Managing SQL Server databases can be a challenge, if you’re a beginner. When something stops working, it could be as simple as a missing piece of code or as complicated as an entire missing server. As a DBA, you never know what is going to happen next, no matter how well you think you know your servers. That’s the joy and the pain of the job. I’ve been managing SQL Servers for over 10 years now and I run into the same issues that I did back in 2003. But there are some things that make my life easier and I’d like to share with you some of the ways to protect your servers, keep them running fast and make life easier for yourself when something does go wrong.
T Sql Restore Database With Move
To restore a database, use the RESTORE DATABASE command.
The following example restores the AdventureWorks2014 database to the default location:
1. Restore all sql databases in a directory
2. sqlcmd restore database,
3. use with move to identify a valid location for the file,
4. stored procedure to restore sql database,
5. create and restore database sql server
The below code is available to restore all sql databases in a directory,
Use with move to identify a valid location for the file,
Stored procedure to restore sql database,
Create and restore database sql server\
use master;
GO
DECLARE @SQLExecuteCommand NVARCHAR(MAX); — Variable for executing the stored procedure.
DECLARE @DBName NVARCHAR(100) = ‘test’; — The name of the database that will be restored. DECLARE @FileName NVARCHAR(100) = ‘C:\Temp\Backup_’ + @DBName + ‘.bak’; — The name of the backup file that will be restored. DECLARE @FileDateTime DATETIME; — Variable for storing the current date and time when this backup was taken. SET @FileDateTime = GETDATE(); SET @FileDateTime = CONVERT(DATETIME,@FileDateTime); — Create a variable that includes the SQL Server version information: SELECT SERVERPROPERTY(‘ProductVersion’) AS [SQL Server Version]; SELECT SERVERPROPERTY(‘Edition’) AS [Edition]; SELECT SERVER
SQL Server 2008 RESTORE DATABASE WITH MOVE
This is a table of contents for the SQL Server 2008 RESTORE DATABASE WITH MOVE tutorial. You can click on the links below to jump to the topic you are interested in.
1. Introduction
2. Restore all sql databases in a directory
3. restore database sql server,
4. move with restore,
5. create and restore database sql server
– use sqlcmd with a restore database command,
– specify the location of the file and the filename to restore,
– use the with move option to identify a valid location for the file,
– run this procedure as a stored procedure to make it easier to call.
The following stored procedure will allow you to restore your database from the backup directory.
1.Create a backup directory on your server. For example, C:\Backups\sql\
2.Create a stored procedure called RestoreDB with the following code:
EXEC master..xp_cmdshell ‘MKDIR “C:\Backups\sql\”‘–create directory
EXEC master..xp_cmdshell ‘xcopy /y “\\?\GLOBALROOT\Device\HarddiskVolumeShadowCopy9” C:\Backups\sql\’ –copies files in the shadowcopy directory to the new directory
DBCC SHRINKFILE(master, 1) –shrinks log file to 1MB (default is 10%)
USE [master] –restore database
PRINT ‘Restoring database…’
BEGIN TRY RESTORE DATABASE [AdventureWorks2012] FROM DISK = N’C:\Backups\backup_2012.bak’ WITH REPLACE, MOVE N’AdventureWorks2012′ TO N’C:\DataBase01′, MOVE N’AdventureWorks2012_log’ TO N’C:\Logs\AdventureWorks2012_log.ldf’,
– use with move to identify a valid location for the file\
– stored procedure to restore sql database
– create and restore database sql server
The following command is used to restore all SQL databases in a directory:
restore database [database] from disk = ‘C:\data\*.bak’
The above command will restore all the backup files in C:\data folder. If your backup file is not in the same location as your original database you can use the below command:
restore database [database] from disk = ‘C:\data\*.bak’ with move ‘C:\test\testdb.bak’
This will move the backups to C:\test\testdb.bak before restoring it.
You can also restore only one database using this command:
restore database [database] from disk = ‘C:\data\*.bak’ with move ‘C:\test\testdb.bak’
SQL Server is the most widely used relational database management system in the world. It has a very rich set of features and capabilities. However, there are times when you need to restore your SQL Server databases from backups. The most common reason for restoring SQL Server databases is when your production server crashes and you need to restore data from a backup copy of the database.
In this article, we will show you how to restore SQL Server databases using SSMS (SQL Server Management Studio) or PowerShell. We will also show you how to use the RESTORE command in T-SQL code to perform a database restore.
Restore Database Using SSMS (SQL Server Management Studio)
SQL Server database backups are critical for a database administrator to protect their systems. For the most part, backups are simple to complete and require little thought. However, there are times when restoring a database backup can be more complicated than it seems.
This article describes three different methods of performing a restore at both the server and database level. The first method is using Transact-SQL and the second method uses PowerShell. The third method discusses how to use SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) to restore a database from another server or from a backup file.