Comments on: SQL Server 2005 Compressed Backup http://clay.lenharts.net/blog/2008/06/14/sql-server-2005-compressed-backup/ A blog on .Net and SQL Server Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:44:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jochen http://clay.lenharts.net/blog/2008/06/14/sql-server-2005-compressed-backup/comment-page-2/#comment-16036 Jochen Tue, 13 Dec 2011 16:50:49 +0000 http://clay.lenharts.net/blog/?p=37#comment-16036 Hi, how can i get a result set containing a list of the database and log files contained in the backup set? Is it possible to get something similar like "RESTORE FILELISTONLY FROM "? Kind regards, Jochen Hi,

how can i get a result set containing a list of the database and log files contained in the backup set?

Is it possible to get something similar like
“RESTORE FILELISTONLY FROM “?

Kind regards,
Jochen

]]> By: Vikram Sridharan http://clay.lenharts.net/blog/2008/06/14/sql-server-2005-compressed-backup/comment-page-2/#comment-15736 Vikram Sridharan Sun, 24 Jul 2011 13:50:31 +0000 http://clay.lenharts.net/blog/?p=37#comment-15736 Hey Clay, It's been some time ! Wanted to say thanks again, we have rolled this out to 3000 distributed DBs, we had to package .net framework along with it as it was missing on most computers. Other than 200 instances it has worked great and the time and space saving is highly appreciated. It is currently working for the following versions. MSDE SQL Server 2005 Standard Edition SQL Server 2005 Express Edition Cheers, Vikram. Hey Clay,

It’s been some time ! Wanted to say thanks again, we have rolled this out to 3000 distributed DBs, we had to package .net framework along with it as it was missing on most computers.

Other than 200 instances it has worked great and the time and space saving is highly appreciated.

It is currently working for the following versions.
MSDE
SQL Server 2005 Standard Edition
SQL Server 2005 Express Edition

Cheers,
Vikram.

]]> By: Clay Lenhart http://clay.lenharts.net/blog/2008/06/14/sql-server-2005-compressed-backup/comment-page-2/#comment-15627 Clay Lenhart Tue, 05 Apr 2011 18:02:21 +0000 http://clay.lenharts.net/blog/?p=37#comment-15627 Thanks for the update! Thanks for the update!

]]> By: Vikram Sridharan http://clay.lenharts.net/blog/2008/06/14/sql-server-2005-compressed-backup/comment-page-2/#comment-15626 Vikram Sridharan Tue, 05 Apr 2011 13:42:42 +0000 http://clay.lenharts.net/blog/?p=37#comment-15626 Hey Clay, Thought I'd drop you a line, the route my team is planning to take is to write a short sp to retrieve the local user account, enable windows logon, add the account, take the compressed backup and reverse the above steps. Its currently under testing, hopefully should work and save close to 200 hours daily :) Cheers, Vikram. Hey Clay,

Thought I’d drop you a line, the route my team is planning to take is to write a short sp to retrieve the local user account, enable windows logon, add the account, take the compressed backup and reverse the above steps.
Its currently under testing, hopefully should work and save close to 200 hours daily :)

Cheers,
Vikram.

]]> By: Clay Lenhart http://clay.lenharts.net/blog/2008/06/14/sql-server-2005-compressed-backup/comment-page-2/#comment-15625 Clay Lenhart Thu, 31 Mar 2011 17:39:01 +0000 http://clay.lenharts.net/blog/?p=37#comment-15625 Vikram, Thanks! Unfortunately it uses a SQL Server DLL and it requires Windows authentication for its connection. A couple of options are: Your code could use impersonation to run under a different account. The accepted answer here has links that show how to do it in .Net code: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/125341/impersonation-in-net You create a Windows Service that runs under a different user, and your application sends a message to it to start the backup. Good luck! Let me know how it goes on. Vikram, Thanks!
Unfortunately it uses a SQL Server DLL and it requires Windows authentication for its connection.
A couple of options are:
Your code could use impersonation to run under a different account. The accepted answer here has links that show how to do it in .Net code: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/125341/impersonation-in-net
You create a Windows Service that runs under a different user, and your application sends a message to it to start the backup.
Good luck! Let me know how it goes on.

]]> By: Vikram Sridharan http://clay.lenharts.net/blog/2008/06/14/sql-server-2005-compressed-backup/comment-page-2/#comment-15624 Vikram Sridharan Thu, 31 Mar 2011 08:48:40 +0000 http://clay.lenharts.net/blog/?p=37#comment-15624 Dear Clay, Its really a fantastic tool, Thanks so much for it. We have one concern, the application runs on the local user credentials, however the local user does not have privileges on the computer and the application accesses the DB through named user / pass. Mixed mode is disabled. We centrally have all the details and are trying to schedule a backup of the DB for the user everytime he quits the application. Any possibility ? If we are able to figure this out we would roll this out for around 3k SQL 2005 / MSDE databases. Thanks, Cheers, Vikram. Dear Clay,

Its really a fantastic tool, Thanks so much for it. We have one concern, the application runs on the local user credentials, however the local user does not have privileges on the computer and the application accesses the DB through named user / pass. Mixed mode is disabled. We centrally have all the details and are trying to schedule a backup of the DB for the user everytime he quits the application. Any possibility ? If we are able to figure this out we would roll this out for around 3k SQL 2005 / MSDE databases.

