Thanks ...

Further, the interview was not only for SQL server position but for an IT Infrastructure position with strong database experience.

The question was not "What is a Windows account" but...

Thanks very much for your thoughts on woring with VLDBs.

Its truly apprerciated.

Thank you very much!!!

I may suspect that I have the answer .. I post the question so as to receive a confirmation from experts like yourself (not withstanding the snide remarks)

On the same topic ...

Will RESTORE FILELISTONLY command provide the answer to my question ?

Thank you very much!!!

sheppc1214

Sorry, my post did not belong in replication but in administering, hence the cross post.

Thanks.

Ok, to be more specific, I'll take backing up VLDBs. If my database is 1TB, how do I perform backup with files/filegroups?

Thanks,

sheppc1214

Thanks very much for your clarifications. It makes a whole lot of sense now.

Its great to have folks like you on SQLServerCentral!!!!

sheppc.

Can someone provide information about "a shared scaleable database"?