Database backup problem.

  • Hi all,

    My databse size is 65GB While i am talking the full backup it takes 6 hours time .. what i need to do... please help in this ..

    Have Great Day:-)

  • get a faster disk:-)

    are you doing it when the server is idle?



    Pradeep Singh

  • Are you backing up to disks that are also used for other purposes ?

    Backing up across a slow network ?

    Buy 3rd party backup software.

  • That's a very abnormally long time. I'd suggest taking a look at the sys.dm_exec_requests, just as a start, to see what is causing the process to wait, because it must be waiting on something.

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  • Hello,

    Check in the activity monitor if there are any constant wait types OR blocked transactions.

    If it is a live OLTP database then plan this activity in off-peak hours.

    Check what is the LOG file size and how much free space available in data file.

    Also try taking backup on separate storage device like SAN etc.

    Cheers

  • where are you backing up the database --locally or across a network?

    Are you backing up when there is no/less users on the database?

    You can back up using a 3rd party software tools...

    Regards,

    Sushant

    Regards
    Sushant Kumar
    MCTS,MCP

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