"xo55ox" <xo****@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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Hi,
Did anyone successfully set up a local package to first ftp a db.bak
and second perform an automated db restore?
I need to perform an automated task, which ftp nightly backup file to
another server and then restore onto a database and leave the database
in read-only mode for additional transaction logs restore during the
day.
Can someone help and provide the procedures on how to do that?
Thanks in advance.
You don't mention your MSSQL version or edition, but you might want to check
out this article about implementing log shipping with the SQL 2000 Standard
edition using a reskit tool:
http://www.winnetmag.com/Article/Art...231/23231.html
Or try these links:
http://sqlguy.home.comcast.net/logship.htm http://www.sql-server-performance.co...g_shipping.asp
If you want to use DTS, it might be easier to execute the package on the
destination (standby) server, because the DTS FTP task can only GET, not
PUT. There is an alternative implementation that will do both here, by the
way:
http://www.sqldts.com/?302
To implement a log shipping package should be straightforward:
1 - Run BACKUP DATABASE on the source server (Execute SQL task)
2 - Use an FTP task to GET the backup file on to the destination server
3 - Run RESTORE DATABASE WITH STANDBY on the target server (Execute SQL
task)
But to add error handling, logging etc. can become more complicated, so you
may want to see if one of the existing solutions is good enough for you.
Simon
