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Re: MSSQL single database restore

2005-01-27 09:02:24
Subject: Re: MSSQL single database restore
From: Del Hoobler <hoobler AT US.IBM DOT COM>
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2005 09:01:58 -0500
Robert,

The GUI handles all of this for you automatically.
This customer was having a problem with the GUI and
wanted to know how to accomplish the same thing
through the CLI.

Thanks,

Del

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"ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU> wrote on 01/27/2005
08:47:35 AM:

> Hi Del
>
> If we do the same by the GUI interface (restore inactive full backup
> + log in one step) did we have to check the recovery option  ???????
>
> Or we have first to restore the full (recovery=no) and after the log
> (recovery=yes)
>
> Regards
>
> Robert Ouzen
> E-mail: rouzen AT univ.haifa.ac DOT il
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On
> Behalf Of Del Hoobler
> Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2005 7:52 PM
> To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject: Re: MSSQL single database restore
>
> Kevin,
>
> If you want to restore a specific inactive backup first you should
> query all the backups for the specific database, for example:
>
>      tdpsqlc query tsm dbname /all
>
> This will show you all active and inactive the backups for the
> specific database.
>
> Then... you should perform the restore specifying the exact full
> backup object name that you want to restore using the /OBJECT
> parameter. For example:
>
>      tdpsqlc restore dbname full /object=<backup-obj-name>
>
> Note: If you also have "log" backups to restore, you should use the
>       /RECOVERY=NO on the restore of the full and then restore
>       additional log backup objects, specifying the /RECOVERY=YES
>       on the restore of the last log backup. For example:
>
>          tdpsqlc restore dbname log=* /object=<backup-obj-name>
/recovery=yes
>
> See exact details of command-line syntax and examples of restoring
> inactive backups in the User's Guide.
>
> As far as chasing down the hang situation, you can place a call with
> IBM Support.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Del
>
> ----------------------------------------------------
>
> "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU> wrote on 01/26/2005
> 11:42:38 AM:
>
> > Hello All,
> > I am attempting to restore a single database on a fairly busy SQL 2k
> > server. I need to go back to a certain point in time because the data
> > is corrupt after this time. Whenever I use the GUI for TDP for MSSQL
> > and
> try
> > to look at the active/inactive, tdpsql freezes (I think it runs out of

> > memory). So I have tried my hand at the command line. However, I
> > cannot figure out how to go back and get the last full backup at
> this moment.
> All
> > I can determine is how to get logs back.
> > Unfortunately, I am not a DBA and our DBA does not work with TSM so we
> are
> > at an impasse.
> > If someone could give some assistance that would be great.
> > Thanks,
> > Kevin
> > Kevin M. Lipscomb
> > Dan River Inc.
> > Systems Engineering
> > kevin.lipscomb AT danriver DOT com
> > 434-799-4823

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