Tag Archives: Backup/Recovery

Restoring a Striped Backup–#SQLNewBlogger

Posted on March 7, 2016 by way0utwest

Another post for me that is simple and hopefully serves as an example for people trying to get blogging as #SQLNewBloggers. Recently I uncompressed some SQL Backup Pro files. Since multiple threads were used to make the backup, I ended … Continue reading →

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The Writeable Warm Standby

Posted on December 14, 2015 by way0utwest

I saw a question recently that went like this: I get one full backup from FTP. I’ll get daily log backups through FTP after this, but never another full. I need to restore this daily log backup and allow the … Continue reading →

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The Log Chain

Posted on August 25, 2015 by way0utwest

I ran across a question recently from someone that received a similar message to the one showed in this image: In this case, the log chain is broken. I’ve received this message, usually from a script that is automatically restoring … Continue reading →

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Attaching All Databases with PowerShell–Refactoring out Write-Host

Posted on June 5, 2014 by way0utwest

Someone posted a note to me on Twitter that noted that Write-Host is not recommended for your scripts. I checked the link to an MSDN blog on Write-Host Considered Harmful, and it made some sense. Basically it says that since … Continue reading →

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