BACKUP DATABASE Pubs TO DISK = '\\BACKUPSERVER\BACKUPSHARE$\Pubs_db_YYYYMMDDHHNN.BAK' WITH INIT

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Originally posted by TonyTheDBA

I have a couple of stored procedures (only on SQL 2K here so not looked at the alternativesin SQL2K5) that copy the backup files (Database and tran logs) to the other server. [/code]Is a very neat and simple way of doing it

Regards
Tony The DBA

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USE BBCAdmin
GO

IF EXISTS(SELECT 1 FROM sysobjects WHERE name = 'sys_CopyBackupFile')
  DROP PROCEDURE dbo.sys_CopyBackupFile
go

CREATE PROCEDURE dbo.sys_CopyBackupFile ( @Time DateTime 
                                        , @BackupDirectory Varchar(255) 
                                        , @BackupFileName  Varchar(255) 
                                        , @DestinationDir  Varchar(255)
                                        , @Debug tinyint = 0 ) AS
BEGIN
  
  /****************************************************************************
  Procedure Name : sys_CopyBackupFile
  Procedure Desc : Copies Backup File to another Location even to another
                 : Server using the UNC naming Convention
  Parameters     : @Time - Time Backup Was Taken Needed for filename
                 : @BackupDirectory - Where You Copy the File From
                 : @BackupFileName - The Bit before the dateTime probably Db
                 : name + '_db_'
                 : @DestinationDir - Where it needs to go
                 : @debug - display debug info
  Returns        : 0 If Execution Completed Without Errors
                 : 1 If Execution Failed Due To Errors
  Date Created   : DD-MMM-2005
  Author         : <Your Name Here> - BBC
  Last Amended   : DD-MMM-CCYY :     :
  ****************************************************************************/

  DECLARE @ProcName varchar(32)
  DECLARE @UserId varchar(32)
  Declare @BackupFile Varchar(255)
        , @Cmd Varchar(1024)
        , @Result Integer

  SET NOCOUNT ON

  SELECT @ProcName = 'sys_CopyBackupFile'
  IF @UserId = Null SELECT @UserId = SUSER_SNAME ( SUSER_SID ( ) )

  select @UserId = system_User

  If @Debug = 1 Print @ProcName + ' is Executing as User : ' + SUSER_SNAME() 
                                + ' On ' + Convert(Varchar(11), @Time , 106)
                                + ' At ' + Convert(Varchar(13), @Time , 114)
  If @Debug = 1 Print ''

  -- The Backup File Has the format Of FileRoot + Year + Month + Day + Hour + Min Of Backup

  SELECT @BackupFile = @BackupFileName
                                    + Convert ( Varchar(4) , year  ( @Time ) )
                     + RIGHT ( '00' + Convert ( Varchar(2) , Month ( @Time ) ) , 2 ) 
                     + RIGHT ( '00' + Convert ( Varchar(2) , Day   ( @Time ) ) , 2 )
                     + RIGHT ( '00' + Convert ( Varchar(2) , DatePart (hh , @Time ) ) , 2 )
                     + '*.BAK'

  SELECT @Cmd = 'XCOPY ' + @BackupDirectory + @BackupFile + ' ' + @DestinationDir

  Print 'Backup File Name   : ' + @BackupFile
  Print 'Command To Execute : ' + @Cmd
  Print ''

  EXECUTE @Result = master.dbo.xp_cmdshell @Cmd , no_output

  If @Result != 0 RETURN @Result

  -- Well Thats Copied The file Now delete the file from The Backup 
  -- Directory From Yesterday at the same time

  SELECT @Time = DateAdd ( dd , -1 , @Time )

  SELECT @BackupFile = @BackupFileName
                                    + Convert ( Varchar(4) , year  ( @Time ) )
                     + RIGHT ( '00' + Convert ( Varchar(2) , Month ( @Time ) ) , 2 ) 
                     + RIGHT ( '00' + Convert ( Varchar(2) , Day   ( @Time ) ) , 2 )
                     + RIGHT ( '00' + Convert ( Varchar(2) , DatePart (hh , @Time ) ) , 2 )
                     + '*.BAK'

  SELECT @Cmd = 'DEL ' + @DestinationDir + @BackupFile

  If @Debug = 1 Print 'Command To Execute : ' + @Cmd
  If @Debug = 1 Print ''

  EXECUTE @Result = master.dbo.xp_cmdshell @Cmd , no_output

  IF @Result = 0 RETURN 0 ELSE RETURN 1

END /******* END OF PROCEDURE sys_CopyBackupFile ***************/

GO

IF EXISTS ( SELECT 1 FROM sysobjects WHERE name = 'sys_CopyBackupFile')
  GRANT EXECUTE ON dbo.sys_CopyBackupFile TO <user_role , ,sysadmin>
go

Declare @BackupDate DateTime
Declare @BackupName Varchar (512)

Set @BackupDate = GetDate ( )
SET @BackupName = 'T:\Backups\Pubs' + '_db_' 
                                    + CONVERT ( Varchar (8) , @BackupTime , 112) 
                                    + RIGHT ( '00' + CONVERT ( Varchar (2) , DatePart ( hour   , @BackupTime ) ) , 2 )
                                    + RIGHT ( '00' + CONVERT ( Varchar (2) , DatePart ( minute , @BackupTime ) ) , 2 )
                                    + '.BAK'

BACKUP DATABASE Pubs TO DISK = @BackupName WITH INIT
Execute BBCAdmin.dbo.sys_CopyBackupFile @BackupDate , 'T:\Backups' , 'Pubs_db_' , '\\test1\E$\Backup'