Hi, thank you for your reply.
I am sure that we (Redgate) would love to have a backup solution or add features to our SQL Backup Pro tool for Azure databases.
The problem is with the SQL Backup Server Components, which contain a total of 9 Extended Stored Procedures.
When you make use of an Azure database, there are some limitations listed HERE in this MSDN article. One of those features listed (in amongst a long list) as not being supported, is Extended Stored Procedures. This means that the Server Components installer cannot create the SQL Backup Xprocs.
Also listed as not supported is Backup and Restore, and SQL Server Agent/Jobs.
As Backup and Restore is not supported, our SQL Backup Pro relies upon SQL Server to collect the backup data and write it to the Virtual Device Interface (VDI) created when the backup command is sent to SQL Server. SQL Backup Pro collects the backup data from the VDI, compresses the data (and optionally encrypts it) before the compressed data is written to disk. On an Azure database this process does not occur.
I hope the above provides some further information as to why SQL Backup Pro cannot be used to backup and restore Azure databases.
The solution using our Redgate Tools is either, make use of Redgate cloud services http://cloudservices.red-gate.com/
Or use the tools available in SQL Toolbelt, in particular SQL Compare and SQL Data Compare (Sorry, I omitted the use of SQL Data Compare in my previous reply) to create a local copy of the database that can then be backed up.
Many Thanks
Eddie
I am sure that we (Redgate) would love to have a backup solution or add features to our SQL Backup Pro tool for Azure databases.
The problem is with the SQL Backup Server Components, which contain a total of 9 Extended Stored Procedures.
When you make use of an Azure database, there are some limitations listed HERE in this MSDN article. One of those features listed (in amongst a long list) as not being supported, is Extended Stored Procedures. This means that the Server Components installer cannot create the SQL Backup Xprocs.
Also listed as not supported is Backup and Restore, and SQL Server Agent/Jobs.
As Backup and Restore is not supported, our SQL Backup Pro relies upon SQL Server to collect the backup data and write it to the Virtual Device Interface (VDI) created when the backup command is sent to SQL Server. SQL Backup Pro collects the backup data from the VDI, compresses the data (and optionally encrypts it) before the compressed data is written to disk. On an Azure database this process does not occur.
I hope the above provides some further information as to why SQL Backup Pro cannot be used to backup and restore Azure databases.
The solution using our Redgate Tools is either, make use of Redgate cloud services http://cloudservices.red-gate.com/
Or use the tools available in SQL Toolbelt, in particular SQL Compare and SQL Data Compare (Sorry, I omitted the use of SQL Data Compare in my previous reply) to create a local copy of the database that can then be backed up.
Many Thanks
Eddie