SQL Server Backup Readme

SQL Server Backup
Version : 7.8.6
Size : 5532 K
Update: 2009-07-26
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About SQL Server Backup.
Key Features.
System Requirements.
Download latest version.
Install.
Upgrade.
Purchase.
Important Notes.
Contact.

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-Backup and Restore MS SQL Server Easily.
SQL Server Backup is a backup and restore utility for Microsoft SQL Server. It can backup SQL Server database to local hard disk or network storage device ,and restore database with a new name or move database files to a new location , restore database to the point of failure . It fully integrates with Windows Task Scheduler engine , supports data compression and encryption . It's user-friendly wizard and flexible design enable you backup and restore SQL Server database without deep knowledge of SQL Server.

-What is new in this version

Copy backup to a secondary device in log shipping job.
Supports ssl connection while sendding notication eamil.
Backup new added database automatically.
Remote management supports.
Copy backup to other device after job.
Back up multiple databases in one job.
Manage multiple Backup Agent in one single Management studio.
Log shipping supports in professional edition.
Flexible backup strategies supports , basic on backup counter or backup size.
More flexible email notification option.
It can be configured to do extra command , works before or after job.
Copy database from one server to another by creating backups automatically in professional edition.
More easy to restore database to a refresh machine or other server in professional edition.
Convert DataBK backups to Microsoft SQL Server raw backups.
Multiple users supports.
More stronger then 6.x version.

-Features

Remote management supports.
Back up multiple databases in one single job.
Manage multiple SQL Server backup in one single Management studio.
Log shipping supports in professional edition.
Flexible backup strategies supports , basic on backup counter or backup size.
More flexible email notification option.
It can be configured to do extra command , works before or after job.
Copy database from one server to another by creating backups automatically in professional edition.
More easy to restore database to a refresh machine or other server in professional edition.
Convert DataBK backups to Microsoft SQL Server raw backups.
Multiple users supports.
Multi SQL Server instance supports.
Remote Storage Server run as service .
Supports database full and differential backup and transaction log backup.
Data compression and encryption supports.
Backup to local hard disk , USB removable disk or remote network driver .
Restore database with a new database name.
Restore database to a point in time.
Restore database to point of failure.
Force to replace the existing database and its related files .
Restore or move database files to new location.
Customize recovery completion state : recovery , no recovery , read only access.
Multi-task run on the same time.
Job running methods: demand and schedule.
Working log records detail.
Microsoft Windows Task Scheduler integration.
All versions of Microsoft SQL Server supports: Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 ,Microsoft SQL Server 2000 , Microsoft SQL Server 2005 , 2008 supports , MSDE , WMSDE , SQL Server 2005 , 2008 Express and Enterprise Edition .
Email notification. When you create a SQL Server backup or restore job ,you can specify who will receive a notification email after the job is complete, this mail records detail information that generated in the course of job running.

-System Requirements

SQL Server Backup has the following system requirements:

1).Platform:
Windows 9x/NT/ME/2000/2003/XP/Vista for Backup Manager.
    Windows NT/2000/2003/XP/Vista for Backup Agent and Storage Server.
2).Minimum hardware requirements:
    500 MHz or higher
    64 Mb or More RAM
    50 MB available hard disk space for program installation

-Download latest version

The latest version of SQL Server Backup can always be downloaded from http://www.databk.com/download.htm . If your installation file is not downloaded from www.databk.com , please click here to check the latest version .

-Install

ssbk.exe is the installation package file , it includes SQL Server Backup Manager , DataBK SQL Backup Agent and DataBK Storage Server programs .

Backup Manager : This is main management program of the product . Configuration and most management works can be done in this program ,such making backup/restore/log shipping job , configuring the backup agent and storage server remotely .etc .
SQL Server Backup Agent : The core program of this product . It dose the really backup , restore job that configured by Backup Manager . It handles all communications between Storage Server and Microsoft SQL Server during backup and restore jobs, including preparing, retrieving, and processing the data packets that are sent back and forth between Microsoft SQL Server and DataBK Storage Server.
DataBK Storage Server : It manage the backup device , and save backup data created by the Backup Agent. During a backup job , it save the backup data to storage device that attached to storage server . When a restoration job starts , storage server read backup from device and send them to Backup Agent , which write data back to the database .

-Upgrade

If you are using an old version of SQL Server Backup program , we recommend you upgrade it to the latest version .

Upgrade from 6.x or earlier version

The software architecture have been changed a lot since 7.0 version , if you are using 6.x or earlier version of the product ,you can not upgrade the old version by just overwriting its old files simply.

You have two ways to upgrade your current software to its latest version.

The first way is simple and safe , and is recommended by us:

Stop all scheduled jobs created by old version of this product (By clicking "Scheduler" link button and delete all scheduled tasks listed.) . This step is very important , or the old scheduled backup will confuse new version of this product , you may be unable to restore your database in case it fails.
Install the latest version of this product to another directory.
Configure new backup job and schedule for your databases .
After new full backups are executed successfully for all your databases, you can determine whether the old version is uninstalled or not . If you think that old backups are still valuable and do not want to restore database to latest state, you can keep old version for some days.

The second way is :

Stop all scheduled jobs created by old version of this product , do this step just we instructed in the first way.
Install the latest version of this product to new directory, run and learn what a virtual backup device is in 7.x version or later of this product.
Configure a virtual backup device on a certain directory or the directory of your old backups , copy old backups if necessarily to this backup device.
Import old backups to new version of this product by using "Import backup" function.
Uninstall the old version at any time you want.

Upgrade from 7.x or later version

If you are using a 7.x or later version , you can do following steps to upgrade it to latest version:

For safe reason , please copy all files in old installation directory to another folder to backup old files for this product, they can be recovery once you failed to upgrade to new version .
Uninstall your current version of this product .
After step 2 , some files are still left in installation directory , to keep your previous work , please DO NOT DELETE these files , this is very important.
Install the latest version of this product to the original installation directory .
If the Storage Server is installed individually on another machine , please do the same steps above to upgrade it form old version .
If you success upgrade it to this new version , old catalog file is rename to a file with a day and time file extension . Open the new program and checked the old job settings , if some fields are changed or incorrect , please correct them.
If you fail to upgrade the program , please copy the old files back to installation folder and contact us at support@databk.com.

-How to buy

The Shareware version of SQL Server Backup have a 15 days trial period ,and it will stop working after the trial period expired , To keep you job , please click "Help->Purchase" menu of program's main window . You will get an email with registration information within 24 hours after we receive your order .

Please visit

http://www.databk.com/buy.htm for more information.

-Important notes

Please read carefully the SQL Server Backup's End User License Agreement.

-Contact

support@databk.com
If you have questions on using SQL Server Backup , or lost your registration code , please send us mail via this email address. We will be happy to help you.
sales@databk.com
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