This is the VDI api call to freeze/thaw i/o for a SAN snapshot to occur.

Login as the proxy user and try to run it from the cmdline, bet you find a permission error...

To add...

If you're going to use the app, have the app check what type of backup has been done previously.  Determine if you have a full or a differential and...

If the "Dataprotecter" is IBM's TDP, it expects the database server to be up and running.  TDP is an agent that backs up the databases internally (unlike an external file...

The original error indicates that the SQL server encountered some type of write error (delayed or otherwise, depending on hardware).  If this is indeed the case, the database is probably corrupt and...

It's always 42...

You've got to be kidding???

If all you're after is members of a group login....

master..xp_logininfo 'Your_Domain\Your_Domain_Group', members

According to MS documentation (which I can't find...) for every four gigs of RAM installed, one gig needs to be reserved for the o/s.

4GB = 1GB Reserved

8GB = 2GB Reserved

12GB...

I wouldn't rename the server after bringing it online.  Too many headaches with that.  Just add a cname alias for the old server in DNS and point it to the...

The backup media/file is corrupt most likely.  It's coming across a bad block of data when applying the restore so it fails.

Got another (older) backup?

Create a new dump device and specify your unc path as the location.

I don't have a 6.5 handy anymore so I can't recall the specific syntax.  Lookup sp_add_dumpdevice or sp_adddumpdevice in...

Yes, you can create UNC based backup devices on SQL 6.5.

What happens if you need to reseed your Identity values?