Questions tagged [database-backup]

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Individual Customer Backup from Multi Customer DB

We have a multi customer database, that's about 95gb in size. One of the customers is requesting a monthly backup of their data. We have a script that strips out all records from all tables that are not related to the specified ID. So we restore…
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Auto backup mysql database in phpmyadmin

Can i backup the mysql database automatically every week like scheduled job in local Phpmyadmin. if possible i would like to take the each database separate file.Is this possible ! Thanks
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What's the most efficient way to reclaim disk space after deleting lots of data from a database on Sybase ASE 15?

As I understand it, based on some research but zero real-world experience with Sybase ASE, the only way to reclaim disk space once it's been allocated to a database is to export that database, create a new DB with the same schema, and reload all the…
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Is it possible to export a database without its Users?

Is it possible to export a SQL Server database (data, structures) without its users ? If yes, is it possible using SSMS ?
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Backup SQL Server DB to a remote drive

I am trying to backup a SQL Server database to another drive letter located on another network on another domain. The location has already been mapped to Z:\ and corresponds to \\10.98.76.6\Backups\. This is the code I have so far in an SQL…
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Error in moving Backup file

I have created a backup file by SQL query like this : BackUp [DBName] to disk=N'Backup path'. now i want to move it to another folder.but i recieve this error: Cannot copy 'Backup file name':Access is denied. Make sure the disk is not full or…
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What database backup utility should I use?

Can anyone recommend a database backup utility, free or paid? Ideally it will backup MSSQL & MySQL, but MSSQL only will suffice allow backup of single tables encrypt backups Many thanks
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MySQL Backup Software

What are the best software packages for automated backups for MySQL? Even more important than how easy the backup process is would be the restore process. If I ever get in a bind with data corruption or a failed device, I want to be able to…
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Mysql Backup Solution

I would like to backup my mysql server remotely. I have three problems, and one requirement. I do not have enough space in my server. I can only keep one copy of backup in the local server I do not have good connection. I can only upload 1MB per…
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will mysqldump lockout select or read only based queries

i have a large database to backup nightly and we currently do mysqldump on the master server which locks all inserts when dumping we use a master slave mysql setup with magento configured to send all writes to the master and all reads to the slave.…
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Back-up Appliances and how easy they really are

So currently I am looking at a few options to improve my company's back-up solution and I stumbled across a few ideas and quotes regarding the following: HP x1000 G2 Network Storage System Dell PowerVault DL2200 Now, these both seem great, and…
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How do deal with SQL Server transaction log corruption

We had a failure with our SQL Server log shipping job. sp_readerrorlog reported: Backup detected log corruption in database X. Context is Bad Middle Sector. LogFile: 2 'D:\Database\X_log.MDF' VLF SeqNo: x3f116 VLFBase: x1ede0000 LogBlockOffset:…
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Is it possible to make a backup of a MS SQL database from a linux command line?

Is it possible to create a local backup file of a remote Microsoft SQL Server database, from a linux command line? I know I can use SQLCMD from a Windows command line, but is the same possible from a linux box?
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Frequency of SQL Server full backups vs. diffs

I have a SQL Server located in a colo center. Currently, our database is about 100Gb. Log files average about 500Mb/day, and differential backups grow by a bit less than that. My current disaster recovery plan is: have a full backup elsewhere,…
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Using LVM Snapshot To Backup Database Servers

Could we use LVM snapshots to backup database servers? Or we can only use it for file system backups?
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