restore db from network drive

All of our database servers are doing backups and saving the .bak files out
on a network share. With SQL 2005, how can I point to that share and restore
the database in SQL 2005 environment?
When I do 'restore database --> From Device --> File; when I click the 'ADD;
button, I only see my local drives on the computer. How can I map to my
network share and point to my restore file on the network?Use UNC names: \\servername\sharename\foldername\file.ext. The
account doing the backups - which is to say the account under which
SQL Server is running - needs appropriate rights to the share.
Roy Harvey
Beacon Falls, CT
On Tue, 5 Jun 2007 12:20:10 -0400, "Mike" <Mike@.community.nospam>
wrote:
>All of our database servers are doing backups and saving the .bak files out
>on a network share. With SQL 2005, how can I point to that share and restore
>the database in SQL 2005 environment?
>When I do 'restore database --> From Device --> File; when I click the 'ADD;
>button, I only see my local drives on the computer. How can I map to my
>network share and point to my restore file on the network?
>|||I've tried the UNC path and I get 'network path not found' message
Beacon falls, ct, your in my nekc of the woods.
"Roy Harvey" <roy_harvey@.snet.net> wrote in message
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> Use UNC names: \\servername\sharename\foldername\file.ext. The
> account doing the backups - which is to say the account under which
> SQL Server is running - needs appropriate rights to the share.
> Roy Harvey
> Beacon Falls, CT
> On Tue, 5 Jun 2007 12:20:10 -0400, "Mike" <Mike@.community.nospam>
> wrote:
>>All of our database servers are doing backups and saving the .bak files
>>out
>>on a network share. With SQL 2005, how can I point to that share and
>>restore
>>the database in SQL 2005 environment?
>>When I do 'restore database --> From Device --> File; when I click the
>>'ADD;
>>button, I only see my local drives on the computer. How can I map to my
>>network share and point to my restore file on the network?
>>|||Hello,
In the management studio; go to query window and use RESTORE DATABASE
command. Make sure that you start sql server service using
a domain account which has access to remote share.
RESTORE DATABASE <DBNAME> FROM DISK='\\Servername\Share\filename.bak' with
stats=5
Thanks
Hari
"Mike" <Mike@.community.nospam> wrote in message
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> I've tried the UNC path and I get 'network path not found' message
> Beacon falls, ct, your in my nekc of the woods.
>
> "Roy Harvey" <roy_harvey@.snet.net> wrote in message
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>> Use UNC names: \\servername\sharename\foldername\file.ext. The
>> account doing the backups - which is to say the account under which
>> SQL Server is running - needs appropriate rights to the share.
>> Roy Harvey
>> Beacon Falls, CT
>> On Tue, 5 Jun 2007 12:20:10 -0400, "Mike" <Mike@.community.nospam>
>> wrote:
>>All of our database servers are doing backups and saving the .bak files
>>out
>>on a network share. With SQL 2005, how can I point to that share and
>>restore
>>the database in SQL 2005 environment?
>>When I do 'restore database --> From Device --> File; when I click the
>>'ADD;
>>button, I only see my local drives on the computer. How can I map to my
>>network share and point to my restore file on the network?
>>
>|||On Tue, 5 Jun 2007 12:56:18 -0400, "Mike" <Mike@.community.nospam>
wrote:
>I've tried the UNC path and I get 'network path not found' message
Perhaps it is an access rights problem. A partial test can be done
using xp_cmdshell:
EXEC master..xp_cmdshell 'dir \\servername\sharename\folder\*.*'
>Beacon falls, ct, your in my nekc of the woods.
Cool! If you ever need more hands-on help remember I'm around!
Hari's advice to use a query window is excellent, by the way.
Roy Harvey
Beacon Falls, CT|||Ok, I think I got it, but now I'm getting this message:
'the media set has 2 media families but only 1 are provided. All members
must be provided.'
"Roy Harvey" <roy_harvey@.snet.net> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 5 Jun 2007 12:56:18 -0400, "Mike" <Mike@.community.nospam>
> wrote:
>>I've tried the UNC path and I get 'network path not found' message
> Perhaps it is an access rights problem. A partial test can be done
> using xp_cmdshell:
> EXEC master..xp_cmdshell 'dir \\servername\sharename\folder\*.*'
>>Beacon falls, ct, your in my nekc of the woods.
> Cool! If you ever need more hands-on help remember I'm around!
> Hari's advice to use a query window is excellent, by the way.
> Roy Harvey
> Beacon Falls, CT|||Hello,
Did you strip the backup into multiple files? Can you execute RESTORE
LABELONLY (see books online) and see how many files are associated with the
backup.
Thanks
Hari
"Mike" <Mike@.community.nospam> wrote in message
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> Ok, I think I got it, but now I'm getting this message:
> 'the media set has 2 media families but only 1 are provided. All members
> must be provided.'
>
> "Roy Harvey" <roy_harvey@.snet.net> wrote in message
> news:89eb631lpobifjd281tdpma4q57sct745h@.4ax.com...
>> On Tue, 5 Jun 2007 12:56:18 -0400, "Mike" <Mike@.community.nospam>
>> wrote:
>>I've tried the UNC path and I get 'network path not found' message
>> Perhaps it is an access rights problem. A partial test can be done
>> using xp_cmdshell:
>> EXEC master..xp_cmdshell 'dir \\servername\sharename\folder\*.*'
>>Beacon falls, ct, your in my nekc of the woods.
>> Cool! If you ever need more hands-on help remember I'm around!
>> Hari's advice to use a query window is excellent, by the way.
>> Roy Harvey
>> Beacon Falls, CT
>|||No, one file. and now I can't even backup the SQL 2000 database version to
do a restore from.
This is driving me nuts.
"Hari Prasad" <hari_prasad_k@.hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hello,
> Did you strip the backup into multiple files? Can you execute RESTORE
> LABELONLY (see books online) and see how many files are associated with
> the backup.
> Thanks
> Hari
> "Mike" <Mike@.community.nospam> wrote in message
> news:u8sG$y6pHHA.2156@.TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> Ok, I think I got it, but now I'm getting this message:
>> 'the media set has 2 media families but only 1 are provided. All members
>> must be provided.'
>>
>> "Roy Harvey" <roy_harvey@.snet.net> wrote in message
>> news:89eb631lpobifjd281tdpma4q57sct745h@.4ax.com...
>> On Tue, 5 Jun 2007 12:56:18 -0400, "Mike" <Mike@.community.nospam>
>> wrote:
>>I've tried the UNC path and I get 'network path not found' message
>> Perhaps it is an access rights problem. A partial test can be done
>> using xp_cmdshell:
>> EXEC master..xp_cmdshell 'dir \\servername\sharename\folder\*.*'
>>Beacon falls, ct, your in my nekc of the woods.
>> Cool! If you ever need more hands-on help remember I'm around!
>> Hari's advice to use a query window is excellent, by the way.
>> Roy Harvey
>> Beacon Falls, CT
>>
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