I am trying to make a backup of my SQL server 2005, used with Web Developer 2005 Express, in osql.exe (can't find any other way of doing it). I get the error that "under the default settings SQL server does not allow remote connections".
I connect to it fine from the Web Developer 2005 and my application . I followed another post's instructions where I enabled the TCP/IP and named pipes for "Protocols for SQLEXPRESS", but didn't work. In fact when I changed TCP/IP properties/ IP Addresses/TCP Dynamic port to nothing , and TCP Port to 1357, the server wouldn't start again !! (not doin THAT again)
Regards
Amanda
How can I back up existing SQL Server 2005 Express tables? I'm presently developing on a 4 year old laptop which is toooo sloooow and need to transfer the tables and data to a desktop system.
Hi, iīm new to SQL SERVER, I've been using Oracle and MySql without problems so far. I'm having problems to connect to SQL SERVER on my local machine. **UPDATE I can connect via command line, but from Visual Studio canīt connect to SQL SERVER Sometimes I got this error: [DBNETLIB][ConnectionOpen (Connect()).]SQL Server does not exist or access denied. And sometimes something about enabling remote connections in SQL SERVER , but the server is in the local machine. whatīs suppose to be the name of my server? localhost? what am I doing wrong, ? I have no problems to connect to Oracle and mysql with Visual Studio. Thanks in advance
I get following error trying to use SQLCMD OR OSQL
Named Pipes Provider: Could not open a connection to SQL Server [2]. Sqlcmd: Error: Microsoft SQL Native Client : An error has occurred while establi shing a connection to the server. When connecting to SQL Server 2005, this failu re may be caused by the fact that under the default settings SQL Server does not allow remote connections.. Sqlcmd: Error: Microsoft SQL Native Client : Login timeout expired.
I searched this forum for answers and I found one solution where it was said that Remote connections for TCP and Named Pipes needs to be enabled. I have them enabled, but I still get this error. I had working SQL server before, but I had to uninstall it. Now after installing ti again I started to get this error.
Anything else besides disabled remote connections cause this problem? I'm trying a local connection. I heard elsewhere that this could be firewall related, but shouldn't it use local connection always when I try to connect it with sqlcmd and no other parameters given?
Anyone know of a good "free" way to back up web files and SQL Server 2005 Express Database? I was able to use Windows Server 2003 Backup utility to back up the folder where the Databases were stored, as well as the web files, with no errors. But I have heard a lot of discussion that you can't just simply backup SQL Server data files? I'm wondering how sound the backup I've created is... Any suggestions?
Hi All... I'm trying to upgrade one of our MSDE-based products to SQL 2005 Express. The installation of the product includes the use of a bat file that makes several OSQL calls. This bat file runs on the machine that has SQL 2005 Express installed and is failing - times out trying to connect. I've gotten away from the bat file and am now just trying to run OSQL against the db from a dos prompt. I'm getting the following:
C:Documents and Settingscdehaven>osql -E [SQL Native Client]Named Pipes Provider: Could not open a connection to SQLServer [2]. [SQL Native Client]Login timeout expired [SQL Native Client]An error has occurred while establishing a connection to the server. When connecting to SQL Server 2005, this failure may be caused by the fact that under the default settings SQL Server does not allow remote connections.
Hey, please forgive me if my infomation source was incorrect. But a friend of mine mentioned to me he had hurd of a program, or code that will make an "install script" of your database. Basically it`ll back up all the tables on your server and if the worst case senario happens then you can run the file like an install script. Is this true? It sounds invalueable! If it isnt true, can someone tell me if it is possible to use code to create a "install script" of your own database? I am using "Microsoft SQL Server".Thanks in advance John
Hi, I've recently created a maintenance plan, which backs up my database and transaction log. However I also have a Veritas (Backup Exec for Windows Servers) tape backup which runs at night and backs up my files. It is setup to backup the whole of my MSSQL DATA and BACKUP folders.
