When importing a SQL Server database from another machine using a .BAK file through the restore option, the process appears to be successful and completes with the database now in the list within SQL Server Management Studio. But one thing I need clarified please.
When the Restore dialogue is importing the database a row of fields are displayed including "Name", "component", "Type" etc. But the last field is the username. Is this field simply showing the owner of the database where it originated from or is this value used with relevance in the imported database?
I looked in database_name >> Security > Users in SSMS but the user shown in the restore process is not listed
Related
I know I can clone DB into a new one with
CREATE DATABASE Database1_copy AS COPY OF Database1;
(https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sql-database/sql-database-copy-transact-sql)
and this goes flawesly, except in Azure, where db properties are managed by Azure portal, so I am try to find a way to copy most of the schema/resources/data into an EXISTING DB
would be great for:
CLONE DATABASE Database_test AS COPY OF Database_production
[even first approach has been to "clone" the entire db, indeed few tables on destination db should be kept, so better approach would be to CLONE EVERYTHING EXCEPT ('table1','table2'). Actually plan to achieving this by scripting the few tables needed on destination db and overwriting them after import, but bet solution would be the other]
You can do this in several ways:
Through the Azure Portal
Open your database in the Azure Portal(https://portal.azure.com)
In the overview blade of your database select the "copy" option
Fill in the parameters, in which server would you like the copy
Using a sql server client and connecting to the server
Open your SQL Server blade in Azure
Select the "Firewall" option
Click on "Add client IP"
Connect to your database with your connection string and your favorite client, could be SSMS
Execute your sql query to clone the database in the same server
-- Copy a SQL database to the same server
-- Execute on the master database.
-- Start copying.
CREATE DATABASE Database1_copy AS COPY OF Database1;
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sql-database/sql-database-copy-transact-sql
The above SQL statement works perfectly fine as expected in Azure SQL Database.
Important Notes:
Log on to the master database (System Databases) using the
server-level principal login or the login that created the
database you want to copy.
Logins that are not the server-level principal must be members of
the dbmanager role in order to copy databases.
Use updated version of the SQL Server Management Studio
I have been sent a database called StudentsDB.mdf and I want to enter it into my SQL Server Management Studio databases . How to do that ?
I want to know if I copy a .mdf file from the directory where are all my databases which is C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL11.SQLEXPRESS\MSSQL\DATA
and sent it to another person will he be able to import this database in his SQL Server Management Studio and see the database?
Try this one
Step 1
Right-click “Databases” and click the “Attach” option to open the Attach Databases dialog box.
Step 2
Click the “Add” button to open the Locate Database Files dialog box.
Step 3
Type in the full name of the .MDF file, including the full device and directory path, as the following example illustrates:
c:\StudentsDB.mdf
Click the "OK" button. SQL Server Management Studio loads the database from the .MDF file.
OR
Step 1
Click “New Query” in the Management Studio’s main toolbar.
Step 2
Type a Create Database statement using the following Transact-SQL code:
CREATE DATABASE MyDatabase ON
(FILENAME = 'c:\StudentsDB.mdf'),
(FILENAME = ' c:\StudentsDB.ldf') FOR ATTACH;
Step 3
Click the “Execute” button in the Transact-SQL toolbar. SQL Server Management Studio restores the database.
OR
CREATE DATABASE StudentDB ON
(FILENAME = N'C:\StudentsDB.mdf')
FOR ATTACH_REBUILD_LOG
GO
Execute the following command from SSMS.
USE master;
GO
EXEC sp_attach_single_file_db #dbname = N'StudentsDB'
,#physname = N'D:\<path to mdf file>\StudentsDB.mdf'
GO
Now if you refresh the database list in SSMS it should show a database StudentsDB in the list.
I want to know if I copy a *.mdf file ... and [send] it to another person, will he be able to import this database?
You can do this, but there are a few considerations. The first is that you need to take the database offline, or use another command to ensure there are no pending transactions waiting to be written or locks or latches waiting to be closed.
