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Dave_Vlad
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 Posted - 2007-11-16 : 07:26:04
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| Our SQL server fell over this morning and in so doing it filled the backup hard disk on which the backups are written as part of the maintenance plan. I have managed to restart the server and all services. However, two of the databases did not come back. When I attempted to restore from backup, it shows the files available and I tick the box but it then fails and reports a device error or device off line. When I check the application event log I get event ID 17055 and the following:18204 :BackupDiskFile::OpenMedia: Backup device 'f:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL\BACKUP\***database name***' failed to open. Operating system error = 2(error not found).I've had a good look around but can't find any trace of anyone reporting this before. I'm running SQL Server 2000 on Windows 2000 server. Any help gratefully received.Dave |
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nr
SQLTeam MVY
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Posted - 2007-11-16 : 08:35:09
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| Are you backing up to individual files or to backup devices which contain lots of backups.If the later then I suspect you have found why it's a bad idea.What happens if you try to access it using something else?==========================================Cursors are useful if you don't know sql.DTS can be used in a similar way.Beer is not cold and it isn't fizzy. |
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Dave_Vlad
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Posted - 2007-11-16 : 09:34:19
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Originally posted by nr
Are you backing up to individual files or to backup devices which contain lots of backups.If the later then I suspect you have found why it's a bad idea.What happens if you try to access it using something else?==========================================Cursors are useful if you don't know sql.DTS can be used in a similar way.Beer is not cold and it isn't fizzy.
Hi NRI'm using a physical hard drive on the server, with the option of separate folders for each database. It houses about a dozen databases and so all of their backups are on that HDD. The bit about the operating system being dodgy is a worry!I tried accessing them as individual files but got error messages that the files were in use - even after I used the Admin Tools ->Computer Management to close any open connections to the files. |
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rmiao
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker
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Posted - 2007-11-17 : 01:50:50
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| How did you access backup files? Tried 'restore headeronly'? |
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SQL Server 2000 error 17055