My Vista system hangs immediately after I insert the second blank DVD. I'm doing a simple backup of my user files. I'm using Vista Premium, fully up to date with patches, minimal software installed because this system is 100% used as a Media Center. Hardware is off the shelf HP Media Center m8067n.
I checked Microsoft knowledgebase and no other similar cases popped up. Is anyone else experiencing this?
Dear All,
I know the basic defiinition of these two options, but i am not very clear why would someone choose one over another,
currently I am using Append to Media option, and every day backup, I see my backup files growing in size.
can someone give me nice example about these two options,
Thanks,
When I select All Actions>Backup Database and then click the ... button to choose a location on the hard drive, SQL Enterprise Manager Hangs and I have to kill it from Task Manager.
All other areas of EM browse the disk drive without a problem. (DTS, File Groups, etc.)
Anyone ever run into a similair problem?
Thanks
I have to restore a database from a directory structure backup run by NT SERVER not SQL SERVER. I am not sure of the database size structure or whethter it has a log device. I am desperate for any advice on methods of restoring this in a safe manner.(it is a live production DB)
Thanks in advance.
Barry.
How do I prevent someone from backing up the data / copying the mdf and then mounting it from a different server or instance to gain access to the DB.
I do not have control over the physical file.
Basically, I want to make sure that only authorized applications and users can access the data.
Is this possible?
here is the situation. I have a DB on one system. I back it up and then restore it to a second system. This second system I run reports off of and I want to create custom views that do not exist on the original system. Can I restore the
backup DB from the remote system without wiping out the custom views on the local system?
I have to do this this way as they won't let us create the views we want on the remote system so the only way we have access to run the reports is by restoring the backup locally.
TIA!
currently if I want to restore 1 db to another i do
RESTORE DATABASE userr
FROM DISK = 'd:sqlbackupsuser.bak'
WITH MOVE 'user' TO 'C:Program FilesMicrosoft SQL ServerMSSQL.1MSSQLDATAuserr.mdf',
MOVE 'user_log' TO 'C:Program FilesMicrosoft SQL ServerMSSQL.1MSSQLDATAuserr_log.ldf',
REPLACE
now I am backing up my db to a media - How can I do the same restore above but from that media (I don't remember what I made the media point to -- how can I find this out)
I backup the database into tape0 using management studio and can see the contents in the backup media.
However when I tried to restore, the error "timeout expired" appears and sometimes together with the error "restore headeronly is terminated abnormally".
Please advice and thank you in advance!
Below is the error message:
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An exception occurred while executing a Transact-SQL statement or batch. (Microsoft.SqlServer.ConnectionInfo)
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Program Location:
at Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Common.ServerConnection.ExecuteWithResults(String sqlCommand)
at Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.ExecutionManager.ExecuteWithResults(String query)
at Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.BackupRestoreBase.ExecuteSqlWithResults(Server server, String cmd)
at Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Restore.ReadBackupHeader(Server srv)
at Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.SqlManagerUI.SqlRestoreDatabaseGeneral.buttonSelectDevice_Click(Object sender, EventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.OnClick(EventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.Button.OnClick(EventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.Button.OnMouseUp(MouseEventArgs mevent)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmMouseUp(Message& m, MouseButtons button, Int32 clicks)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.ButtonBase.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Button.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.OnMessage(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam)
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Timeout expired. The timeout period elapsed prior to completion of the operation or the server is not responding. (.Net SqlClient Data Provider)
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For help, click: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?ProdName=Microsoft+SQL+Server&EvtSrc=MSSQLServer&EvtID=-2&LinkId=20476
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Server Name: NTSRV1
Error Number: -2
Severity: 11
State: 0
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Program Location:
at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlInternalConnection.OnError(SqlException exception, Boolean breakConnection)
at System.Data.SqlClient.TdsParser.ThrowExceptionAndWarning(TdsParserStateObject stateObj)
at System.Data.SqlClient.TdsParserStateObject.ReadSniError(TdsParserStateObject stateObj, UInt32 error)
at System.Data.SqlClient.TdsParserStateObject.ReadSni(DbAsyncResult asyncResult, TdsParserStateObject stateObj)
at System.Data.SqlClient.TdsParserStateObject.ReadPacket(Int32 bytesExpected)
