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It is safest to test the backup by actually restoring it, as there can be errors in the backup file that a RESTORE VERIFYONLY process cannot catch, but that can prevent a successful restore. Could you...
View ArticleERASEFILES on remote server fails for just 1 DB
Server Version 7.6.0.29 but has been having issues for many months on prior 7.x versions. I have 8 databases including the system and 2 SSRS DBs. Two of them are copied over the network to the exact...
View ArticleRE: ERASEFILES on remote server fails for just 1 DB
The next time this happens, could you please run EXEC master..sqbutility 9997 to generate a stack trace file, and send me the file (peter.yeoh@red-gate.com)? This file is named...
View ArticleRE: ERASEFILES on remote server fails for just 1 DB
Hi Another quick thing to check for, if you have an anti-virus application that performs an on-access or real-time check of a file when it is opened to read, edited or being created. This may prevent...
View ArticleAny attention should pay when format disks?
Any attention should pay when format disks? With the development of society, most of people usually use the PC to work. Obviously, it exits many potential danger. For example, many important e-mails or...
View ArticleRE: Any attention should pay when format disks?
Unfortunately our tool SQL Backup does not address the problem you are looking for a solution to. SQL Backup Pro creates compressed, encrypted backups of Microsoft SQL Server...
View ArticleRE: SQL error 3013 Backup Database is terminating abnormally
Based on the following in the output:Quote:SQL error 3043: BACKUP 'Interfax' detected an error on page (1:8650358) in file 'G:\Data\Interfax_DataNew.MDF'. It looks like your database has a consistency...
View ArticleRE: Cannot install on windows 2012 cluster
My company uses SQL Backup 6 for all databases. We plan to add a new windows cluster for some of our servers, but have the same installation issues as the OP when installing SQL Backup 6 on a...
View ArticleRE: SQL Backup 7.2.1.4
On Friday I upgraded the first of our 3 live servers, but the upgrade appeared to hang at the first step of the upgrade. I waited over 30 mins before I thought to check the value in the server...
View ArticleRE: ERASEFILES on remote server fails for just 1 DB
eddie davis wrote:Hi Another quick thing to check for, if you have an anti-virus application that performs an on-access or real-time check of a file when it is opened to read, edited or being created....
View ArticleRE: ERASEFILES on remote server fails for just 1 DB
petey wrote:The next time this happens, could you please run EXEC master..sqbutility 9997 to generate a stack trace file, and send me the file (peter.yeoh@red-gate.com)? This file is named...
View ArticleRE: ERASEFILES on remote server fails for just 1 DB
Are you able to manually delete any one of the files listed as being in use, from the primary server, and also from the file server?
View ArticleRE: ERASEFILES on remote server fails for just 1 DB
Only if I restart the SQB Core Service. Restarting appears to release whatever enduring lock the Service retains upon alleged completion of the file transfer. I only dealt with the remote files as...
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We have a windows 2012 R2 cluster, sql 2012, with two nodes, call them: ServerA ServerB Sql virtual name: Sql_Cluster We log ship some databases to above cluster, or will be, we're setting up/testing...
View ArticleRE: sqlbackup.exe
It's a bug in SQL Backup when the default instance is a clustered instance. The workaround is as you mentioned: use the -I parameter with (local) or . i.e. sqlbackupc -sql "BACKUP ..." -I (local) or...
View ArticleAny way to automate triggering of "new" DB backup?
Hi, There are 2 things we'd like to automate. We have weekly full backup and daily differentials, we do both by specifying: BACKUP DATABASES [*] TO DISK 1. The first problem is that if someone created...
View ArticleRE: Any way to automate triggering of "new" DB backup?
Thank you for your support request. To answer your questions:Quote: 1. The first problem is that if someone created anew DB and didn't notify DBA then this newly created DB will produce an error while...
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Setting up Log Shipping under fire
I've got a production db that has users in it from 6:00 AM to 11:00 PM and runs batch processes from 11:30 PM to 1:00 AM. After that it does maintenance jobs to be RTG at 6:00 AM the next morning. I...
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Quote:Does the target server need to have RedGate Backup Pro installed? Yes it does.Quote:When should I take the backup that goes on the second server to be the basis for the log shipping? Usually off...
View ArticleFeature Request
I would like to be able to set a database size threshold that governs whether or not to split a database backup into multiple files. I manage a few hundred databases that range in size from a couple of...
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