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mohan.dba
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Posted - 2011-12-09 : 06:53:31
how to check backup is valid or not in mssql


d.mohan

lappin
Posting Yak Master

182 Posts

Posted - 2011-12-09 : 07:13:48
http://www.mssqltips.com/sqlservertip/1093/verifying-backups-with-the-restore-verifyonly-statement/
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jeffw8713
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819 Posts

Posted - 2011-12-09 : 13:33:49
The only way to sure a backup is good is to actually restore from that backup.
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Kristen
Test

22859 Posts

Posted - 2011-12-10 : 07:09:39
... and then preferably run DBCC CHECKDB. You can do this on another machine, which will prove that the database on primary machine was not corrupted (at the time the Full Backup was taken)
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