restore question

Hi
I am taking a backup of SQLSERVER on remote machine. I need to restore the
database on a daily basis on the remote machine.
I take backup of transaction log using maintenance plan every 30 mins.
It generates 48 transaciton log per day.
How can write a script to restore the database applying those 48 logs.
I can create linked server to production but what table keeps the backup log
information that I can use to build this.
Thanks
Mangesh
I keep my own table to track which log files I've applied
I store the table in a DB named "Admin"
then I select the logfiles on the file system that have not yet been applied
sorted in datetime order for example
then I apply them one at a time.
hope this makes sense.
I can dig up the scripts if you really need (But it will cost you some
Sushi)
Greg Jackson
PDX, Oregon
|||You can get all the DB backup history from the msdb database.
Specifically, you get the media_set_id values for the backups you wish
to restore from dbo.backupset based on DB name, DB vs LOG backups, dates
& times, etc., etc. And then you can get the physical file location for
those backups from dbo.backupmediafamily (using
dbo.backupset.media_set_id, which corresponds to
dbo.backupmediafamily.media_set_id). Something like:
select bs.backup_start_date, bs.type, bmf.physical_device_name
from msdb.dbo.backupset bs
inner join msdb.dbo.backupmediafamily bmf
on bmf.media_set_id = bs.media_set_id
where bs.database_name = N'MyDB'
order by bs.backup_start_date
Based on that kind of query it should be a piece of cake to automate a
restore procedure given some constraints around the restore (like
DBName, start datetime, finish datetime, etc.) also not forgetting to
restore a "D" backup followed by zero or more "L" backups.
HTH,
Mike.
PS. Do I get Sushi now?
pdxJaxon wrote:
> I keep my own table to track which log files I've applied
> I store the table in a DB named "Admin"
> then I select the logfiles on the file system that have not yet been applied
> sorted in datetime order for example
> then I apply them one at a time.
>
> hope this makes sense.
> I can dig up the scripts if you really need (But it will cost you some
> Sushi)
>
> Greg Jackson
> PDX, Oregon
>
C
|||Hi Mangesh,
If your objective is to have a standby database, have you thought of SQL
Server log-shipping as an option? Its pretty simple to set-up and get it
running.
Thanks
Yogish

restore question

Hi
I am taking a backup of SQLSERVER on remote machine. I need to restore the
database on a daily basis on the remote machine.
I take backup of transaction log using maintenance plan every 30 mins.
It generates 48 transaciton log per day.
How can write a script to restore the database applying those 48 logs.
I can create linked server to production but what table keeps the backup log
information that I can use to build this.
Thanks
MangeshI keep my own table to track which log files I've applied
I store the table in a DB named "Admin"
then I select the logfiles on the file system that have not yet been applied
sorted in datetime order for example
then I apply them one at a time.
hope this makes sense.
I can dig up the scripts if you really need (But it will cost you some
Sushi)
Greg Jackson
PDX, Oregon|||You can get all the DB backup history from the msdb database.
Specifically, you get the media_set_id values for the backups you wish
to restore from dbo.backupset based on DB name, DB vs LOG backups, dates
& times, etc., etc. And then you can get the physical file location for
those backups from dbo.backupmediafamily (using
dbo.backupset.media_set_id, which corresponds to
dbo.backupmediafamily.media_set_id). Something like:
select bs.backup_start_date, bs.type, bmf.physical_device_name
from msdb.dbo.backupset bs
inner join msdb.dbo.backupmediafamily bmf
on bmf.media_set_id = bs.media_set_id
where bs.database_name = N'MyDB'
order by bs.backup_start_date
Based on that kind of query it should be a piece of cake to automate a
restore procedure given some constraints around the restore (like
DBName, start datetime, finish datetime, etc.) also not forgetting to
restore a "D" backup followed by zero or more "L" backups.
HTH,
Mike.
PS. Do I get Sushi now?
pdxJaxon wrote:
> I keep my own table to track which log files I've applied
> I store the table in a DB named "Admin"
> then I select the logfiles on the file system that have not yet been applied
> sorted in datetime order for example
> then I apply them one at a time.
>
> hope this makes sense.
> I can dig up the scripts if you really need (But it will cost you some
> Sushi)
>
> Greg Jackson
> PDX, Oregon
>
--
ÿþC|||Hi Mangesh,
If your objective is to have a standby database, have you thought of SQL
Server log-shipping as an option? Its pretty simple to set-up and get it
running.
--
Thanks
Yogish

restore question

Hi
I am taking a backup of SQLSERVER on remote machine. I need to restore the
database on a daily basis on the remote machine.
I take backup of transaction log using maintenance plan every 30 mins.
It generates 48 transaciton log per day.
How can write a script to restore the database applying those 48 logs.
I can create linked server to production but what table keeps the backup log
information that I can use to build this.
Thanks
MangeshI keep my own table to track which log files I've applied
I store the table in a DB named "Admin"
then I select the logfiles on the file system that have not yet been applied
sorted in datetime order for example
then I apply them one at a time.
hope this makes sense.
I can dig up the scripts if you really need (But it will cost you some
Sushi)
Greg Jackson
PDX, Oregon|||You can get all the DB backup history from the msdb database.
Specifically, you get the media_set_id values for the backups you wish
to restore from dbo.backupset based on DB name, DB vs LOG backups, dates
& times, etc., etc. And then you can get the physical file location for
those backups from dbo.backupmediafamily (using
dbo.backupset.media_set_id, which corresponds to
dbo.backupmediafamily.media_set_id). Something like:
select bs.backup_start_date, bs.type, bmf.physical_device_name
from msdb.dbo.backupset bs
inner join msdb.dbo.backupmediafamily bmf
on bmf.media_set_id = bs.media_set_id
where bs.database_name = N'MyDB'
order by bs.backup_start_date
Based on that kind of query it should be a piece of cake to automate a
restore procedure given some constraints around the restore (like
DBName, start datetime, finish datetime, etc.) also not forgetting to
restore a "D" backup followed by zero or more "L" backups.
HTH,
Mike.
PS. Do I get Sushi now?
pdxJaxon wrote:
> I keep my own table to track which log files I've applied
> I store the table in a DB named "Admin"
> then I select the logfiles on the file system that have not yet been appli
ed
> sorted in datetime order for example
> then I apply them one at a time.
>
> hope this makes sense.
> I can dig up the scripts if you really need (But it will cost you some
> Sushi)
>
> Greg Jackson
> PDX, Oregon
>
C|||Hi Mangesh,
If your objective is to have a standby database, have you thought of SQL
Server log-shipping as an option? Its pretty simple to set-up and get it
running.
Thanks
Yogish

Restore Master Database - Permisssions?

I have 2 database servers, 1 @. production and 1 @. DR site.

To restore the master database to DR on a regular basis, I have to rely on either the DBA or SysAdm to perform the restore. It's pretty expensive, as they have to dedicate some time to do so.

I'm exploring the possibility of getting the Data Centre staff to do this instead, as they are stationed at the DR site. Please advise the SQL permisssions required to restore master database.

We are running SQL Server 2000.Its sa only.....and unless you trust the DR people, I would be reluctant to have the sa pasword widely known...