INF: Restoration of a Database from Transaction Dumps

ID: Q60054

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft SQL Server for OS/2, version 4.2

To restore a database that used DUMP TRANSACTION as the primary backup procedure, the last dump of the entire database (DUMP DATABASE) must be loaded (LOAD DATABASE), followed by the sequential loading (LOAD TRANSACTION) of the transaction dump(s) (DUMP TRANSACTION).

For example, if all of the following are true

The database was last dumped on Monday

The transactions were dumped Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday

The database crashed on Saturday, causing data corruption

the proper way to restore the database would be to first load the database dump from Monday, followed by the sequential loading of the transaction dumps from Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. The database would then be restored to the state it was in as of the last transaction dump taken on Friday.

Additional query words: Dumping and Loading


Keywords          : kbother SSrvServer 
Version           : 4.2
Platform          : OS/2 
Issue type        :

Last Reviewed: March 9, 1999