Restore backup error

  • Hi All,

    How are you doing with error messages like this one:

    Msg 3242, Level 16, State 2, Line 1

    The file on device 'D:\Backups\database.bak' is not a valid Microsoft Tape Format backup set.

    Msg 3013, Level 16, State 1, Line 1

    RESTORE DATABASE is terminating abnormally.

    I got a backup from a client but cannot restore it.

    I tried with CONTINUE_AFTER_ERROR as well, but same.

    Actually

    RESTORE VERIFYONLY FROM DISK = N'D:\Backups\database.bak' gives out the same error.

    Igor Micev,My blog: www.igormicev.com

  • Can you do a Restore HEADERONLY ?

    [font="Verdana"]Markus Bohse[/font]

  • MarkusB (9/27/2013)


    Can you do a Restore HEADERONLY ?

    Yes I'm able to do it

    Igor Micev,My blog: www.igormicev.com

  • IgorMi (9/27/2013)


    MarkusB (9/27/2013)


    Can you do a Restore HEADERONLY ?

    Yes I'm able to do it

    BackupNameBackupDescriptionBackupTypeExpirationDateCompressedPositionDeviceTypeUserNameServerNameDatabaseNameDatabaseVersionDatabaseCreationDateBackupSizeFirstLSNLastLSNCheckpointLSNDatabaseBackupLSNBackupStartDateBackupFinishDateSortOrderCodePageUnicodeLocaleIdUnicodeComparisonStyleCompatibilityLevelSoftwareVendorIdSoftwareVersionMajorSoftwareVersionMinorSoftwareVersionBuildMachineNameFlagsBindingIDRecoveryForkIDCollationFamilyGUIDHasBulkLoggedDataIsSnapshotIsReadOnlyIsSingleUserHasBackupChecksumsIsDamagedBeginsLogChainHasIncompleteMetaDataIsForceOfflineIsCopyOnlyFirstRecoveryForkIDForkPointLSNRecoveryModelDifferentialBaseLSNDifferentialBaseGUIDBackupTypeDescriptionBackupSetGUIDCompressedBackupSize

    *** INCOMPLETE ***NULLNULLNULLNULL1NULLNULLNULLNULLNULLNULLNULLNULLNULLNULLNULLNULLNULLNULLNULLNULLNULLNULLNULLNULLNULLNULLNULLNULLNULLNULLNULLNULLNULLNULLNULLNULLNULLNULLNULLNULLNULLNULLNULLNULLNULLNULLNULLNULLNULLNULL

    Igor Micev,My blog: www.igormicev.com

  • :w00t: That doesn't look good.

    Your backup file is definetly not ok. Could it be that the backup was taken on a different version of SQL Server than your own server?

    [font="Verdana"]Markus Bohse[/font]

  • MarkusB (9/27/2013)


    :w00t: That doesn't look good.

    Your backup file is definetly not ok. Could it be that the backup was taken on a different version of SQL Server than your own server?

    Both instances (the client and my) are on sql server 2008 r2, but I'm not sure about the versions on them.

    I think their version is later than mine, ... will try to restore on sql server 2012 or 2008r2 upgraded as their version.

    Thank you

    IgorMi

    Igor Micev,My blog: www.igormicev.com

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