This seems like a pretty straightforward question, but since I've been trying to find this in BOL and not having any luck, I thought I'd ask some folks more experienced than I.
How much room do I need on a SQL box to restore a 6.45 gig database? (it's
going from a huge machine to a backup tape, then from the backup tape to a
much smaller machine for testing an app, and we're trying to find out what we need to do to make it all work out.)
I'm assuming that I would need significantly more than the 6 gigs of the db for the work of actually doing the restore, but can't find out how much more...
hi all i am under impression that indexes also stored seperately from data and need extra space . when we check in EM Table Info, size over there is just data size or sum of data and indexes. if it is just for data then is there is any space used to store indexes and that space is counted in space used by data base or else where.............. please clear my confusion.............. i am quite new in administartion of SQL Server
Quick question- how much disk space is required on the subscriber to initialize a subscription (transactional replication) – does it have to copy the snapshot files (e.g. the bcp files etc) from the distributor, and then initialize the subscriber from this, or does it do this over the network?
Does it differ depending on whether it is push or pull?
Say I have a 10 GB snapshot on the distributor with a push subscription to the subscriber. Do I need 20 GB free on the subscriber? E.g. 10 GB to receive the snapshot files + 10 GB for the subscriber DB? Or just 10 GB for the subscriber DB which is initialized from the snapshot files over the network?
if we have two file group in a particular sql server 2000 database (c and d drive), and in that database suppose one particular table (location c drive) is growing very fast, i want to move it to D: drive file group. so how we can do it.
I'm upgrading to SQL 2012 from 2008R2, while doing so i will be rebuilding all the indexes on all the database. In my previous environment while doing so, i got space related error in primary filegroup for insufficient space in the primary filegroup. Is there any rule of thumb about how much space is required by index rebuild command for each database, or is there a safe threshold for free space in the database?
What is the percentage of FREE disk space that is needed for a backup? I have backups that are failing with no disk space errors. But there is enough disk. Does SQL Server need a percentage of free space all the time?
In my current database design, there is one table (PState) which has a Primary Key (int) and a few other fields.
During development, a pattern started to arise; for certain rows in PState, I wanted to specify an additional set of columns (over 10 of them with quite large lengths) for each row in PState. However, as these additional columns would only be required in approximately 20% of the rows of PState, there would be plenty of NULL values in PState if I would make this table wider than necessary. So, I decided to create a separate table with those optional columns (PStateWFI). In order to attach these additional columns in PStateWFI to PState in the cases they were needed, I would obviously have to create a Foreign Key constraint on the Primary Key of PStateWFI so that these optional rows would know which row in PState they would belong to.
However, the problem with this approach is that one could define multiple rows in PStateWFI referring to the same row in PState, which would not make sense. Thus, a UNIQUE index constraint added to the constrained ID column in PStateWFI would make sense to ensure that there could only be one set of optional columns added to each row in PState. But now, when adding the UNIQUE index, the FK constraint started to appear as a bidirectional key link in the Diagram; hence, new entries in PState would have to meet a FK constraint based on PStateWFI, which was not intended.
Hence, I had to create a quite awkward design to enforce the constraints:
1. The PState table has a Primary Key (PState.ParticleID, int, Identity Specification: Yes) 2. The PStateWFI table has a Primary Key (PstateWFIID, int, Identity Specification: Yes) 3. PStateWFI has field "PStateID" which has a FK constraint to PState.ParticleID (which is a one-way constraint operating in the correct way and does not constrain insertions in PState) 4. PStateWFI has an additional column ParticleIDIndex which has a UNIQUE Index attached to it. 5. There is a check constraint on PStateWFI enforcing PStateWFI.ParticleIDIndex = PStateWFI.ParticleID.
Although this structure does the job, it makes it necessary to add a redundant column in PStateWFI by duplicating the PStateWFI.ParticleID into PStateWFI.ParticleIDIndex, since I can't create a UNIQUE index on PStateWFI.ParticleID without constraining the PState table as well. So, insertions into this table would have to insert the same value into two columns. Not a big deal, but appears slightly ugly.
Basically I'd hope someone could explain why a bidirectional FK constraint has to be enforced on the primary key table in a relationship when the constrained column in the primary key table has a UNIQUE index attached on it. I have a few other cases where the above approach would benefit from a more clear structure.
i am restoring newdatabase(test) with the backup from other server. The problem is the restoring process is hanging and its not restoring the database .when i stopped and refreshed the databases the database is not showing up could some body Give patch for this problem
Please excuse my lack of understanding as I am not a SQL DBA.
