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What is restore with no recovery in SQL Server?
If the user is restoring a database using multiple backup files, NO RECOVERY option is used for each restore except the last. The RESTORE Database WITH NORECOVERY option puts the database into a ‘restoring state’ so that additional backups can be restored and no users can access the database in this state.
How do I make my database online from restoring mode?
Getting the Database Out of Restoring Mode
- Flush off all other users and get exclusive access to the database using the following query: USE master.
- Re-run the following query: RESTORE DATABASE [Database name] WITH RECOVERY.
- Set the database back to multi-user mode using the following query: ALTER DATABASE Database name.
When to use a recovery-only database restore?
A recovery-only restore can occur for a whole database or for one or more a files or filegroups. A recovery-only database restore can be useful in the following situations: You did not recover the database when restoring the last backup in a restore sequence, and you now want to recover the database to bring it online.
What does norecovery mean when restoring differential database?
The NORECOVERY clause if you have transaction log backups to apply after the differential database backup is restored. Otherwise, specify the RECOVERY clause. With the full or bulk-logged recovery model, restoring a differential database backup restores the database to the point at which the differential database backup was completed.
What happens when SQL Server database is restored?
After restoring a database your users will typically run some queries to verify the data is as expected. However, there are times when your users may question whether the restore was done using the correct backup file.
What’s the best way to restore an uncommitted database?
RESTORE WITH NORECOVERY which leaves the database non-operational, and does not roll back the uncommitted transactions. Additional transaction logs can be restored. The database cannot be used until it is recovered. RESTORE WITH STANDBY which leaves the database in read-only mode.