SQL Server Backup

Trouble backing up our SQL Server transaction logs

Our SQL Server transaction logs have not been backing up, and I discovered it’s because a database was not selected in the maintenance plan. When I select the database and save it, however, it is not saving. It keeps reverting back to the previous option. Does anyone know why?

Scheduling a Shrink Database in SQL Server 2000

Is there a way to schedule a shrink database after the transaction log has been backed up for a database via the maintenance plan?

EMC Network Backup Client/Agent backup for SQL 2000/2005 databases on Polyserve Matrix

Hi, I am new with running SQL 2000/2005 instances on Polyserve Matrix servers. We use EMC Network as a corporate backup strategy. Can someone tell me will there be any problems using this backup tool for SQL instances on the Polyserve Matrix?

Backing up and upgrading a SQL Server 2000 database

We have a database of around 3GB on SQL Server 2000 Standard Edition. What is the quickest way to backup the database at minimal cost, and how much time would it take to upgrade this database to SQL Server 2005?

Database maintenance task (full back up) fails on SQL Server

Hi My daily maintenance job fails due to the below error from last 20 days regularly Executing the query "BACKUP DATABASE [shipment] TO DISK = N'D:\backup\shipment.bak' WITH NOFORMAT, NOINIT, NAME = N'shipment', SKIP, REWIND, NOUNLOAD, STATS = 10 " failed with the following error: "Write on...

SQL Server database backup (URGENT)

Hi I have a db backup requirement. As shown in the attached image current system is as follows: There are three source databases such as DB001, DB002 and DB003. Each DB having one table as dbo.EMP and same table schema. Emp table consists of EmpID (PK) and EmpName. One backup database i.e,...

SQL Server restore duration

what DMV show restore info. including the duration of a restore?

Microsoft Sequel Server 2005 VSS backup

What's seems to have happened is that the SQLVDI.dll files in the 2 directories: C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\80\COM C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\80\COM are out of sync. This seems to have happened as a result of a service pack for MSSQL which was applied in Dev. The...

SQL database backup

Am having 2 databases running on SQL SERVER 2000, OS(windows server 2003), so the backup for these databases are to suppose to run on monday, wednesday and friday 12:00 and 16:30 in the afternoons.So since last week the backups have been failing to run till today, and by checking the event viewer,...

Backing up SQL Server 2005

Where can I find information on backing up SQL Server 2005?

SQL Backup File

I have two computers running sql server, sqlserver01 and sqlserver01. On sqlserver01 I backup the database locally to C:\SQLBackup\backupfile.bak (db size: 150GB) then I copy and paste the *.bak file to sqlserver02 via the network. It finishes copying but when I try to restore it on sqlserver02 it...

Error message during SQL Server backup

We have a backup command that runs from within a command job on SQL Server A, and extracts data from SQL Servers B, C, D at different times to create a file on a SAN Drive. This is a daily job and runs successfully. Over the last fortnight, we have got the following error once for each different...

How to backup a SQL Server on a different Domain.

We have just upgraded our admin server, which has an SQL database running on it. This server is also on a different domain from the backup server, which is running Backup Exec 12. Has anyone got any ideas on how we can connect to this server from the backup server that is on a different domain ?

SQL SERVER 2005 MAINTENANCE PLAN PROBLEM

HI, SQL2K5 Maintenance plan does not delete old backups even when 'backups older than 1 days' is selected.so my backups are piling up and have to remove them manulally everyday. any solution? Marshall

Questions about a SQL database with hourly transaction log backups

We have a SQL database with a full recovery model that backs up the database once a day, along with hourly backups for the transaction logs. However, we only have one transaction log backup file, and it is overwritten every time. Are transaction log backups cumulative, and if so, does that one...

Backing up a SQL Server 2005 database on SQL Server 2000 EE

I have created a large database in SQL Server 2005 Developers Edition, and I intend to put my backup on SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition. Is there an easy way to go about this procedure?

How to create new ramco test server?

Plz help me,when i restore my sql database with ramco backup then my database is restore but problem is that front-end not lounch in my system.

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The purpose of an "undo" file in SQL Server

I performed a full backup on a development database (Full Recovery Model) in SQL Server, made some changes, backed up the transaction logs, made some more changes and backed up the transaction logs again. Now, when I restore the database using WITH STANDBY, it puts the database into a read only...

MSSQL$BKUPEXEC Service won't start.

Hi All! I have a problem with this MSSQL$BKUPEXEC service after a power failure on my SBS Server Premium Edition, this service and along with these below are also not starting as they're meant to be; Backup Exec Device & Media Service Backup Exec Job Engine Backup Exec Server BlackBerry Dispatcher...