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AgaK
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Posted - 2009-12-29 : 16:37:12
Hi,

I would like to hear from you about your periodical backup restore tests strategy. In an environment with over 150 databases what would be the best strategy to test the backups (restore on another server).. How after the backup restore should be tested?

Thank you

AK

tkizer
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Posted - 2009-12-29 : 16:42:49
After the backup is restored for each database, you need to run DBCC CHECKDB. RESTORE+DBCC CHECKDB is the only way you can prove your backups are good.

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AgaK
Yak Posting Veteran

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Posted - 2009-12-29 : 16:45:16
Thank you for your reply. How after should be restore a backup and run DBCC CHECKDB?

Should bigger database be tested more often?

AK
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tkizer
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Posted - 2009-12-29 : 16:50:58
Well how are you going to perform the restore? If it's through a script, then just add DBCC CHECKDB to it or add another job step which is how we do it.

Each backup should have a test restore and checkdb performed on a regular basis, regardless of size.

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AgaK
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Posted - 2009-12-31 : 14:05:27
Thank you! I created a script that creates a job with all the steps (restore and checkdb) based on backups in a folder.
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tkizer
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Posted - 2009-12-31 : 14:47:24
You're welcome.

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behrman
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Posted - 2010-01-09 : 11:38:33
Hi.
Please refer to the url below:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa173660(SQL.80).aspx
Regards,
behrman.

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