Comments on: SQL Server 2005 Compressed Backup

By: Kumar

Kumar — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 04:54:15 +0000

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

Kumar — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 04:52:13 +0000

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

By: Clay Lenhart

Clay Lenhart — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 13:56:28 +0000

Kamazi,
Unfortunately this scenario was not considered. The utility creates new files each time.
-Clay

By: Kamazi

Kamazi — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 13:11:28 +0000

Hi Clay,

could you help me – I have a problem using the utility. I should place two bases in a zip-archive as a result. Вut only one base appeares in the zip-file though 7-zip allows to attach the second base. Does the utility allow to do this? I could not find any mention of this in the manual.

Thanks.

By: Mehul

Mehul — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 13:32:32 +0000

Hi Clay,

While running the utility, it always shows GMT timings. I am running this in IST timings. But it always shows 5:30 Hrs back from IST timings.

Any clue to fix this ?

Thanks.

By: Clay Lenhart

Clay Lenhart — Thu, 20 May 2010 16:44:12 +0000

There are actually two connections to SQL Server. The second one is via a DLL, and it has to be the currently running user.

By: Mehul

Mehul — Thu, 20 May 2010 10:57:22 +0000

A small query. We dont have any provision to provide user & password to connect to SQL Server while running the msbp utility.
Whenever we run this utility, it is running with local system credentials.

any alternate to this ?

Thanks.

By: Clay Lenhart

Clay Lenhart — Fri, 07 May 2010 19:34:18 +0000

Only with duck tape.

Not pretty, but you could write a program to copy msbp.exe and dependencies to the database server, then run it remotely using schtask.exe (http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/schtasks.mspx?mfr=true). That is, you can use schtask.exe to run the program on another machine.

By: Mehul

Mehul — Thu, 06 May 2010 23:42:55 +0000

Thanks Clay.

I want to run msbp.exe on a central server to get the database backed up from all other SQL Server machines. Like client server architecture.

any clue to achieve that target ?

Thanks.

By: Clay Lenhart

Clay Lenhart — Thu, 06 May 2010 22:10:13 +0000

Mehul, The code needs to use a DLL which is on the server. Perhaps one day this applicaiton would be split so that some code runs on the server and some code runs on a remote client).

You can, however, run msbp.exe on the server and write to a network share. I believe the command would be something like:

msbp.exe backup “db(database=model)” “local(path=\\\\server\share\model.bak)”

That is, “\\” needs to be “\\\\”.