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Backups from previous versions of Redgate
Hi,
I have been asked about being able to recover long term backups. We are using SQLBackup 5.2 and 5.3. If we take a backup using one of these versions of an SQL2005 database will I be able to res...
Restoring Databases in a DRP situation
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We have just completed a DRP exercise that involved restoring from backups taken by SQLBackup. In out DRP we are not backing up the actual database but the backups of the database. So after we ...
SQL Backup use in a DRP exercise
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We are about to attempt a DRP to another server. We have SQL Backup on the original server and this will be a complete recovery from the disk image to another server removing the first server f...
15157 Error doing a backup under 5.2.0.2825
Hi,
last night I had at least one backup of an SQL2005 database fail with a 15157 error. What does this mean? This is running 5.2.0.2825.
Thanks
Chris
CPU Usage when Compressing Backups
SQLBackup 5.2 is a heavy user of CPU when creating a compressed backup. Is 5.3 better than 5.2? Are there any parameters that rediuce the CPU usage when compression is set to 2 or 3?
Is it possible...
5160 Errors Running 5.2.0.2825 on SQL2000
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I have seen some instances where SQLBackup is returning a 5160 error. These are scheduled SQLAgent backup jobs. The error shows in the SQLAgent job history but the job does not even show up in ...
Best reason to upgrade from 5.2 to 5.3
Hi,
We are running 5.2 currently and would like an idea of what the most compelling reason to upgrade to 5.3 is likely to be from the fairly long list of changes/improvements?
Thanks
Chris
Insufficient System resources
Hi,
We have a server that quit often comes up with an Insufficient System Resources to complete message when we do file copies.
Yesterday it happened in SQLBackup 5.2.0.2825.
Here is the message bo...
Entering a Description as a backup parameter
Looking at the syntax for the BACKUP DATABASE I can see DESCRIPTION = 'text' . If I enter a description, when running the T-SQL in the SQL2005 Query window, how can I see the description in the GUI...
Adding the Verify parameter to an SQL Agent Job
Hi,
I created my SQL Agent jobs from the SQLBackup 5.2 GUI without checking the Verify box. I am now adding the VERIFY to the job but sometimes the GUI display still shows the verify is still OFF. ...