Today I went to do a test restore, and found that the tape backup contained nothing in the MSSQL DATA folder, but everything that was in the BACKUP folder. Is this because everything in the DATA folder is in an open state? On checking back, the tape backup has never held anything in the DATA folder. Should I be worried by this, or is it what you would expect, and is the SQL backup sufficient?
hi, I have total 45 GB of data in the following servers ( 40 GB in sql server 6.5, 5GB in ftp server). both servers are in one machine(server). I want to make sure that I am doing the right thing for backup. The machine is not connected to a Lan. What is the best way to insure that my data are backed up safely? what I am thinking of doing is to back up the database to using sql tools in the menu bar, that will backup the data to the same machine in this directory: c:mssqlackupDBname.DAT
I will do this for all database in the sql server. Am I save to do this... I am wondering what IF the machine in which both severs are in crashed. My backup effort will be lost too. right. so what is the best way to protect my data. Do I need to buy a tape backup so I can do what I am doing Plus back up the c:mssqlackupDBname.DAT to the tape backup... I would really appreciate any suggestion in choosing any media (software/ hardware)to back up my data.
I want to reformat my servers harddrive and install a newer operatingsystem (Win 2003). I am running SQL Server 2000 with about 10databases. What is the best way to backup and restore SQL Server forthis so I don't lose anything.Thanks,Rick
I am just getting started with MS SQL and am having to learn from scratch. I have a DB running with an ISP which I need to back up to one of my local machines. I have installed MS SQL Server 2005 and also MS SQL Server Management Studio Express. Using this, I have opened a new DB on the local machine and then accessed the DB on the remote server. If I then right click on the remote DB file and select TasksBackup, I see the backup options screen. The problem is that the destination for the backup is automatically set to a folder on the remote server and I cannot figure out how to change this so that I can download to the local machine. If I click on the 'Add' button to create a new backup path, it will only offer me a view of the remote machine, not the local file structure.
The solution is probably pretty simple, but after several hours of experimentation and searching for solutions, I still can't come up with the answer. Can anyone offer some guidance please (in idiot language - I'm new to this).
I want to run a stored procedure, from a .bat file. Here is line 1 of the .bat file osql -S SISPROD -d gSchool -E -Q "xSP_Attendance_Post_All_1Day '0708'"
When I run it as a Schedule Task, get Run-time error '-2147217904...' Procedure 'xSP_Attendance_Post_All_1Day' expects parameter '@sy' which was not supplied.
The '0708' is the @sy parameter. What is wrong with the command?
The weirder thing is that when I get a command prompt, any osql command gives me this: 'osql' is not recognized as an internal or external command,...'
Unless I run the .bat file -- then I get the same error as the 1st above.
SQL Server is not installed on this server. How does the Scheduled task run osql (although with the 1sterror above)? The task is running as "me", Active Directory user, same as I am logged on to server but cannot run osql at all. TIA
I am on a new task where I don't have Enterprise Manager available and I need to build a database (I have been spoiled on all prior tasks).
I have access to SQL-Server and have OSQL available (and other utilities I don't know how to use).
I have already found that I can access the server using OSQL, but I don't know the rest of the parameters for OSQL or how to use them. I need to build tables, relationships, indices, stored procedures, views, etc.
Could someone point me to some documentation where I can learn how to use OSQL?
My client is changing hosting providers. We are trying to download a full backup of our MS SQL 2000 database from the old host. We can get all of the data using the Data transfer wizard in Enterprise manager. We can get all data and structure using the Data Transfer wizard with other options. However, when we do this, all of our tables get renamed with a prefix that is our username from the old host.
So, if we have a table named customers and our MSSQL login on the old host is userA, then our table gets renamed to tableA.customers.
This won't work with our applications and stored procedures. Changing tens of thousands of lines of code is not acceptable.
