Restoring query

  • I am confused as to if i restore a backup of a database to other existing database, then will the tables, stored procs, functions, all will be changed according to the restored database or it will be same as it was earlier ( exisitng database)

    Regards,

    Sushant

    Regards
    Sushant Kumar
    MCTS,MCP

  • the new database (after restoration) will contain everything that your full backup had. nothing more nothing less.



    Pradeep Singh

  • let me be more clear :-

    If i have database1 and database2 .

    I take a full backup of database1 and then restore it on database2,

    then the database2 will have all the objects same as in database1 ( at time of backup) or the objects will be same as it was earlier on database2 before restoration.

    Regards,

    Sushant

    Regards
    Sushant Kumar
    MCTS,MCP

  • If you take a backup of database1 and restore it over database2, you are completely replacing database2 with database1. It's the equivalent of dropping (deleting) database2 completely, then restoring database1 with a different name.

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  • SKYBVI (11/12/2010)


    I take a full backup of database1 and then restore it on database2,

    then the database2 will have all the objects same as in database1 ( at time of backup) or the objects will be same as it was earlier on database2 before restoration.

    that's what i answered earlier.

    the new database (database2), after restoration from backup of database1, will look exactly same as database1 (the way database looked when backup completed).



    Pradeep Singh

  • thxs a lot

    Regards,

    Sushant

    Regards
    Sushant Kumar
    MCTS,MCP

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