What backup option do you use in order to take a backup without breaking the backup sequence of a given database?
When you have a full backup and a set of log file backups, a log chain is maintained using the LSN (Log Sequence Number). If you want to do a backup without breaking the log chain, then do a copy-only backup.
How do I restore a SQL database in commvault?
From the CommCell Browser, click Client Computers > client > SQL Server. Right-click the instance, and then click All Tasks > Browse and Restore. In the Browse and Restore Options dialog box, click Advanced Restore, then click View Content. Select the data that you want to restore, and click Recover All Selected.
How do I restore my commvault?
From the CommCell Browser, expand Client Computers > client > File System > backup set. In the right pane, right-click a subclient, and click Browse and Restore. In the Browse and Restore Options dialog box, click View Content. Select the data that you want to restore, and click Recover All Selected.
How do I restore a .BAK file from commvault?
Right-click the SQL Server instance, and then go to All Tasks > Browse and Restore. The Browse and Restore Options dialog appears. On the SQL Server tab, click Restore to Disk, and then click View Content. In the browse view, select the data that you want to restore, and then click Recover All Selected.
How does SQL writer support VSS based backup?
SQL Server (using the SQL writer) will support the following modes of VSS-based backup operations: The SQL writer is shipped as part of SQL Server and supports only SQL Server instances. The SQL writer will enumerate the SQL Server Express instances also. User instances launched by SQL Server Express will also be enumerated by the SQL writer.
Can a VSS backup application be accessed before recovery?
Data in the snapshot cannot be safely accessed prior to it going through the recovery phase to roll back in-flight transactions and place the database in a consistent state. It is possible for a VSS backup application to request autorecovery of the snapshots, as part of the snapshot creation process.
What does Volume Shadow Copy Service ( VSS ) mean?
Applies to: SQL Server (all supported versions) SQL Server provides support for Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) by providing a writer (the SQL writer) so that a third-party backup application can use the VSS framework to back up database files.
Is the LSNS affected by differential backups?
Since Differential backups backup all data pages since the last full backup, these types of backups do not affect the LSNs and there is no difference when using the COPY_ONLY feature. You might want to check out my answer here which was posted in response to the question How can I backup an SQL Server database using Windows Server Backup?.