Omelchenko Alexander SqlBak enables the execution of SQL scripts and Windows batch scripts within backup or maintenance jobs. By default, script execution is disabled for security reasons. When attempting to add a script to a job, an error message may appear:
Execution of <script type> is prohibited. To allow script execution, please enable the corresponding option in the SqlBak App security settings.
Currently, SqlBak has access to all files and folders on Google Drive. Now, SqlBak will request access only to the files and folders on Google Drive created by SqlBak.
When SqlBak is installed on a large number of servers, the deployment can be automated in 3 steps:
Storing backups only on a local disk is not a good practice, because you risk losing them if the disk becomes corrupted. It is recommended, therefore, that you send backups to multiple destinations to always be able to restore your databases. In this blog post, we will show how to create regular SQL Server backups and automatically send some of them to a local folder and some to the cloud (Azure Storage, for example) via SqlBak.
The BACKUP DATABASE command syntax allows performing backups by specifying a drive, a network folder or Azure storage as the destination. Although it is not possible to set an Amazon S3 bucket as a backup save point, you can transfer the file to S3 using a batch script or a third-party utility.
For the MySQL database to work quickly and without interruptions, it is necessary to perform maintenance jobs from time to time. This mostly just means running a few commands, but let’s address first things first.
One of the primary responsibilities of the DBA is to create regular backups. However, maintenance of the database is not limited to this.
The mechanisms that enable a relational database to run fast are based on a complex storage system that degrades over time. It leads to a general database slowdown.
The first thing a DBA should do after deploying a database is to ensure that backups are created regularly.
But storing a backup file on the same server where the MySQL server is located would be a big mistake. Therefore, you should create a backup and put it out of the server on which MySQL is located. The simplest solution would be to transfer it to another server via FTP.
The average lifespan of an SD card on a Raspberry Pi is two years. It is impossible to predict the date of failure of an SD card accurately. However, if you perform a regular backup of data on the card, its potential failure ceases to be an issue.
The main console utilities for working with MySQL are located in the directory where MySQL Server is installed. However, after installing MySQL Server, it is often difficult to find this directory. The best way is to add this path to your PATH environment variable, and then you can use MySQL and mysqldump utilities directly.
