Microsoft KB Archive/60054

= INF: Restoration of a Database from Transaction Dumps =

Article ID: 60054

Article Last Modified on 2/14/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft SQL Server 6.5 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q60054



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: kbinfo kbother KB60054

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