I have just received a database backup: "myDB_20005034400.bak" and have been asked to put a copy on my server. I am told that this was made from the Enterprise Manager's DB Maintenance Utility. The backup Administrator has left the company with the server in a crashed condition.
How can I find out what "myDB_20005034400.bak" pertains to? (No msdb, etc. available). I am RESTORING TO A NEW SERVER.
MAIN: HOW DO I RESTORE THIS FILE TO A NEW DATABASE; ie TestDB (TestDB.mdf; TestDB.ldf)?
Hi, Please give the retoration procedure: I have a production server and I want test it on the other machine to check whether my backups are working or not?(Please give me step by step so that I can do easily) Your answer will be highly appreciated. Thanks, dindu
when i am trying to restore MSDB database from a disk backup it is giving an error saying "Database in use.System administrator must have exclusive use of the databse to run the restore operation". But i am not using msdb anywhere.when i see the processes under current activities i see an application named sqlagent-alert engine using the database.even after killing this process it reppaears and stops the restore operation. so i stopped sql server agent and did the restore operation.It worked. so is it necessary to stop sql server agent while restoring msdb?may i know the logical reason for it?
While one of my DB through job i got following error message.
Failed to uncompressing data block. RESTORE DATABASE is terminating abnormally. Read on "VDI_2A04E518-0B70-41F8-BA22-48A63F9AC65C_0" failed: 1223(The operation was canceled by the user.) [SQLSTATE HY000] (Error 52008). The step failed.
I operate a website which runs on Server 2003 and SQL 2005 Express. Unfortunately my server experienced a hard drive failure, however fortunately I have a full backup using 2003's NT Backup.
My new server is slightly different specification wise to my last server - but my question is, what are my options for restoring the database and how would I go about this? I do administor 2003 servers, but I'm not a database administrator.
My initial thoughts are to update Windows and its components (such as IE) and SQL 2005 to the same equivalent versions, and to perform a full restore, but what if it breaks Windows?
My second thought is to somehow extract the database from my backup file, but then I wouldn't know where to start how to re-import everything.
I am working on a site redesign which attaches to an MS SQL backend. The hosting company sent me a backup copy of the DB. I am trying to restore the db into my SQL Server but keep getting an error. I created an empty DB and then backed up that DB. I then replaced the .bak from my db with the .bak file he sent to me in a zip document. I then tried to do a DB restore through enterprise manager and recieved this error:
Device activation error. The physical file name 'd:sqldatabasemssqldatastklaweb_db_data.mdf' may be incorrect. File 'stklaweb_db_data' cannot be restored to 'd:sqldatabasemssqldatastklaweb_db_data.mdf'. Use With Move to identify a valid location for the file. Device activation err. The physical file name 'd:sqldatabasemssqldatastklaweb_db_data.ldf' may be incorrect. File 'stklaweb_db_data' cannot be restored to 'd:sqldatabasemssqldatastklaweb_db_data.ldf'. Use With Move to identify a valid location for the file. RESTORE DATABASE is terminating abnormally.
I need to get this db restored asap. Any suggestions/help would be GREATLY appriciated!!!
Hi, I am trying to do this: UPDATE Users SET uniqueurl = replaceAllEmptySpacesInUniqueURL('uniqueurl') What would be the syntax. Any help appreciated. Thanks
I am generating a Report from Sql Data Source in Sql Server 2005 and viewing the Report in Report viewer control of Visual Studio 2005. The data in the Data Source contains string with multiple spaces (for example €œ Test String €œ) but when they get rendered in Report viewer control, multiple spaces gets converted to single space €? Test String €œ.
I tried following solutions 1) Replacing spaces with €œ €? 2) Inserting <pre> tag before the string and </pre> tag after the string (Also tried <Pre> instead of <pre>)
But in all the cases result is same. The Report Viewer control is showing €œ €? instead of space and €œ<Pre>€? tag instead of preserving spaces.
Please provide me a solution so that spaces can be preserved in Report Viewer.
I am using the below script to get space alerts  and now i am interested in sending alerts  if for any drive space available is Less than 10% or 15%.. how to convert beelow code to find in %Â
I restore a database on a different server from a device file. This database has a user defined for it. In this case, 'privuser' is the name. No login has been defined.
