Error Restoring Sql Database
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LABELONLY FILELISTONLY DATABASE LOG VERIFYONLY Restore Options RECOVERY NORECOVERY STATS REPLACE MOVE STOPAT Exclusive access Get Free SQL Tips Tutorial Items Introduction Restore Commands HEADERONLY LABELONLY FILELISTONLY DATABASE LOG VERIFYONLY https://www.mssqltips.com/sqlservertutorial/121/restore-sql-server-database-and-overwrite-existing-database/ Restore Options RECOVERY NORECOVERY STATS REPLACE MOVE STOPAT Exclusive access Get Free SQL http://dba.stackexchange.com/questions/44967/error-3154-while-restoring-a-backup-using-with-replace Tips << Previous Next >> By: Greg Robidoux Overview The RESTORE ... WITH REPLACE option allows you to overwrite an existing database when doing a restore. In some cases when you try to do a restore you may get an error that says "The tail of the log for the error restoring database .. has not been backed up". Explanation The RESTORE ... WITH REPLACE allows you to write over an existing database when doing a restore without first backing up the tail of the transaction log. The WITH REPLACE basically tells SQL Server to just throw out any active contents in the transaction log and move forward with the restore. If you try to restore error restoring sql using T-SQL commands you will get this error message: Msg 3159, Level 16, State 1, Line 1The tail of the log for the database "AdventureWorks" has not been backed up. Use BACKUP LOG WITH NORECOVERY to backup the log if it contains work you do not want to lose. Use the WITH REPLACE or WITH STOPAT clause of the RESTORE statement to just overwrite the contents of the log.Msg 3013, Level 16, State 1, Line 1RESTORE DATABASE is terminating abnormally. If you try to restore using SQL Server Management Studio you will see this error message: T-SQL Restore full backup using WITH REPLACEThe command below will restore the database and disregard any active data in the current transaction log. RESTORE DATABASE AdventureWorks FROMDISK = 'C:\AdventureWorks.BAK' WITH REPLACE GO SQL Server Management Studio To restore using SSMS do the following, on the options page for the restore select "Overwrite the existing database". << Previous Next >> More SQL Server Solutions Post a comment or let the author know this tip helped. All comments are reviewed, so stay on subject or we may delete your comment. Note: your email a
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