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What happens to the backup device in SQL Server?
During a backup operation on a SQL Server database, the backed up data (the backup) is written to a physical backup device. This physical backup device is initialized when the first backup in a media set is written to it.
Why is MY SQL Server server not backing up?
A SQL Server user is trying to backup one of the databases on a SQL Server 2005 instance, but he is receiving the following error message when the backup operation fails: Backup failed for Server ‘SRV-A300’.
Where is the default location for SQL Server Backup?
NOTE: The default location is stored in the BackupDirectory registry key under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Microsoft SQL Server\\MSSQL.n\\MSSQLServer. For SQL Server to access a remote disk file, the SQL Server service account must have access to the network share.
Is the user providing a file name for the database backup?
The user is not providing a file name for the backup file resulting of the backup operation. Please, verify the service account for the MSSQLSERVER service have permissions over the physical file or folder on the hard drive that corresponds to the logical backup device that is being used to make the database backup.
How does SQL Server Backup on remote machines?
Run SQL Agent as “Network Service”. It will authenticate to the sharing server with the domain computer account of the machine the service is running on. Grant that account permission to write to the directory / share where you’d like the backup stored.
Is there way to create backup device by using different user account?
Please is there way to create procedure to create Backup Device by using different user account, for user account without acces to local computer and not defined in AD too, because description from MSDN – Backing Up to a File on a Network Share seems like doesn’t allowing that, and as I tried without luck on my side too
Can a Windows authentication login access a backup file?
Windows Authentication login cannot access backup files stored in Users\\ [User] folder. I am currently logged in to my database engine using SSMS and Windows Authentication; specifically, I am logged in with Joe-PC\\Joe, where Joe-PC is the domain name of the machine hosting the database, and Joe is the user that created the database.