I can add the privuser login but cannot grant db access because privuser already exists in the db. I cannot drop 'privuser' because the user owns all the user objects in the db.
How can I make the privuser login I create access the db using the privuser username in the db? Would having the login created before restoring the db as a new db work?
This is the problem which we face now and then. There is an automated job that run everyday night to restore the Database for reporting purposes. Before running that job an NT Task Schedular stop starts the sql server. This is to make sure that all the connections are closed. Nobody uses it at Night. But some times the job fails with bellow error message...
"Database in use. The system administrator must have exclusive use of the database to run the restore operation. [SQLSTATE 42000] (Error 3101) Backup or restore operation terminating abnormally. [SQLSTATE 42000] (Error 3013) Associated statement is not prepared [SQLSTATE HY007] (Error 0). The step failed."
Should I make the DB option set to single user mode. I don't think that is the problem.. because it runs fine most of the time..but sometime it fails. Please help.. Thanks in advance :-)
It appears that in SQL 2000 restoring a single table is a bit more tedious and less user friendly as in earlier versions (6.5). Can anyone explain in a nutshell the easiest/quickest way to restore a single table from a backup?
I am working on a .NET application (VB.NET). We had to restore our SQL server database from yesterday's backup as we accidentally overwrote some tables. After restorign, we are able to log to the database alright from SQL Query analyzer and Enterprise manager but when we try to access it from the .NET application, it gives an error message "Cannot open database requested in login '****' login fails. Login failed for user '****'". What could be the reason and what would be the solution?
I have a backup (.bak) of one 'AdventureWorks' database with me and need to restore it to the AdventureWorks database I have created in my SQL Server 2005 database. I go by the normal process --> restore from device and then select the path of the .bak file in my hard drive but it is giving the error "The backup set holds a backup of a database other than the existing database AdventureWorks".
Obviously I have got the backup file from a different source and would like to replicate the same database in my own machine.
Can anyone please help me find out why is this not working?
Hi,its newbie question.I have one production server(A) ,one backup server(B),additionalserver(C).my database backup are moved from A to C in regular basis.My problem is that when ever I have to restore my database in BackupServer i.e B,I have to first copy that particular Backup File on to my Backup Serverfrom Cthen i have to perform my restoration process.Even if I mapped the drive in which my bakup file is lying ,I amnot able to see that drive in SQL Entriprise Manager and when i amrestoring through Query Analyzerit shows the following error -Server: Msg 3201, Level 16, State 2, Line 1Cannot open backup device 'G:pharmacypharmacy_db_200505210330.BAK'.Device error or device off-line. See the SQL Server error log for moredetails.Server: Msg 3013, Level 16, State 1, Line 1RESTORE DATABASE is terminating abnormally.What i think is it a waste a time ,first copy the bak file in localdrive and perform the restoration process.SO please can any one guide me how should i do the network restorationif possible or put me to right path for doing it so.I am using SQL SERVER 2000,OS WINDOWS 2000 Adv SERVER.cheersT.V
Hi,When i use to work on Windows 2000 advance server and Sql 2000I was able to do network restoration by using a mapped drive where mybackup use to be lying.What i did was I assigned administrator rightsto my login and in Services (mssqlserver)i added my login.Then I was able to access any mapped drive from my network in Sqlserver 2000.Now i have switched my OS to Windows Server 2003.What I want to know is , is their any other setting that has to donefor network restoration , because after following above steps then to Iam not able to access mapped drive in SQL SERVER 2000.So can anyone help me to know what setting should i do in Windows 2003server or in SQL Server 2000 to do a network restoration of database.Thanks in advanceTV
Hi,Does a database restoration perform anyupdate-statistics/defragmentation by default. We observed a markedimprovement in performance when we restored the a database from an highend machine to a low machine.Could someone shed some light on this.Regards,Thyagarajan Delli.
Hi.. I was doing a good maintenance on my DB and my trans log LDF keep growing until 30GB but my DB data file MDF is only 2GB. I found the two following method to reduce my log size.
Method 1: I used veritas to backup log file with truncate Method 2: I used the shrink database option in Enterprises manager to shrink it (file chosen=log , use default option)
After doing that, I found my LDF log file is still about the same size=27GB but when I see clearly, from the shrink database windows, the log spaced used reduced to only 100MB, the allocation log space is still 27GB. Why? How to make the LDF smaller to be the around the same size as the space used 100MB?