The second consideration is that, once the database is imported, you may need to recreate (by hand or by script) a few items that aren't stored within the mdf file itself. This includes users and permissions, links to other databases, and other services that are provided by at the Server level rather than the Database level.
I am trying to create a new database from an old backup of database on the same server.
When using SQL server management studio and trying to restore to the new DB from the backup I get this error
System.Data.SqlClient.SqlError: The backup set holds a backup of a database
other than the existing 'test' database. (Microsoft.SqlServer.Smo)
after googling around I found this piece of code
RESTORE DATABASE myDB
FROM DISK = 'C:\myDB.bak'
WITH MOVE 'myDB_Data' TO 'C:\DATA\myDB.mdf',
MOVE 'myDB_Log' TO 'C:\DATA\myDB_log.mdf'
GO
I was wondering will the move statements mess with the database that the backup came from on that server?
Thanks, all help appreciated.
What I should to do:
Click on 'Restore Database ...' float menu that appears right clicking the "Databases" node on SQL Server Management Studio.
Fill wizard with the database to restore and the new name.
Important If database still exists change the "Restore As" file names in the "Files" tab to avoid "files already in use, cannot overwrite" error message.
What I do
IDk why I prefer to do this:
I create a blank target database with my favorite params.
Then, in "SQL Server Management Studio" restore wizard, I look for the option to overwrite target database. It is in the 'Options' tab and is called 'Overwrite the existing database (WITH REPLACE)'. Check it.
Remember to select target files in 'Files' page.
You can change 'tabs' at left side of the wizard (General, Files, Options)
It's even possible to restore without creating a blank database at all.
In Sql Server Management Studio, right click on Databases and select Restore Database...
In the Restore Database dialog, select the Source Database or Device as normal.
Once the source database is selected, SSMS will populate the destination database name based on the original name of the database.
It's then possible to change the name of the database and enter a new destination database name.
With this approach, you don't even need to go to the Options tab and click the "Overwrite the existing database" option.
Also, the database files will be named consistently with your new database name and you still have the option to change file names if you want.
Checking the Options Over Write Database worked for me :)
Think of it like an archive.
MyDB.Bak contains MyDB.mdf and MyDB.ldf.
Restore with Move to say HerDB basically grabs MyDB.mdf (and ldf) from the back up, and copies them as HerDB.mdf and ldf.
So if you already had a MyDb on the server instance you are restoring to it wouldn't be touched.
The script in the question is just missing the replace statement so the restore script will be
RESTORE DATABASE myDB
FROM DISK = 'C:\myDB.bak' ,
WITH MOVE 'myDB_Data' TO 'C:\DATA\myDB.mdf',
,
MOVE 'myDB_Log' TO 'C:\DATA\myDB_log.mdf' , NOUNLOAD, REPLACE, STATS = 5
I have backed up a database into a file using SQL Server from my old server.
Now i would like to restore that file into a new database on my new server.
I created a DB with the same name , I am getting an error saying :
"The Backup set holds a backup of the database other than the existing '*****' database"
Any thoughts?
Thanks
Add a WITH REPLACE option to your restore:
Specifies that SQL Server should
create the specified database and its
related files even if another database
already exists with the same name
Drop the new database - it's sitting in the way of the one you want to restore.
THen when you try to restore your old database, select the file to restore from, and the name will magically appear in the "to database" destination field in SSMS.
When you restore a database from backup, you are creating a new database on the SQL instance. If a database by that name is already present on that SQL instance, you will get an error--unless you select the option to overwrite any existing database, in which case the old database will be wiped out and replaced.
I was having the same issue, but even when putting WITH REPLACE, the error occurred. I had an empty database with the same name as the back up, but the problem was my .trn file I was using to backup from had two backup sets and I was choosing to restore from the full database AND the transaction log. I chose only the Full Database and it worked.
