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Prepare a mirror database for database mirroringįor more information, see Prepare a Mirror Database for Mirroring - SQL Server.įor a database using the full or bulk-logged recovery model, in most cases you must back up the tail of the log before restoring the database. Prepare an availability database for an Always On availability groupįor more information, see Manually Prepare a Secondary Database for an Availability Group - SQL Server. For more information about restoring log backups, see Apply Transaction Log Backups - SQL Server. Under the full or bulk-logged recovery model, restoring log backups is required to reach the desired recovery point. For more information, see Recover a Database Without Restoring Data. Recovers data that is already consistent with the database and needs only to be made available.

For more information, see Piecemeal Restores - SQL Server. A piecemeal restore begins with a RESTORE DATABASE using the PARTIAL option and specifying one or more secondary filegroups to be restored. Restores the database in stages, beginning with the primary filegroup and one or more secondary filegroups. For more information, see Restore Pages - SQL Server. Page restore is available only under the full and bulk-logged recovery models. For more information, see File Restores - Full Recovery Model and File Restores - Simple Recovery Model. After a full file restore, a differential file backup can be restored.

Note that under the simple recovery model, the file must belong to a read-only filegroup. Restores a file or filegroup in a multi-filegroup database. For more information, see Complete Database Restores - Simple Recovery Mode or Complete Database Restores - Full Recovery Model. Restores the entire database, beginning with a full database backup, which may be followed by restoring a differential database backup (and log backups). SQL Server supports a variety of restore scenarios: Although Microsoft Azure storage is a service, the implementation is similar to disk and tape to allow for a consistent and seamless restore experience for all the three devices.įILE = įor descriptions of the arguments, see RESTORE Arguments. Note: URL is the format used to specify the location and the file name for the Microsoft Azure Blob. To Revert a Database to a Database Snapshot:įROM DATABASE_SNAPSHOT = database_snapshot_name To Restore Specific Files or Filegroups: To perform the first step of the initial restore sequence of a piecemeal restore: Syntax -To Restore an Entire Database from a Full database backup (a Complete Restore): For more information about restoring from the Microsoft Azure Blob storage service, see SQL Server Backup and Restore with Microsoft Azure Blob Storage Service.
