Backup Query

Hello Faculties,
Is it necessary to set a database to RESTRICTED USER before taking
backups?

*** Sent via Developersdex http://www.developersdex.com ***No.

Backups are done online and normal operations can continue against it. You
will only notice it is running when it slows your server down slightly due
to the additional Disk IO.

Regards
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Mike Epprecht, Microsoft SQL Server MVP
Zurich, Switzerland

IM: mike@.epprecht.net

MVP Program: http://www.microsoft.com/mvp

Blog: http://www.msmvps.com/epprecht/

"debian mojo" <debian_mojo@.yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Hello Faculties,
> Is it necessary to set a database to RESTRICTED USER before taking
> backups?
>
> *** Sent via Developersdex http://www.developersdex.com ***|||Naturally, that is when you use Enterprise Manager or use the built in T-SQL
backup command.

Never backup the LDF, NDF and MDF files directly using a backup software.

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Mike Epprecht, Microsoft SQL Server MVP
Zurich, Switzerland

IM: mike@.epprecht.net

MVP Program: http://www.microsoft.com/mvp

Blog: http://www.msmvps.com/epprecht/

"Mike Epprecht (SQL MVP)" <mike@.epprecht.net> wrote in message
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> No.
> Backups are done online and normal operations can continue against it. You
> will only notice it is running when it slows your server down slightly due
> to the additional Disk IO.
> Regards
> ----------
> Mike Epprecht, Microsoft SQL Server MVP
> Zurich, Switzerland
> IM: mike@.epprecht.net
> MVP Program: http://www.microsoft.com/mvp
> Blog: http://www.msmvps.com/epprecht/
> "debian mojo" <debian_mojo@.yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:v2Dre.10$GU5.4871@.news.uswest.net...
>> Hello Faculties,
>> Is it necessary to set a database to RESTRICTED USER before taking
>> backups?
>>
>>
>>
>> *** Sent via Developersdex http://www.developersdex.com ***|||Assuming that you're using the TSQL BACKUP command, then no - in MSSQL,
all types of backup can be made with the database in use. See the
Remarks section under BACKUP in Books Online.

Simon