Copy backup file from primary server to secondary server - sql

I have a primary SQL Server where backup job is running every night and backup gets stored in local drive.I want to copy that backup and store that in my fail-over SQL Server.
Options I tried:
I created a backup job to save that backup to my fail-over server drive, but I get an error "access is denied for the \xxx.xx.xxx\D$\backup path"
Is there a script to copy the backup and save it in another server drive?
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I have seen some post relating to this topic, but there is no accepted answer.

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"BACKUP DATABASE" to shared location throws an error

I'm writing a SQL Server stored procedure to backup a database into a network shared location.
The command as follows: (whole D drive has been shared)
BACKUP DATABASE MyDB
TO DISK = '\\192.168.1.50\d\Backups\MyDb_20200615-09.54.08.BAK'
The command is working fine for a local path, but for the shared path, it throws the following error:
Operating system error 1909(The referenced account is currently locked out and may not be logged on to.).
How to get rid of this error?
Thanks in advance.
Yeah, longstanding issue- UNC paths are a big pain with SQL server commands, and often not usable at all. Two possibilities:
Drop the backup onto a local disk and then copy it to your network path.
Map the drive. Note that there are significant and painful access issues because most SQL Server instances run as local SYSTEM and won't have the ability to access network drives.
Edit: the permissions issue is the reason you’re getting locked out. The SYSTEM account credentials won’t work on other machines. You need to create an account with matching credentials on both machines and run the SQL server instance as that account. This can have other implications. It’s easier (and possibly safer) to drop the backup to local disk and copy it with script credentials.

SQL Server database backup file (.bak ) file gets corrupted

I have been working on a SQL Server database designing since long now and I have observed that when a .bak file is mailed or kept and downloaded from ftp site, it gets corrupted.
When I try to restore, it gives me 3013 error code with messsage:
"Backup or restore operation terminating abnormally.
I tried RESTORE VERIFYONLY FROM DISK='C:\abc.bak' as well but it says
VERIFY DATABASE is terminating abnormally.
Any idea why this is happening and also, is there a better way to move the database file from one server to another (I do not have the access to source server)
Thanks in advance.
For FTP make sure that you use binary mode.
Did you try to send plain attachment to yourself and compare the results with the files from sent and received email?
As mentioned here
You may need to repair your mdf file first using some tools. There are lot of tool available in the market. There is tool called Restore MS SQL Database which is very useful to repair the mdf files.
The issue might me because of corrupted transaction logs, you may use tool Restore MS SQL Database to repair your corrupted mdf file.

WHM backup and transfer

I have a web site on the cpanel(whm), I want to backup whole site and transfer it to another stand-alone server of my own, is that feasible? how to do it?
If the new server doesn't have cPanel I don't think there is a method of recreating automatically the account, so just try to run /scripts/pkgacct user(if you have root on cPanel server) or just use cPanel -> Backups -> Download or generate a full website backup.
Copy archive to the new server and start to manually recreate account, databases, etc.
Archive contain all the informations you need like dnszones, mysql databases, homedir.tar(all the files from /home/user), etc.
Yes! its easy!
Login to WHM
On the left there is Search box type Backup and click on Backup Configuration (OR go to Backup >> Backup Configuration)
Change Backup Status to enable
Check the options as per your requirement & at the end of page find Additional Destinations there might be drop down OR check box for FTP server click on that
FTP details of another server where you want to store all of your backups.
Hope it helps!

sql server 2005 (for old systems) and many problems for attach and restore...(changing drive location)

why sql server 2005 so sucks?
i should work on an old system that using sql server 2005!
my problems are :
1-when i detach a database and move mdf / ldf files of that db to another drive , so i can
not attach these files because of moving!
what is the best way for change the location of mdf/ldf files to another drive?
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2-when i backup a db that mdf/ldf of that db are on drive e , so i can not restore that bak file to another system that has not drive e / what is going on about sql server 2005 / i test this job on sql server 2008 and every thing was ok / how can i solve this issue?
i am using windows 7 ultimate / sql server management studio express edition /
thanks in future advance
best regards
When you restore a database backup you need to go into the restore options and update the paths of the MDF/LDF files to wherever you want them on the new machine. The default is to keep these paths the same and obviously they may not exist on the new machine.
When you did the restore, you pointed the data and log files to the new drives - you may have done this in the GUI (Management Studio) or in TSQL. When you try the reattach, you need to do the same thing - just change the file locations.
Firstly you take the backup of SQL database including Log transaction files also. Then detach it by right clicking on it. Now you can change the location of MDF file and then restore. it.

SQL Server Backup to a Remote Server

I realise there is a command:
BACKUP DATABASE [DB Name] TO DISK [PATH]
Is it possible to backup to a remote location? - E.G. the web server rather than the database server?
Yes. Exactly the same syntax as the normal backup command, but replace the path as appropriate, eg:
BACKUP DATABASE [DB NAME] TO DISK [\\server\share\path]
There's an example on http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms179313.aspx that shows this.
You will need to make sure that the SQL server account is able to write files to the named path.
i created a remote full/transact backup template which you can try it out, it checks the local disk space and remote disk space before transfering.
git clone https://github.com/jnre/SQL_backupremote.git