Does anyone know a way we can get a full copy of the database (rules, data, structure, keys, identies, etc) without having the username prefix?
We're running SQL Server 2005 (9.00.1399.06, RTM, Standard Edition (64-bit)). A couple of times each day, all connections to the server will fail, and this behavior coincides with backup activity. What tends to happen is that after performing flawlessly for hours, SQL Server will start rejecting all connections. Over the course of the next 30 seconds or so, several hundred instances of the following error message will appear in the Application event log:
"SQL Server failed with error code 0xc0000000 to spawn a thread to process a new login or connection. Check the SQL Server error log and the Windows event logs for information about possible related problems." Source: MSSQLSERVER, Category 4, Event ID 17189.
Immediately following these Error entries are Information entries that indicate some backup activity has been performed:
"Database differential changes were backed up. Database: [lots of db-specific details] ..." Source: MSSQLSERVER, Category 6, Event ID 18270.
As soon as the backups are completed, everything returns to normal and connections are once again accepted. The entire cycle takes less than a minute. Obviously, something is causing SQL Server to lock up and reject connections while it's backing up. Is there a setting that controls this, or does this behavior point to an overloaded machine?
We don't seem to be having any other performance problems at all, and there are no other Errors in the Application event log from SQL Server. If I perform a manual backup, I don't get any dropped or refused connections, even if I do it during peak query hours. So I'm stumped as to why the machine is locking up in this manner. Unfortunately there's no info in the EEMC about event ID 17189.
I have my SQL7 server running on NT4 server. Currently the transaction log backups are on the same server but I want to back these up to a Win2000 server in another building. When creating a Backup Device in Enterprise Manager on the NT server it cannot see the drive but not the folder I have created on the Win2000 server, even though I have shared this folder out and set the permissions. Any help would be appreciated.. Thanks
I am getting an error while backing up a particular database named "asset" . The error says ........
Server: Msg 3132, Level 16, State 1, Line 4 The media set for database 'Asset' has 2 family members but only 1 are provided. All members must be provided. Server: Msg 3013, Level 16, State 1, Line 4 BACKUP DATABASE is terminating abnormally.
I have created two backup devices for this database ("asset") through enterprise manager. AssetDMP AssetLogDMP
I have total 9 databases out of which only this database throws error. All other database backups going fine.
Here is the query that I am using to backup the database and Log.
USE master GO IF EXISTS (SELECT * FROM sysdatabases WHERE name = 'Asset') BACKUP DATABASE Asset TO AssetDMP WITH NOUNLOAD, STATS=10, INIT, SKIP GO IF EXISTS (SELECT * FROM sysdatabases WHERE name = 'Asset') BACKUP LOG Asset TO AssetLogDMP WITH NOUNLOAD, STATS=10, INIT, SKIP
Hi, There alot of talk about Service Master and DB Master keys and the importance of backing them up seperately. What about the DPAPI keys used to protect the Service Master keys. What procedures to I take to back those up during my database backup. If I understand correctly, if I do a backup on one machine, and then try to restore in a different machine, I won't be able to decrypt data becuase the DPAPI keys don't "match". This is assumming I don't use a password to protect my DB Master keys, I just rely on the service master to protect them.
Can I use osql to known the database install on a server via 'guest'account ?I had over 300 servers with sql server all around France (differentversion : 6.5, 7 and 8)I need to check all database on each servers from my place.Of course, also it would have been to easy, I don't have all 'sa'password...Is that possible to use the 'guest' account to execute a query likethis via osql :Extract.sqlexec sp_helpdbExtract.cmdfor /f "usebackq tokens=1 delims=" %%i IN (ListServer.txt) DOosql-S%%i -Uguest -P -dmaster -i"C:ExtractionExtract.sql"-o"C:Extraction\%%i.rpt"Could I query 'master' with the 'guest' account ?Or any other ideas how to do this by an other way ?Thanks
I have a rather odd problem that hopefully you'll be able to shed some light on.
