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 backup agent for msde sql version 2005

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rerun27
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Posted - 2007-01-15 : 16:02:19
please help me, i need to know if i need to purchase a sql agent for veritas backup exec. i am using the sql msde version only, not the full scale version. any help would be great.

tkizer
Almighty SQL Goddess

38200 Posts

Posted - 2007-01-15 : 16:04:55
You don't need to use any third party software to backup databases in MSDE or SQL Express. All of the SQL Server versions give you the BACKUP command. You can schedule the command to run via the Windows Scheduler. You would just use osql.exe or sqlcmd.exe to run the commands.

Tara Kizer
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rerun27
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Posted - 2007-01-15 : 16:11:57
do i need to backup to a folder and then back that folder up? what about the transactional data?

thank you very much for answering, not even the company who makes it could give me a clear answer.
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tkizer
Almighty SQL Goddess

38200 Posts

Posted - 2007-01-15 : 16:18:28
You typically backup the databases to a file on the local disks. You don't backup the actual database files.

Check out BACKUP DATABASE command in SQL Server Books Online for details.

Tara Kizer
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rerun27
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Posted - 2007-01-15 : 16:31:27
thank you. you were a big help
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