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SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) – Unable to detect Tape Drive

Today I was walking a customer through SQL Server database backup on tape and realized that I’m unable to view the tape drive from SQL Server Management Studio. At this time I took a pause to check the if all is well with the Tape Drive. Here’s tape drive Read More...

Posted: Tuesday, December 29, 2009 6:04 AM by varund | 0 Comments

Filed under: Sql Backup, ms sql server, database, SSMS, backup device, Enterprise Manager, ntbackup, tapeperipheral, xp_get_tape_devices, tape device is not detected

Backup SQL Server Database to a network shared drive

Hello All, You have a situation wherein you want to backup SQL Server database to a network mapped drive. So all you thought of doing is mapping the drive from Operating System with a Drive Letter. Now you tried taking the backup from SSMS backup GUI, Read More...

Posted: Thursday, June 04, 2009 9:12 AM by varund | 3 Comments

Filed under: Sql Backup, Microsoft SQL Server, ms sql server, sql server database, mapped drive, backup device, net use, Network, SQL Backup to Network Drive

Benefits of Backup Compression - Faster BACKUP / RECOVERY

This is in continuation to my blog that I posted on 23rd Dec, 2008 on “ SQL Server 2008 Backup Compression”. While discussing about Benefits of SQL Server Backup Compression , I talked about “Faster Database Recoveries from Compressed Backups”. This might Read More...

Posted: Saturday, January 17, 2009 8:08 AM by varund | 1 Comments

Filed under: Backup Compression, SQL Server 2008 Compression, Sql Backup, Verify SQL Backup Compression, Compression, BACKUPIO