RE: Using 'master..sqlbackup' to do virtual restore
I am looking to automate doing virtual restores on a number of databases after each nightly backup. The extended sp does this nicely, but it doesnt take advantage of the virtual restore feature -- too...
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Is the secondary database read-only, or read-write?
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Standy/Read-only because it's the log shipping target. Reinis
View ArticleRE: Restore Log takes many hours to fail
Could you please post the contents of the SQL Backup log file for the restore process that failed? The default folder where the logs are stored is C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application...
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RE: Restore Log takes many hours to fail
Here is the log. The names have been changed to protect the innocent. javascript:emoticon('') Failed_LS is the target database for the restore, and server2 is the Windows Server 2003 the instance is...
View ArticleRE: Using 'master..sqlbackup' to do virtual restore
Does this question have to now be raised in a different forum?
View ArticleRE: Restore Log takes many hours to fail
By default, SQL Backup would only wait 30 seconds for SQL Server to start the restore, before it aborts the process. In this case, it waited almost 7 hours. What is the VDITimeout value in the...
View ArticleRE: Restore Log takes many hours to fail
The value is 24576 which would be 6.8 hours (I assume that is in seconds) so it seems to make sense. I have no idea why that would be set to such a high value. I switched it to 30 so we'll see what...
View ArticleRE: Using 'master..sqlbackup' to do virtual restore
Thanks for your forum post. This does not need to be raised in a new post. The TSQL script that you have generated using the wizard is the correct one and should work fine for that specific backup. To...
View ArticleTran Log backups on FusionIO cards are 6 times larger
We added FusionIO cards to a database server. HP recommends changing the sector size from 512 to 4096 for SQL Server. We did that and moved our log files from DASD to the FusionIO cards. The backups...
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Could you please post the contents of a SQL Backup log file for the backup of a transaction log that grew in size? The default folder where the logs are stored is C:\Documents and Settings\All...
View ArticleRE: Tran Log backups on FusionIO cards are 6 times larger
You might want to look at this KB http://support.microsoft.com/kb/926930 You didn't mention what version of SQL or O/S you were running? HTH Chris
View ArticleBackup stuck in KILLED/ROLLBACK
Do failed backups require rollback? Are multiple instances of process "SQBCoreService.exe " normal? One of our production servers was experiencing memory pressure which required intervention. The...
View ArticleRedgate Backup - Won't Delete All Files Before Backing Up
I am running backups to a location with limited storage. Because these backups aren't exactly critical, I only need one backup file. I am setting the program to run and delete existing backup files...
View ArticleRE: Backup stuck in KILLED/ROLLBACK
I contacted support for this issue and we were unable to rectify the issue. I don't believe the underlying issue was caused by Redgate software. I will be reviewing the cause for the memory...
View ArticleRE: Redgate Backup - Won't Delete All Files Before Backing Up
I think you will get more assistance if you provide the code you are currently running. You can adjust database/server names for confidentiality. I know we had an issue with this some time back, but in...
View ArticleRE: Redgate Backup - Won't Delete All Files Before Backing Up
Sure, below is the code, DECLARE @exitcode int DECLARE @sqlerrorcode int EXECUTE master..sqlbackup '-SQL "BACKUP DATABASES [DB1,DB2,DB3] TO DISK = ''C:\Backup\Full\<database>\<AUTO>.sqb''...
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We use the erasefiles_atstart option with a value of 40h. This assumes we are running a daily backup (every 24 hours) and wish to always have at least 1 complete backup available on disk. If you wish...
View ArticleRE: Redgate Backup - Won't Delete All Files Before Backing Up
Thanks epetro, I thought of something like that too. It's not super clean but it should work for our office.
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Thanks for posting back the end result - and I'm glad you're up and running now!
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