Eric, I think SQL Express could probably do just fine for your situation. One of the purposes of SQL Express is for ISVs to package together with their applications,...

I use Backup Exec for many of our customers, and have so from version 9.6 straight through to 12.5 (current) so I feel the need to put in my two...

You might try the SQL Server Health and History Tool (SQLH2). Free download from Microsoft.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=eedd10d6-75f7-4763-86de-d2347b8b5f89&displaylang=en

Steve

Check out this article, it will get you going in the right direction. It's a stored procedure for making Full, Diff, and Trans backups. Variables to pass in...

Just so you know, SSMS Express (if that is what you are trying to install) doesn't support scheduled backups. If your app that is using the SQL Express database...

Wayne, are you getting an error message when installing the Hotfix? Or does it say this hotfix has already been installed?

Steve

Hi Peter, was this cloned server a domain member server? And when cloned, was sysprep run against it to replace the unique ID?

Have you dropped and re-added the server from...

If you're looking for no data loss and automatic failover then mirroring is sometimes a good option. The thing to watch out for here is the version of SQL...