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assh11
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Posted - 2010-04-22 : 17:00:44
Hello,

I am trying to backup SQL server 2000 database which is in a virtual PC to a mapped driver which is a main system. I am performing complete database backup through SQL Server Enterprise Manager.I have scheduled it to occur every day. The size of the database is 121338 MB. The database backup is happening on the scheduled time but it is not doing complete backup. If I check the size of the backup file it is 4,194, 304 kb.After the backup I am getting following error

"The data has been lost. This error may be caused by a failure of your computer hardware or network connection. Please try to save this file elsewhere."

If anyone knows how to solve this problem please let me know. Your help is greatly appreciated.
Thank you,
Assh

tkizer
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Posted - 2010-04-22 : 17:07:00
This is a good example of why backups should be made to the local disk first and then if needed on another server that file is then copied.

If you really need this to happen, then you'll need to figure out why the network connection is being lost. It is not an issue with SQL Server.

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assh11
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Posted - 2010-04-22 : 17:25:02
Hello Tara kizer,

Thank you for your reply. I will check on the network connection problem.

Thank you,
Assh
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tkizer
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Posted - 2010-04-22 : 17:30:35
You're welcome.

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assh11
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Posted - 2010-04-23 : 11:54:04
Hi,

I tried to take SQL server 2000 database backup on the local drive where SQL Server 2000 instance is running using SQL Server Enterprise Manager. It was not successful since the database size is 121339.48 MB and local drives C or D does not have enough space to store the backup database. Could anyone please tell me what are the best methods to take backup in this situation?

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Assh
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tkizer
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Posted - 2010-04-23 : 12:25:25
Add more disk space or use a third-party tool that can compress the backups. We use Quest's SQL Litespeed and Red Gate's SQL Backup here for compression on SQL Server 2000/2005. For SQL Server 2008, we use the native compression since we are using Enterprise edition.

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assh11
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Posted - 2010-04-23 : 13:10:08
Thank you, I will look into the options you have mentioned.
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assh11
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Posted - 2010-04-23 : 14:49:29
Hello Tara Kizer,

Is there a way to attach and detach database using script and then copying into some disk location? I want to schedule this job to execute every day. If it is possible then do you have script to do that and how will it work? Please let me know if I am in the right direction.

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Assh
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tkizer
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Posted - 2010-04-25 : 20:10:30
Detach/copy/attach is not a solid backup plan. The only good backup plan starts with BACKUP command.

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