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Restoring from a filegroup backup

  • February 25, 2008 at 9:25 am

    #120541

    We have a SQL 2005 database which has uninitialized Full Text Catalogs. Because of this the only way to backup the database is to run a filegroup backup, backing up the only filegroup in the database.

    Now when I try to use the GUI to run a restore I get the following error, after selecting File restore and selecting the .bak file : "You must select a restore source"

    The "select backup sets to restore" pane is empty, so I cannot select anything to restore.

    Is it possible to restore purely from a filegroup backup? If not, then as the only type of backup you can perform on a database with uninitialized full text catalogs is a filegroup backup, does this mean that such a database can never be restored from backup?

    Ian

  • February 25, 2008 at 9:30 am

    #781626

    Sorry - I used the wrong terminology. The reason I have to run a filegroup backup is because the full text catalogs are not online, not 'uninitialized'.

  • February 25, 2008 at 10:14 am

    #781650

    Why can't you run a full backup?

  • February 25, 2008 at 3:32 pm

    #781807

    It might be something as simple as clicking on the actual file group name in the select list.

    ¤ §unshine ¤

  • February 27, 2008 at 11:53 am

    #782771

    Yes why not full backups. With SQL 2005, you can backup your Fts too. Try doing a full backup and restoration.

    Cheers,
    Sugeshkumar Rajendran
    SQL Server MVP
    http://sugeshkr.blogspot.com

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