade a 7.0 and got an errormessage
that says, that sp_vupgrade_replication culd't run successfully...
Any Hints?
Thanx in advance
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Mar 6, 2007
I am trying to backup a database thro' enterprise manager and the msg I am getting is 'SQL Server Agent on target server (local) is stopped. Make sure it is running during the scheduled execution of this job.'
I tried logging into Query Analyzer and I am able to - so the server is up and running. I am not sure what I am missing.
Please help.
Thank you,
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Dec 26, 2005
I am trying to set a backup of my database on every hour. I know I need to create a job first but I don't know how to create one! Can someone help me out, please ?
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Mar 29, 2008
Dear sir,
SQL SERVER 2000 €“ BACKUP PLAN
I have used scheduled backup plan in my SQL Server 2000.In case, suppose users are entering data during the backup time. What my doubt is, at the time of entering data by the users, all the opened data tables are to be took for backup or not.
Regards,
v.annadurai
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Nov 15, 2007
Hi!!!
I don't know much about SQL Server....
In our office, about 30 clients are connected with SQL server. There are 4 to 5 database each of more than 2 gb.
There are two files of extension LDF and MDF of each database.
* Is it necessary to take back up of both files? LDF files are important???
* Which method / software is best for taking backup?
* Is it possible to take backup while files are used by clients????
* Is it possible to split database in smaller size. because each time I have backup to entire more than 2 gb file....
* Are newer version of SQL 2000 are better than 2000? Should I use it???
please help...
thanks...
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Dec 10, 2007
Hi,Good morning to All,
I have SQL Server 2005 installed on my system. Recently I have formatted by computer. But I couldn't take backup of my data. Big loss.
For this, I've googled also. but I couldn't get clear information.
I want like the following:I could able to backup entire the Database either into my pen-drive, or some other media.And, latter I could able to put the Data back into my system.
Can anyone please tell how to take backup of my Data, and Restore also.
Thanks in advance,Ashok kumar.
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Mar 4, 2008
Hai friends,
I am using sql server 2000 as a Backend. I have stored nearly 50 user tables.Now i need backup that(export) , and i need to put that in another pc where sql server 2000 installed(import).
i have a "master" database.
do u have any simple steps , pl reply to me....
THANK U in ADVANCE
Ambrose
5 March 2000
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Mar 28, 2008
Hai friends.....
I am doing project in ASP.NET(vb) my backend is sql server 2000...in my PC..
I have another pc....where sql server 2000 is installed.....
i have nearly 50 tables...in sql server 2000. in my PC..
I want to backup these tables from my pc and another pc...
can u tell me the steps...
I will try immediately....
Ambrose......
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Oct 9, 2002
Hi Gurus,
I am new to SQL server and I need your advise on the following .
1. We have two SQL 7.0 Databases at a distant location and we want to move those databases to our location.
2. we plan to take the SQL backup of the databases in tape ( 4Gb and 2 Gb in size) , bring them here, restore them to SQL 2000 server.
- Is this possible , DO SQL 7.0 backups are restored on SQL 2000 without any problems ?.
Also, we plan to take log backups of the DBs at the source after the initial full backups and apply them at the target SQL 2K databases till we cut over to the Target Databases.
Ehat would be the best method of doing this? All your suggestions , pointers to real life scenarios like this, solutions are welcome.
Please let me know if you need any more informations , before suggesting any solution.
Thanks in advance
-Jay
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Dec 21, 2006
Hi I'm an experienced programmer, but just don't have much experience with ASP or MSSQL. I inherited a website and now need to set up an automated backup system for a fairly large (40MB) MSSQL database hosted by a 3rd party provider of reasonable quality with ASP and SQL Server 2000. Let's avoid ASP.NET solutions since the website I inherited is written in "straight up" ASP (old school).
I have access to the database, login etc. I'm thinking I should combine an ASP script with the database connectivity and write daily/weekly backups to a dir on the hosting server.
Where do I begin? Tools? Examples?
Thanks for any assistance.
Stoob
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Aug 20, 2004
I am experiencing the following problem when running a backup. This process was working really fine for 3 months.
BACKUP DATABASE [DBLIVE] TO DISK = N'C:BACKUPSdblive' WITH INIT , NOUNLOAD , NAME = N'DBLIVE backup C', NOSKIP , STATS = 10, NOFORMAT
Database size 10G
Recovery Mode : Simple
Daily Backup
Error message:
Executed as user: ACC33Administrator. 10 percent backed up. [SQLSTATE 01000] (Message 3211) 20 percent backed up. [SQLSTATE 01000] (Message 3211) 30 percent backed up. [SQLSTATE 01000] (Message 3211) 40 percent backed up. [SQLSTATE 01000] (Message 3211) 50 percent backed up. [SQLSTATE 01000] (Message 3211) 60 percent backed up. [SQLSTATE 01000] (Message 3211) Nonrecoverable I/O error occurred on file 'D:sqldbDBLIVE_Data.MDF'. [SQLSTATE 42000] (Error 3271) BACKUP DATABASE is terminating abnormally. [SQLSTATE 42000] (Error 3013). The step failed.
Thank You.
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Nov 24, 2005
Hello!
I have a bug in SQL Server 2000 that I would like to discuss.
The bug is described briefly on http://support.microsoft.com/kb/821334.
"The potential for inconsistency in the backup history tables backupset and backupmediafamily is resolved. This issue may cause the restore process to point to the wrong backup files."
According to my experiences the bug is extremely serious. SQL Server backup and restore operations are not fully reliable. If you have a disaster situation there is a possibility that you can not perform a restore.
Technically a media_family_id is generated in a backup operation and inserted into msdb.dbo.backupmediafamily. What could happen is that a media_family_id, that already exists in backupmediafamily, is generated.
The bug is fixed from version 8.00.0859, but only if you have an special undocumented trace flag (3003) enabled.
Here is the information that I have got from Microsoft about this trace flag.
"Trace flag 3003 changes how SQL generates media_set_id for new backup files. It will guarantee that new media_set_id values in backupset table are unique when you create a new file with your backup. This is the only place in code where TF 3003 is used so it will not impact your SQL Server operations."
I have a SQL Server with 80 databases. I have a maintenance plan with full backup every 24 hours and log backup every 5 minutes.
The error happened on my server a few times every 24 hours. I believe it's a general problem.
Best regards
Ola Hallengren
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