Has anyone got Raven backup/restore working on Server 2003? I am using 1.0.616.0 of Raven.backup.exe to backup and Raven.Server.exe to restore.
Problem is the restore seems to corrupt Raven so it won't start.
There's an open query with ManagedEsent on codeplex: http://managedesent.codeplex.com/discussions/405020
If I get a response then I'll post back here with it.
It doesn't look like this is possible at the moment, however future versions of Raven backup may support Server 2003.
For the present we are just going with a volume snapshot-based solution which is only temporary as we'll be rolling onto Server 2008R2/2012 very soon.
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Our windows 2016 server failed to restart after a windows update yesterday.
In order to avoid the update that crashed it issue (whatever it was), I'm in the process of rebuilding it clean.
So I've reinstalled Windows Server 2016, and SQL Server 2016 (same version we were using before).
I have a full system backup from a couple of days ago viz Windows SErver Backup.
What I am having a hard time finding is information on
"How do I restore a SQL Server instance directly from Win Backup files?"
I have recreated the same named instance we had before (so that the file paths match, etc.) - but I have no idea how to make that work? Can it possibly be as simple as shutting down SQL Server temporarily - using Windows Backup to restore the necessary C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL13.SOURCEGEARVAULT\?
Or is there more to it than that? If so, where can I find instructions for this?
If I had a true backup of the database - and not simply the filesystem - I would have access to lots of how-to's - I've done that before. But I don't have that - I just have the raw filesystem a day before it died.
Any pointers would be appreciated!
UPDATE: per feedback - moved this to: https://serverfault.com/questions/914463/can-i-restore-a-sql-server-instance-from-file-backups-only
This article details exact steps to set up basic database replication with SQL Server 2014.
It starts with this:
Right-click the Replication folder, and then click Configure Distribution.
On right clicking my Replication folder (I do believe I installed replication), I only get the following options:
Launch Replication Monitor
Generate Scripts....
Update Replication Passwords...
I can't find any other place in SQL Server Mgmt Studio to get to this section. What am I missing?
Silly me. Was using express version of trial. I thought, as it was a trial, it would at least let me try all features.
Downloaded the Enterprise 6-month trial edition instead. This should work.
Update
Yeah, it works now.
I am trying to restore a database backup from SQL Server 2008 R2 to SQL Server 2012 Standard. It keeps failing with the error seen here: http://screencast.com/t/UWC58GrVnWI
The web server is: Windows Server 2012
I tried renaming the file.
I tried to restore on another server
on SQL 2012 and it worked fine
I tried to restore on another
server on SQL 2008 R2 and it worked fine.
Considering above symptoms, I strongly feel the database .bak file is good. It only fails on this web server. What might be the reason?
If you read the error message you will find out that it is clear - the location is invalid. Now, if you check the path of folders and know the basics of how windows file systems work.... guess what, you find out that this is exactly true.
Fix the location. Done.
I've been working on this ASP.Net Project for a few months, and today my SQL Server 2012 Management Studio has expired. Completely overlooked that i may have been using a trial version and not the express edition. I can not access SQL management studio as it says the evaluation has expired.
Is there a way i can downgrade to the express edition (Free), without losing any databases?
Is there a way i can still backup/export the database i have been working on? Ive tried using the import/export 64 bit tool, but ive forgotten my sql server password. I had just been using the default all this time.
Thanks
Backup database: You can get close backup of your databases by copying the data and log files from your Data directory. You can do this just using Windows copy and paste command.
Re-install from trail version: I faced this problem for SQL Server 2008 trial version. When SQL Server 2008 expired, I was able to re-install it as follows:
a) Remove or uninstall all tools of SQL Server completely from Control Panel > Programs and Features.
b) Then, re-install SQL Server as a new fresh tool.
c) After completing the installation successfully, Cope and paste those backup data and log files into new data directory of new installation.
d) Open SQL Server Mgmt Studio and attach the data file to re-create your old database. Your database will be resumed in this way.
I believe you can do this procedure for your SQL Server 2012 trial version too.
I get he following message when i try to restore a database backup to the customers SQL Server 2008.
System.Data.SqlClient.SqlError: The database was backed up on a server
running version 10.50.1600. That version is incompatible with this
server, which is running version 10.00.4064.
I hade a made a backup of the database and restored in on a server which had version 10.50.1600, then once i finished my dev work i backed it up but now it wont restore on the customers server 10.00.4064.
What are my options now? Is there a way to restore this? can i do a data import or export to the customers server?
Basicly you need to do it by hand and a restore would not work. So you would need to do something of the following:
Option1: Script the entire database (tables,views,indexes,procedures,functions,Data,...) with the development verison of the SQL Management studio it works you can also do that with some other tools like Aqua data studio and such. And then just run the sql script on the client server and the whole thing will just get recreated there
Option2: setup a sql2008r2 on the client server the dev edition that is free anyway and then just use the Export GUI to transfer it over to the actual server
I would prefer Option1 since it is in my opinion a bit "cleaner"