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Restore Database From Network Drive

  • August 15, 2005 at 2:43 pm

    #89502

    Hello All,

    I have two servers "Server1" and "Server2" and both servers have SQL server 2000 and running on same domain user account. Now I would like to restore a databae on server1 where the back-up file is on server2 using below commands.

     

    RESTORE DATABASE (New Database Name) FROM DISK = '\\Server2\D$\subfolder\PUBS.BAK' WITH

    MOVE 'PUBS' TO 'D:\DATA\PUBS_DATA.MDF',

    MOVE 'PUBS_LOG' TO 'D:\DATA\PUBS_LOG.LDF'

    when I run the above script on Query Anazlyzer then the server is throughing an error that

    Server: Msg 3201, Level 16, State 2, Line 1

    Cannot open backup device '\\Server2\D$\VERIS\PUBS.BAK'. Device error or device off-line. See the SQL Server error log for more details.

    Server: Msg 3013, Level 16, State 1, Line 1

    RESTORE DATABASE is terminating abnormally.

     

    If anyone of you come across this problem please forward the solution. I really appreciate your time and effort.

    Email: bhushan_kalla@yahoo.com

     

    Thanks,

    Bhushan kalla

  • August 15, 2005 at 5:17 pm

    #582314

    D$ is an admin only share so it won't work unles the user account in the Local Adminstrators group?

    Better solution is to share out the subfolder on server2. Then your restore command would be,

    RESTORE DATABASE (New Database Name) 
FROM DISK = '\\Server2\subfolder\PUBS.BAK' WITH
MOVE 'PUBS' TO 'D:\DATA\PUBS_DATA.MDF',
MOVE 'PUBS_LOG' TO 'D:\DATA\PUBS_LOG.LDF'

     

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  • August 15, 2005 at 8:32 pm

    #582323

    Hi Phil.

    Thank you very much for your reply. My account user ID is a member of admin group but still it is not working. Probably I have to change SQL Server service account with my domain user account which has admin privileges. I read an article about this and it was mentioned that SQL SERVER SERVICE should run only domain user account to use network drives in restoration of database. However if you any find solutions about this please reply me. I appreciate your help and patience.

     

    Thanks,

    Bhushan Kalla

  • August 15, 2005 at 9:28 pm

    #582326

    Yes you can have SQL Server running under a plain user account, but to get proper functionality (SQL Agent, SQL Mail, registry access, etc...) you need to assign a few user permissions. I find it easier to have the basic domain user account and then put that user in the Local Administrators group on the SQL Server machine.

    As I mentioned in my earlier post, setup the folder on server2 as a share and then grant the user account that SQL Server is running under permissions to that share.

     

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