How to backup database onto network shared drives

  • How to backup database onto network shared drives in SQL 2000?

    We’d like to backup our database onto one of the network shared drive without successful. Does anybody know how to do it?

    Thanks,

    Harrison


    Harrison Lee
    HCL618@yahoo.com
    908-219-5435

  • You must first create a backup device that points to your network share, and then backup your database to the backup device you created.

    Gregory A. Larsen, DBA

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    Gregory A. Larsen, MVP

  • We can see this network share thru file exploer and can pass any file by copy and past. But while we try to backup db into this NAS, we just can not create this backup device.

    We have other network shared drives which can see and access successfully.

    We really don't know what happen to this one.

    Harrison

    212-729-5338


    Harrison Lee
    HCL618@yahoo.com
    908-219-5435

  • Does the MSSQLSERVER service account have access to this network share? Can you see the directory when you execute "master.dbo.xp_cmdshell 'dir <UNC_NAME>"?

    Note: replace <UNC_NAME with the appropriate UNC name that relates the the network share for which you are having problems.

    Gregory A. Larsen, DBA

    Contributor to 'The Best of SQLServerCentral.com 2002' book. Get a copy here: http:www.sqlservercentral.com/bestof/purchase.asp

    Need SQL Server Examples check out my website at http://www.geocities.com/sqlserverexamples

    Gregory A. Larsen, MVP

  • Also any network "drives" you have need to be mapped permanently WHILE YOU ARE LOGGED in as the MSSQLSERVER account. Not using your account.

    Steve Jones

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  • I am having the same type of issue. I have a 6.5 database on one server and a 2000 database on another server. The server with 2000 on it has much available space. The server with 6.5 on it has very little avaliable space.

    I would like to define a device on 2000 server and backup the 6.5 server to that device. But as I'm new at this, I have not found any resources to explain how to do this.

    Any help would be much appreciated!!

    -RaeG

    rgommel@accupac.com

  • quote:


    Also any network "drives" you have need to be mapped permanently WHILE YOU ARE LOGGED in as the MSSQLSERVER account. Not using your account.


    Or you can use xp_cmdshell to map the drive as a step in your backup job.

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