Amazon RDS SQL Server is a cloud database from Amazon. The way RDS SQL Server performs backups is the main difference between this and the classic SQL Server. It offers the following: snapshots, restore point-in-time, Export Data-tier Application and native backup to S3 (instead of native T-SQL BACKUP DATABASE construction).
SQL Server Backup
How to get app keys for OneDrive For Business
Below is a short step-by-step tutorial on how to get private keys for OneDrive for Business.
MS SQL Server DBMS – /bin/sh: 1: /opt/mssql-tools/bin/sqlcmd
If you get the following error message during SqlBak set up on Linux or during a backup job:
MS SQL Server DBMS – /bin/sh: 1: /opt/mssql-tools/bin/sqlcmd
it means that SqlBak app could not find the path to the msql executables. By default, SqlBak searches for mssql files in the /opt/mssql-tools/bin/sqlcmd directory.
How to fix SqlBak “Service failed” error
That issue may occur if the SqlBak (SQL Server Backup) Windows Service was interrupted by an error.
SQL Server backup format: BAK vs SQB
SqlBak creates backups in the so-called .bak format, while RedGate’s product stores backups in .sqb format. What’s the difference?
Usually, database backup files with .bak extension contain data in the standard Microsoft Tape Format (MTF) used by Microsoft itself as well as many backup tools for the Microsoft Windows platform. Many third-party SQL Server backup products including SqlBak and SQLBackupAndFTP produce backups in this format as well.
Files with .sqb extension contain backups in RedGate’s proprietary format. You would need to use some special utilities if you want them to be converted into MTF. Let’s learn more about Microsoft Tape Format (MTF) and SQL Backup format from Red Gate.
What Data We Collect During the Server Health Check
As we launched the Server Health Check feature, SqlBak users might be curious about what data we collect during this process.
How to backup SQL Server 2016
Today there are several methods of how to backup the SQL Server 2016 database. In this article, we will review how to backup SQL Server 2016 and what features have been added.
How to Backup SQL Server to FTP Server
One of the most popular ways how to create SQL Server database backup is to use SSMS or T-SQL Commands. But what if your backup plan is full backups twice a day, differential backups every 4 hours, and transaction log backups every 30 minutes, and you prefer to store all SQL Server database backup on FTP Server. How much time will you spend each day to complete such scenarios? You can simply tune a SqlBak backup job just in a few minutes, which will make SQL Server database backups according to your schedule and send them to FTP Server.
How to Backup SQL Server to Local or Network Folder
Do you make your SQL Server database backups with the help of SSMS or by using T-SQL Commands, or in any other way? How much time do you usually spend every day making backups and sending them to a Local or Network Folder? With the help of SqlBak, you can create a backup job that will make SQL Server backup regularly and store them in your local or network folder.
How to Backup SQL Server to Amazon S3
There are many ways of making SQL Server database backups and there are as many methods as to how and where to store them. But are you sure that your method really convenient for you? What if your database backup plan is: a full backup twice a day, differential every four hours and transaction log backups every 30 minutes, and all these backups you need to send to Amazon S3. How much time will you spend every day to make all these backups? Fortunately, you can create a backup job with the help of SqlBak in a few minutes, which will make all backups according to your schedule and send them to Amazon S3.