at System.Data.SqlClient.TdsParserStateObject.ReadBuffer()
at System.Data.SqlClient.TdsParserStateObject.ReadByte()
at System.Data.SqlClient.TdsParser.Run(RunBehavior runBehavior, SqlCommand cmdHandler, SqlDataReader dataStream, BulkCopySimpleResultSet bulkCopyHandler, TdsParserStateObject stateObj)
at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlDataReader.ConsumeMetaData()
at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlDataReader.get_MetaData()
at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlCommand.FinishExecuteReader(SqlDataReader ds, RunBehavior runBehavior, String resetOptionsString)
at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlCommand.RunExecuteReaderTds(CommandBehavior cmdBehavior, RunBehavior runBehavior, Boolean returnStream, Boolean async)
at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlCommand.RunExecuteReader(CommandBehavior cmdBehavior, RunBehavior runBehavior, Boolean returnStream, String method, DbAsyncResult result)
at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlCommand.RunExecuteReader(CommandBehavior cmdBehavior, RunBehavior runBehavior, Boolean returnStream, String method)
at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlCommand.ExecuteReader(CommandBehavior behavior, String method)
at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlCommand.ExecuteDbDataReader(CommandBehavior behavior)
at System.Data.Common.DbCommand.System.Data.IDbCommand.ExecuteReader(CommandBehavior behavior)
at System.Data.Common.DbDataAdapter.FillInternal(DataSet dataset, DataTable[] datatables, Int32 startRecord, Int32 maxRecords, String srcTable, IDbCommand command, CommandBehavior behavior)
at System.Data.Common.DbDataAdapter.Fill(DataSet dataSet, Int32 startRecord, Int32 maxRecords, String srcTable, IDbCommand command, CommandBehavior behavior)
at System.Data.Common.DbDataAdapter.Fill(DataSet dataSet)
at Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Common.ServerConnection.ExecuteWithResults(String sqlCommand)
We are doing a full backup at night. During the day we are doing a backup of the log every hour. How do I delete the log backups from the media without deleting the device itself. I would like to do this once we have a full backup for the day. The media we are backing up the logs to is disk.
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I found other questions with this error; however, they were taking a 2000 backup to a 2005 database. I am using a backup of a 2005 database to a 2005 restore.
How should I begin to debug this problem?
Thanks
I am new to SQL 2005. I have setup and new maintanaince plan of making backup on to different paths but i encountered an error saying
Executing the query "BACKUP DATABASE [promis_05] TO DISK = N'E:\ERP Database\ERP Backup\Promis_05', DISK = N'\\backupsrv\ERP Backup\Promis_05' WITH NOFORMAT, INIT, NAME = N'promis_05_backup_20061111181236', SKIP, REWIND, NOUNLOAD, STATS = 10
" failed with the following error: "The volume on device 'E:\ERP Database\ERP Backup\Promis_05' is not part of a multiple family media set. BACKUP WITH FORMAT can be used to form a new media set.
BACKUP DATABASE is terminating abnormally.". Possible failure reasons: Problems with the query, "ResultSet" property not set correctly, parameters not set correctly, or connection not established correctly.
We did not know what to make of this.
1) Is it bcoz i am backing up the database on 2 locations same time.
2) What is BACKUP WITH FORMAT?
3) Why won't it let me add a new file that is not part of the 'family' ?
4) How does it get to be part of the family?
Thought and ideas are highly appreciated!
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Stink!
SQL Version - SQL Server 2005 Standard Edition, SP 1
I have a database which is Broker Enabled. We use Query notification extensively and the application is in testing stage. Both Testing and development database is on the same server. When I create database for testing I used to do Backup-restore method. When i restore a borker enabled database, the restored database and the source database will have same GUID for Broker. So by default the restored database will not be broker enabled. So what I do is , i run
Alter database somedatabase SET NEW_BROKER.
This statement will generate new GUID for this database and then we can enable the Broker by SET ENABLE_BROKER statement. Till last week this process was working fine. When I did the same thing yesterday the Alter database somedatabase SET NEW_BROKER query was runing for whole night and it could not complete the process.
What SET NEW_BROKER internally does as per BOL is
NEW_BROKER
Specifies that the database should receive a new broker identifier. Because the database is considered to be a new service broker, all existing conversations in the database are immediately removed without producing end dialog messages.
When I checked the Conversation in the database there were millions of rows.
My question is , can I do the same process in a better way and how. Is there any way to clear Conversation in a faster method. I googled , but I could not find a better solution.
pse help
Madhu
Had a problem in a database and wanted to restore from disk as of 11/5/2007 (full backup). This particular database is only really updated about once a month, and changes were made on the sixth, so I thought this would be safe.
