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I start a full backup on a database at 5pm. The backup job takes 3
hours to complete. While the backup job is running, someone inserts
records to the db. Will the backup include the new records? Or in
other words, are the contents of a SQL Server backup a snapshot of the
database at the start time of the backup?
Jul 20 '05 #1
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I had read somewhere (can not remember where) that MS SQL 6.5 was a snapshot
of the database at the start time of the backup, while SQL 7 and 2000 are a
snapshot of the database at the end time of the database. In each case, the
backup process is watching what is going on in the log file.

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I start a full backup on a database at 5pm. The backup job takes 3
hours to complete. While the backup job is running, someone inserts
records to the db. Will the backup include the new records? Or in
other words, are the contents of a SQL Server backup a snapshot of the
database at the start time of the backup?

Jul 20 '05 #2

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