Welcome along to the first module in our Undercover Academy's SQL Server Backup and Recovery course. In this module we're going to look at how to take and restore a full and differential backup. https://youtu.be/rVUuXvJK8XY
sp_RestoreScript 1.7 Released
sp_RestoreScript 1.7 has been released. For information and documentation please visit https://sqlundercover.com/2017/06/29/undercover-toolbox-sp_restorescript-a-painless-way-to-generate-sql-server-database-restore-scripts/ Changes in 1.7 New Parameters @IncludeCopyOnly - 1 - Copy only backups are included0 - Copy only backups are excluded @SingleUser - Put the database into single user mode before restoring @StopAtMark - Append stopatmark clause to any log restores @StopBeforeMark - Append... Continue Reading →
Merry-Go-Round or Advanced Scan
The merry-go-round scan or advanced scan is something that I've seen mentioned a few times recently and it's a lovely little feature of Enterprise Edition that not all that many people seem to know about. The thing to remember here that this is only available in Enterprise Edition, so unfortunately those of you on Standard... Continue Reading →