SQL Server Backup
Just a day before working on one of the projects, I had to take a backup of one database of 30 GB. My hard drive lacked sufficient space at that moment. Fortunately, I had two 16 GB USB Drives with me. Now, the question was how to take a backup in two equal sizes, each [...]
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After taking backup, we need to verify the database backup to assure the SQL Server Backup is taken correctly. we can verify the database backup either by T-SQL statements or SSMS.
The RESTORE VERIFYONLY command checks the backup to ensure it is complete and the entire backup is readable. The does not do an actual [...]
This article covers the basics of Transaction Log backups and restores in SQL Server. The examples are from SQL Server 2008 however it applies to SQL Server 2005. If a database uses either the full or bulk-logged recovery model, you must back up the transaction log regularly enough to protect your data and to keep the transaction log from filling.
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From Long time SQL Server DBAs and Professionals are awaiting for a automatic compressed backup utility for SQL server, But It became true only with SQL Server 2008. For too long, if you wanted the benefit of compressed backups, you had to look at a third-party tool. Now, backup compression is built right into SQL Server 2008, and what’s even better is that it’s easy to use.
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We are in thought of only DBA’s can take backup using T-SQL, But anyone can take backup and restore backup very easily with the help of T-SQL. we can backup an entire database, transaction log, or one or more file or filegroups with the help of T-SQL.
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Once you are started using SQL Server database for your application, you need to start taking database backups regularly. If it may be a development database or production database, you should take backups in a timely manner. Because if your information get loss, that brings you in loss. We cannot prevent the data loss due to disk failure, file corruption, code bugs, external factors, etc.
The best practice is to take database backup and store it in an external media like tape drive and keep it in a safe place. The easiest way to take database backup is by using SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS).
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