Backup and restore

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How to identify when a database was restored, the source of the backup and the date of the backup

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After restoring a database your users will typically run some queries to verify the data is as expected. However, there are times when your users may question whether the restore was done using the correct backup file. In this tip I will show you how you can identify the file(s) that was used for the restore, when the backup actually occured and when the database was restored.

2009-10-27

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