Restore of the SQL Server Program Files

Hello Group,
My Network Admin an myself are trying to come up with a way to quickly
restore our SQL Server in case of partial disk failure. What I am looking to
do is to resore only the Program Files Folder on the Database Server (if that
is possible). We have had good success with using NT Back Up and restoring
the complete server (OS and all).
What he wants me to do next is use a Shadow Copy to restore just the
Programs Folder holding the SQL Server install. This ahs not worked very
well. We can restore the folders and instances and databases but the SQL
Server Service does not start.
Does Microsoft have any instructions on this? The other option is I just
install SQL Server again and dump my BAK files back into the server but they
want a solution that does not include using the SQL Server install CD.
Rich
Hi
There are registry settings that need to come along too.
Files need to be registered also.
If you setup your SQL Server instances using the unattended install scripts
and you save them away, you could possibly install SQL Server from a scratch
faster than looking for a tape.
AFAIK, only full machine restores are supported to restore program files.
Regards
Mike Epprecht, Microsoft SQL Server MVP
Zurich, Switzerland
IM: mike@.epprecht.net
MVP Program: http://www.microsoft.com/mvp
Blog: http://www.msmvps.com/epprecht/
"Rich" <Rich@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hello Group,
> My Network Admin an myself are trying to come up with a way to quickly
> restore our SQL Server in case of partial disk failure. What I am looking
> to
> do is to resore only the Program Files Folder on the Database Server (if
> that
> is possible). We have had good success with using NT Back Up and
> restoring
> the complete server (OS and all).
> What he wants me to do next is use a Shadow Copy to restore just the
> Programs Folder holding the SQL Server install. This ahs not worked very
> well. We can restore the folders and instances and databases but the SQL
> Server Service does not start.
> Does Microsoft have any instructions on this? The other option is I just
> install SQL Server again and dump my BAK files back into the server but
> they
> want a solution that does not include using the SQL Server install CD.
> Rich
>