Thanks,
Cheers,
Vikram.

]]> By: Clay Lenhart http://clay.lenharts.net/blog/2008/06/14/sql-server-2005-compressed-backup/comment-page-2/#comment-15619 Clay Lenhart Mon, 31 Jan 2011 20:46:19 +0000 http://clay.lenharts.net/blog/?p=37#comment-15619 Roger, The tool compresses while you backup. It doesn't compress files. To backup a database, run the following command from the DOS prompt: msbp.exe backup "db(database=model)" "gzip()" "local(path=c:\model.bak.gz)" More examples are here: http://mssqlcompressed.sourceforge.net/doc_started.shtml Roger,
The tool compresses while you backup. It doesn’t compress files. To backup a database, run the following command from the DOS prompt:

msbp.exe backup “db(database=model)” “gzip()” “local(path=c:\model.bak.gz)”

More examples are here:
http://mssqlcompressed.sourceforge.net/doc_started.shtml

]]> By: Roger http://clay.lenharts.net/blog/2008/06/14/sql-server-2005-compressed-backup/comment-page-2/#comment-15617 Roger Mon, 31 Jan 2011 06:56:09 +0000 http://clay.lenharts.net/blog/?p=37#comment-15617 Hi Clay, Am new to SQL Server 2005 and was wondering if you could help me with your code. I have all the SQL BACKUPS in a folder.eg C:\$user\SSO\Backups~Database\SSO_Sep 20, 10.BAK How would i use your code to compress this backup.? Hi Clay, Am new to SQL Server 2005 and was wondering if you could help me with your code. I have all the SQL BACKUPS in a folder.eg C:\$user\SSO\Backups~Database\SSO_Sep 20, 10.BAK
How would i use your code to compress this backup.?

]]> By: Kumar http://clay.lenharts.net/blog/2008/06/14/sql-server-2005-compressed-backup/comment-page-2/#comment-15509 Kumar Thu, 02 Sep 2010 04:54:15 +0000 http://clay.lenharts.net/blog/?p=37#comment-15509 declare @res varchar(2000) set @res='D:\dump\msbp\MSSQLCompressedBackup-1.2-20100117_x64\msbp.exe restore "local(path=D:\dump\_1_testdb.bak.zip)" "zip64" "db(database=testdb;instancename=INST01;replace=yes;KEEP_REPLICATION;filegroup=primary;MOVE=''testdb''TO''D:\MSSQL\data\testdb.mdf'';MOVE=''testdb_log''TO''E:\MSSQL\Tranlogs\testdb_log.ldf'';)"' print @res exec master..xp_cmdshell @res declare @res varchar(2000)
set @res=’D:\dump\msbp\MSSQLCompressedBackup-1.2-20100117_x64\msbp.exe restore “local(path=D:\dump\_1_testdb.bak.zip)” “zip64″ “db(database=testdb;instancename=INST01;replace=yes;KEEP_REPLICATION;filegroup=primary;MOVE=”testdb”TO”D:\MSSQL\data\testdb.mdf”;MOVE=”testdb_log”TO”E:\MSSQL\Tranlogs\testdb_log.ldf”;)”‘
print @res
exec master..xp_cmdshell @res

]]> By: Kumar http://clay.lenharts.net/blog/2008/06/14/sql-server-2005-compressed-backup/comment-page-2/#comment-15508 Kumar Thu, 02 Sep 2010 04:52:13 +0000 http://clay.lenharts.net/blog/?p=37#comment-15508 Hi Clay, KEEP_REPLICATION option is not working using msbp. , if I create a dummy database ,and restore with KEEP_REPLICATION using msbp , “The backup set holds a backup of a database other than the existing 'Adventureworks' database.” Error . I have rowguid columns populated in the database. If I create a dummy database , and use native back up with keep_replication I am getting rowGUID values after restore Thanks Hi Clay,
KEEP_REPLICATION option is not working using msbp. , if I create a dummy database ,and restore with KEEP_REPLICATION using msbp , “The backup set holds a backup of a database other than the existing ‘Adventureworks’ database.” Error . I have rowguid columns populated in the database.
If I create a dummy database , and use native back up with keep_replication I am getting rowGUID values after restore
Thanks

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