We want to back up the databases to a hard drive held on another server so I mapped the drive in explorer to the drive then went into Enterprise manager and tried to create a backup device and it won't see the mapped drive.
I've tried mapping to my PC and I can see that via enterprise managers backup stuff (infact any PC in the office works) but it won't see any of the servers even though we can map to them and access them via windows explorer.
I've tried when logged on via sa and the windows NT administrator and still no luck. In fact no matter what I type or do it fails and keeps telling me device error or device off line which it isn't.
On our test instance of SQL Sever we can backup to other servers but not the new live version!
Any thoughts on what might cause this to happen and how to fix it?
I have a rather odd problem that hopefully you'll be able to shed some light on.
We want to back up the databases to a hard drive held on another server so I mapped the drive in explorer to the drive then went into Enterprise manager and tried to create a backup device and it won't see the mapped drive.
I've tried mapping to my PC and I can see that via enterprise managers backup stuff (infact any PC in the office works) but it won't see any of the servers even though we can map to them and access them via windows explorer.
I've tried when logged on via sa and the windows NT administrator and still no luck. In fact no matter what I type or do it fails and keeps telling me device error or device off line which it isn't.
On our test instance of SQL Sever we can backup to other servers but not the new live version!
Any thoughts on what might cause this to happen and how to fix it?
I am from NTU, Singapore and we have a windows 2003 server edition installed on a DELL server and it also runs MS SQL server 2000 for a project of ours. We have installed a HP tape drive on the dell server and it works fine if ntbackup is used at the command prompt but then the SQL enterprise manager does not recognize the tape drive and backing up of our database is of high priority as it contains sensitive information. But the tape drive is installed properly as the device manager does not show any error and ntbackup also recognizes it. I cant seem to figure out why SQL server 2000 cannot recognize it. It would be very helpful if you could kindly guide me on this issue.
Hi guys I need to apply a sql script file on Sql server 2000 by .net 2.0 program. but on the current running machine, there is not Osql.exe file. Do you guys know how to execute the sql file without the command? Is there any way provided in .net library ? Thanks for you response!
i wanted to test routines using my local sql server engine and thought I could backup the mdf ldf file on the true network sql server in which I am listed as a dbowner with full permissions. In fact i can add users for the at db etc.The backup allows me to browse to a local folder
with the following being the default C:Program FilesMicrosoft SQL ServerMSSQL10_50.CMS_PROJECTMSSQLBackup
i name the file and it executes properly but when i try to restore that file to my local db that path is not even visible to me.In fact when i use exploreer I cannot even find the folders after Microsoft SQL Server!I search for .bak but nothing.How can I see that folder construction in the sql browser but never in explorer -
Im backing up to a network directory thats actually a mount point on a different server.My backup was slower than usual so i opened up perfmon to have a look.
When selecting the mount point from the Logical Disks section in perfmon i can see that writes/sec & write bytes/sec both show zero for a long period of time, even though the backup percent complete is increasing.Then all of a sudden the writes to the network share jump massively.
Is there some caching mechanism for backups in sql where during a backup data is only flushed to the disk periodically during backup?
We're trying to create a .bak file to send it to our site's admin to restore it on the server: 1. When I try to do that get this error:http://www.radiorient.net/errors/export_sql.gif Why is that? and how can I fix it? 2. Should we add both files of the db (.MDF, and .LDF) or only the .MDF file? Can please someone help me with this, Thanx.
I just got SQL 7.0 and was curious how other environments run their backup. I know ArcServe has a product that backs up open SQL databases and not sure how reliable this product was. Any thoughts would be appreciated .. thanks.
HiI'm hoping that some could point me in the right direction for "bestpractice" in:1) securely backing up a complete sql7 and 2000 server containing manydatabases.2) backing up an individual database3) Securing the transaction on the hour as a mile stone to return to in theevent of error or system failure.ThanksMark
