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Randy,
A bit of an odd question (and it is probably a real long shot) but is indexing services running on that machine? If so is Adobe Acrobat installed on that machine?
James / comments
Randy,
A bit of an odd question (and it is probably a real long shot) but is indexing services running on that machine? If so is Adobe Acrobat installed on that machine?
James
Randy,
Is this on a cluster or non-clustered environment? Could you give us a little more information about your setup?
Thanks,
James / comments
Randy,
Is this on a cluster or non-clustered environment? Could you give us a little more information about your setup?
Thanks,
James
Hi David,
SQL Backup compresses the backup on the fly so the full uncompressed backup never exisits and thus the amount of disk space you need is much less than for native backup.
It is always wise to give a little leaway so that if your database grows then the backup will not fail but you certainly won't need enough space for the full uncompressed backup.
James / comments
Hi David,
SQL Backup compresses the backup on the fly so the full uncompressed backup never exisits and thus the amount of disk space you need is much less than for native backup.
It is always wis...
Hi Greg,
Unfortunately this is a bug in SQL Server where we cannot get it to let go of our dll so we can't replace it (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/300965).
The *easiest* way of doing the upgrade is going to be to stop the SQL Server Agent (so that no backups are run) and then to cycle the instance and install SQL Backup immediately from the local machine without using the SQL Backup GUI and then restart the agent. Is this possible in your set up?
If it is not possible for you to cycle the instance then there is a much more long winded way which often works but does take a while to do and is less reliable and much less preferable than cycling the instance.
[EDIT: I just want to make clear that the second method should only really be used as an absolute last resort (which is why I'm not posting instructions here) and if at all possible you should cycle the instance]
Let me know if the first way is an option for you or if you would like the much more difficult method.
Sorry for the problems you are facing with SQL Backup.
Regards,
James[/url] / comments
Hi Greg,
Unfortunately this is a bug in SQL Server where we cannot get it to let go of our dll so we can't replace it (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/300965).
The *easiest* way of doing the upgrad...
Hi Cafemar,
this can sometimes happen when SQL Server will not release the SQL Backup dll so that we can install the new one. There are two work arounds which normally work in this situation:
1) Copy SQBServerSetup.exe (from c:\program files\red gate\sql backup\) to the server and execute it locally from a local administrator account.
2) If this does not work and the version of the xp_sqlbackup dll has not changed then log on to the SQL Server and run the following command
DBCC xp_sqlbackup(FREE)
Then run the installer again. If this does not work can you let us know what version of SQL Server and the OS the server is running (and any other information which might be unusual about your setup).
Thanks,
James / comments
Hi Cafemar,
this can sometimes happen when SQL Server will not release the SQL Backup dll so that we can install the new one. There are two work arounds which normally work in this situation:
1) Co...
Hi,
By the look of the errors you are getting the locks will only be held very temporarily. Are you running a virus scanner, does it have an on-access check? If that took an exclusive lock while it was checking the files then that could cause the errors you are seeing.
Would it be possible to exclude that directory from your virus scanner/temporarily disable it and see if you continue to see problems?
Thanks,
James / comments
Hi,
By the look of the errors you are getting the locks will only be held very temporarily. Are you running a virus scanner, does it have an on-access check? If that took an exclusive lock while it...
Hi there,
If your maintainence contract is up to date and valid then v6 is a free upgrade - you can contact our sales team who can check if your maintainence contract is currently valid.
There are one or two corner cases where the wrong message is shown due to a bug in v5 - I'm sorry that you have hit one of these.
Regards,
James / comments
Hi there,
If your maintainence contract is up to date and valid then v6 is a free upgrade - you can contact our sales team who can check if your maintainence contract is currently valid.
There are ...
Guant,
The other thing to be careful of is that both SQL Backup and Native backups share the same LSN sequence so if you were to do the following: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------> Time
SQL Backup: Full Diff Full Diff Full
Native: Full Diff Diff Full Diff
You would need a mixture of SQL Backup and Native backups to do a restore.
James / comments
Guant,
The other thing to be careful of is that both SQL Backup and Native backups share the same LSN sequence so if you were to do the following:---------------------------------------------------...
Hi Bob,
Sorry you are having problems with this. Could you run a tracert to downloads.red-gate.com and reflector.red-gate.com - I have had no other reports of others having problems so I'm not quite sure what is going on here. Could you also try going to www.pinvoke.net as that is in the same network location and let me know what happens.
I have pm'd you an alternate download link which might work for you as well.
Regards,
James / comments
Hi Bob,
Sorry you are having problems with this. Could you run a tracert to downloads.red-gate.com and reflector.red-gate.com - I have had no other reports of others having problems so I'm not quit...
Hi there,
Thanks for the feedback, we have been asked for this functionality several times and are looking into ways in which we can make this easier so keep your eye's out for future releases!
Thanks,
James / comments
Hi there,
Thanks for the feedback, we have been asked for this functionality several times and are looking into ways in which we can make this easier so keep your eye's out for future releases!
Tha...