So (be kind - not an SQL guru), I ran something similar to:
RESTORE DATABASE myDatabase
FROM DISK = '\serverNamesqlbackupsmyDatabasemyDatabase_backup_200711052320.bak'
WITH NORECOVERY, STOPAT = 'Nov 05, 2007 11:21 PM'
myDatabase_backup_200711052320.bak is 42,084kb and has been running since 9:30 this morning (it's 2:20ish now). I've tried to take offline, stop/start sql services, restart server. Nothing works. It just keeps reading myDatabase (restoring).
Anybody help me out? How do I get it to stop and then do a clean restore?
Thanks so much,
Janet
Had a problem in a database and wanted to restore from disk as of 11/5/2007 (full backup). This particular database is only really updated about once a month, and changes were made on the sixth, so I thought this would be safe.
So (be kind - not an SQL guru), I ran something similar to:
RESTORE DATABASE myDatabase
FROM DISK = '\serverNamesqlbackupsmyDatabasemyDatabase_backup_200711052320.bak'
WITH NORECOVERY, STOPAT = 'Nov 05, 2007 11:21 PM'
myDatabase_backup_200711052320.bak is 42,084kb and has been running since 9:30 this morning (it's 2:20ish now). I've tried to take offline, stop/start sql services, restart server. Nothing works. It just keeps reading myDatabase (restoring).
Anybody help me out? How do I get it to stop and then do a clean restore?
Thanks so much,
Janet
Hi, I'm from Argentina. I made a backup of my database from ServerA (SQL 2000) and trying to restore it to ServerB (SQL 2005) I'm getting the following error: "The media set has 2 media families but only 1 are provided".
Any ideas? Thanks.
In Windows Server 2012. How do I do a System Restore to a previous restore point?I need to install the 64 bit and 32 bit Oracle Client Install for connections in SSIS and to create Oracle Linked Servers.
If you make a mistake it is not fun removing it. Sometimes it corrupts the machine and it is difficult to uninstall since there is not an Oracle Universal installer for Oracle 11g.If you install the 32 bit before the 64 you mess up the machine.how to create a restore point.
i did a full backup of a database on machine 1 and am trying to restore it to machine 2.
when i try and restore on machine 2 it brings up the restore process window and just hangs, nothing happens. i'm restoring through EM
i've done plenty of restores on sql 2005 and never ran into an issue like this.
suggestions?
michael
I have a scheduled task that runs backups on our prodcution database at midnight - it usually takes five minutes to run - but the last two nights it has been running for hours and never completing. It ran for 3 hours last night - until i was paged by the database that the transaction log backups were failing (with error 3023) to run because the backup (Backup Database db to db1_nightly with init) job was still running.
The night before our European users could not reach the database - the machine was locked up when I got in in the morning - needed a hard boot to get it back up.
I ran the backup job last night at 8:30 pm and it succeeded - but when it ran at 12:00 AM for the last two days - it runs and never completes. When I tried to kill the process in Enterprise Manager at 3:00 AM, it wouldn't stop. I tried stopping the SQLAgent Service and MSSQLSERVER service to stop the process, with no luck. Finally an early morning drive and a hard boot killed the process.
Any thoughts? There were no new jobs scheduled in the last couple of days. There is no error in the logs (the step never completes - so it's not recorded). The backup works fine if run earlier in the day.
I am running SQL 7.0 with SP2.
Thanks you for any ideas - I'm hoping not to have to drive in at 3 AM this morning - so any thoughts would be great.
SQL Server 2000
Backup database command hangs. The command I am using is:
BACKUP DATABASE @DBName TO DISK = @filename WITH INIT
Size of the database is 140GB and we have 210 GB free disk space.
sp_who status shows runnable.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks.
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2. I am looking for the speed to complete restoring between 1 - 2 hours for 4 DBs.
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I'm experiencing a very annoying failure when trying to do a backup - I hope you can help where others (including me) have failed.
The setup is a SharePoint Portal Server 2003 version 11.0.8126.0 running on Windows server 2003 Standard edition Service pack 1; it has a SQL-server 2005 version 9.0.2047 running on Windows server 2003 Standard edition Service pack as a back-end.
When I issue a backup of the SharePoint database XXX_SITE which holds round 4 gb. of data (mainly documents) the backup process hangs with a Wait Type 'MSSEARCH', it makes no difference whether I issue it as a single job, or through a maintenance plan.
I tried to stop the MsSearch service on the SharePoint-server, and disabled the Full-Text search on the database but it makes no difference.
