An example of a sql Restore

An example of restoring database Liath using sql-script.

If database exists make it single-user-mode

Alter database liath set single_user with rollback immediate
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If possible backup the tail IE: unbacked up data

Backup log liath to disk = N’\192.168.0.32volume_1SQLBackups_D2liathliathTail.bak’ with init, norecovery
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Restore the last full backup EG:-

Restore database liath from disk = N’\192.168.0.32volume_1SQLBackups_D2liathliath_backup_2011_10_13_174000_5625000.bac’ with norecovery
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Restore the latest differential backup EG:-

Restore database liath from disk = N’\192.168.0.32volume_1SQLBackups_D2liathliath_backup_2011_10_14_000001_1250000.dif’ with norecovery
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Restore all the transactional logs in sequence from the last diff backup EG:-

Restore log liath from disk = N’\192.168.0.32volume_1SQLBackups_D2liathliath_backup_2011_10_14_003001_1718750.trn’ with norecovery
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Restore log liath from disk = N’\192.168.0.32volume_1SQLBackups_D2liathliath_backup_2011_10_14_013001_3437500.trn’ with norecovery
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Restore the final tail backup

Restore log liath from disk  = N’\192.168.0.32volume_1SQLBackups_D2liathliathTail.bak’ with recovery
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Change database to mult-user mode

Alter database liath set multi-user
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