Online restore feature in 2012

  • Hi,

    can anyone tell about what is online restore in sql server 2012

  • In what context?

    If you're talking backup/restore, there's been no major changes in the process of restoring in 2012

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  • An online restore is an Enterprise only type of restore where you're restoring secondary files or filegroups while the primary file group is online and accessible. There's extensive documentation on it here.

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