Running sql server 2005 I have database A. I am trying to restore from a backup of A to database B. I want to retain the database A and create a new testing database B from a previous set of data.
I tried to create B and restore from the .bak AND restore database to B from management studio.
The error is...
TITLE: Microsoft SQL Server Management
Studio
Restore failed for Server
'195448-APP2'.
(Microsoft.SqlServer.Smo)
For help, click:
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?ProdName=Microsoft+SQL+Server&ProdVer=9.00.1399.00&EvtSrc=Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.ExceptionTemplates.FailedOperationExceptionText&EvtID=Restore+Server&LinkId=20476
------------------------------ ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
System.Data.SqlClient.SqlError: The
backup set holds a backup of a
database other than the existing 'B'
database. (Microsoft.SqlServer.Smo)
For help, click:
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?ProdName=Microsoft+SQL+Server&ProdVer=9.00.1399.00&LinkId=20476
------------------------------ BUTTONS:
OK
I found this snippet which I am hesitant to use and want to ask if it would solve my problem of changing the location of the mdf and ldf during the process of restoring the database or does it replace database A's items altogether.
ALTER DATABASE AdventureWorks
SET SINGLE_USER WITH
ROLLBACK IMMEDIATE
RESTORE DATABASE AdventureWorks
FROM DISK = 'C\:BackupAdventureworks.bak'
WITH MOVE 'AdventureWorks_Data' TO 'C:\Data\datafile.mdf',
MOVE 'AdventureWorks_Log' TO 'C:\Data\logfile.ldf',
REPLACE
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and for me I would make it...
RESTORE DATABASE B
FROM DISK = 'C:\backupofA.bak'
WITH
MOVE 'B' TO 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL.1\MSSQL\Data\B.mdf',
MOVE 'B_log' to 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL.1\MSSQL\Data\B_log.ldf',
REPLACE
What I don't know is if it will affect database A at all. I am hoping the replace refers files associated with B.
or if it should be
RESTORE DATABASE B
FROM DISK = 'C:\backupofA.bak'
WITH
MOVE 'A' TO 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL.1\MSSQL\Data\B.mdf',
MOVE 'A_log' to 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL.1\MSSQL\Data\B_log.ldf',
REPLACE
If anyone could help me with the error and/or confirm this fix I would be very grateful as it is not my database I'm playing with.
Thanks.
You could simply use the Copy Database Wizard.
If you wanna do it like pros and use T-SQL the RESTORE .. MOVE ... REPLACE will do what you expected: move the two files at the locations you intend and replace database B with content from the backup. A will be unaffected.
I would use the wizard if I were you: In Sql Server Management Studio right click on "Databases" and select "Restore Database...". This dialog / wizard will do exactly what you are asking - simply select the source .bak file(s) / Database that you want to restore from, enter the name of the database you want to restore to and hit "Ok".
Some notes - if you enter the name of a database that doesnt yet exist (it sounds like this is what you want to do), it will create that database for you. If you enter the name of an existing database it will attempt to restore to that database. If you attempt to restore to an existing database from a backup made of a different database it will fail, however you can force the Sql Server to overwrite the existing database by going to "Options" and checking the "Overwrite the existing database" checkbox.
Also, if you are restoring a backup of an existing database to create a new second copy of that database you may find that the wizard fails as its attempting to create a database using the same database file paths as the ones currently in use by the source database. To fix this you need to click on "Options" and change all of the "Restore As" file paths to files that dont yet exist.
You can also get this wizard to generate an SQL script instead of actually performing the actual restore (click on the "script" button at the top), which is handy if you want learn how to do this sort of thing in raw SQL instead.
It is possible to restore a database from sql server 7, sql server 2000 to sql server 2005.
It can be achieved by using restore and with replace command
use master
restore database mydatabase from disk ='c:\mybackup.bak' with replace
It is easy to take a backup in sql server using this script without any external tools.
Check out Restore with Example.
drop database b first. then do the restore.