To check the Backup Status for an SQL Instance
This Script will fetch database backup information from msdb and give the idea about full, diffrential and log backup.
2014-01-10 (first published: 2014-01-04)
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This Script will fetch database backup information from msdb and give the idea about full, diffrential and log backup.
2014-01-10 (first published: 2014-01-04)
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Displays the information of the date of the latest backup that was done back to @daysago. When value is -0 it gives you all the backup information. The script also gives information on databases that never have been backed up.
2013-09-20 (first published: 2013-08-30)
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When you are running a backup or a restore, this script gives you an estimate of completion time.
2013-06-14 (first published: 2013-05-30)
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Get backup status email daily to your inbox in HTML format.
2013-03-27 (first published: 2013-03-14)
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It’s uncommon that a SQL Server DBA needs to create a customized backup and restore routine for an application using combination of LiteSpeed extended stored procedures. However, you should be really careful when you are implementing such a solution.
2012-12-19
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I have to support a third party application that periodically creates a new database on the fly. This obviously causes issues with our backup mechanisms. The databases have a particular pattern for naming, so I can identify the set of databases, however, I need to make sure I'm always backing up the newest one. Read this tip to ensure you are backing up your latest database in a series.
2012-12-03
2,037 reads
Sometimes we need to create backups using code. Sometimes we need to do it manually or automatically, programmatically using C#, VB, Powershell.
2012-08-14
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2012-07-31
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We've heard the confessional story from Pixar that Toy Story 2 was almost lost due to a bad backup, but sometimes there is no 'almost'. Grant Fritchey casts a sympathetic eye over some catastrophic data losses, and gives advice on how to avoid what he has termed an RGE (résumé generating event).
2012-05-25
3,824 reads
Displays the last Full, Diff, and Log backup taken. If no backup has been taken that is displayed as well.
2012-05-24 (first published: 2012-05-15)
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