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Using SQL Server 2005 Server Management Studio, I attempted to back up a database, and received this error:
Backup failed: System.Data.SqlClient.SqlError: Backup and file manipulation operations (such as ALTER DATABASE ADD FILE) on a database must be serialized. Reissue the satement after the current backup or file manipulation is completed (Microsoft.SqlServer.Smo)
Program location:
at Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Backup.SqlBackup(Server srv)
at Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.SqlManagerUI.BackupPropOptions.OnRunNow(Object sender)
Backup Options were set to:
Back up to the existing media set
Overwrite all existing backup sets
I am fairly new to SQL 2005. Can someone help me get past this issue? What other information do I need to provide?
Need to restore database,here's the scenario:
Data got deleted on Friday evening, need to have database restored to FRiday afternoon and also some data has been entered on Monday, which needs to be there.
I'm trying to restore a database using SSMS GUI. In "Select backup devices" window if I click the Add button there the window and the whole process hangs like it will never work.
I tried to clear backup history, but that didn't solve it.
I tried with a couple of other databases, but same thing. It was working fine!
Have a server running 14 production databases, 12 of which are replicated (transactional replication) to a second server for reporting. Distributor on same machine as publishers. All set to 'SyncWithBackup' = true, distribution set to Full recovery mode, log backups every 30 minutes, full backup nightly. This generally runs just fine.
Occasionally, the process 'hangs' indefinitely (has gone 12 hours or more before being caught) and I need to stop the backup job, stop one or more of the log reader agents, and restart everything, and it proceeds just fine. Annoying, but not fatal, and not very often.
This time, no matter what, the backup job hangs when it runs. This is true whether it is the FULL backup or just a Transaction Log backup. It hangs on the stored procedure sp_msrepl_backup_start, at the point where it is attempting to update the table 'MSrepl_backup_lsns'. When it is hung like this, all of the log reader agent jobs are also hung, blocked by this stored proc. I've tried stopping ALL of the log reader agents prior to starting the backup, but the backup process still hangs up at the same spot and never ends.
I can run the select statement in that SP that gathers the data for the databases 'manually' in a query window and it finishes in about 10 seconds. It actually seems to be hung up on the 'UPDATE' statement. When it is hung, I cannot SELECT from MSrepl_backup_lsns unless I append WITH (NOLOCK) to the statement. Nothing else I can find indicates that there is anything else locking that table. DBCC OPENTRAN shows that there is a lock on that table held by that stored proc -- but I can't see any reason why it won't update the table (17 total records) and move on.
As I said, normally this runs just fine. Totally baffled by what may be causing this at this time.
HELP!
For the past several weeks, I have been trying to install SQL Server 2005 on a Win XP SP2 PC. Regardless of the options I choose (SQL Engine + Client Tools, Client Tools only, etc.) when the installation gets to the end of the Client Tools setup and the setup status displays "Removing Backup Files", my PC appears to hang.
For a period of time, there is a fair amount of HD activity which gives me the impression that files are in fact being deleted, but then there is no HD activity and the installation appears to hang. Finally I give up and kill the setup process and reboot.
After reboot, it appears that the client tools have been installed (the icons appear and I can open the Management Studio, but when I try to connect to an existing instance of SQL, that hangs. This occurs for either Windows or SQL authentication.
Has anyone experienced this behavior and determined the root cause? What EXACTLY is happening during the "Removing Backup Files" phase of the installation?
Thanks for any help in advance,
Marc Mueller
Hi,
I have installed MS Sql Server 7.0 on windows2000 Advanced Server and it is running fine. After few days I have changed the Name of the System. Now Sql Server is not running properly. How can change the settings in SQl Server sothat it can work with the New name.
Ramesh A
I should restore a SQL Server 2005 Database from backup. The backup contains three files, named user.bak0, user.bak1 and user.bak2.
How is the syntax of the restore filelistonly and the restore database ... ?
I usualy write
restore filelistonly from disk = 'path and filenam.bak'
restore database. zy
from disk = 'path and filename.bak'
with replace,
move.....
move....
This works but I cannot use it with a splitted backup file. The files are much too big to put together to one file.
Thanks in advance for any help.
I have a full backup and several diff backup,now i want to restore
firstly,I restore full backup
RESTORE DATABASE ***
FROM DISK = 'D:databackup200610140000.bak'
WITH NORECOVERY
GO
it's working,then i don;'t know how to continue
Thanks in advance
System.Data.SqlClient.SqlError: Cannot open backup device '\.Tape0'. Operating system error 5(error not found). (Microsoft.SqlServer.express.Smo)
i have only one sql instance and tape is istalled successfully.
please help me to find solution for this error.
Thanks,