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Fresh SQL Server DB restore works most times, but fails sometimes

I'm working on an automated setup of a Windows Server 2008 R2 Core with IIS and SQL Express I'm starting with a fresh (just installed) OS in a VM (virtualBox in this test case) My scripts then create users, install dot.NET 3.51 and 4, IIS and…
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Can a Sql Server standard edition backup be restored to web edition

If I have two instances of Sql Server 2008 R2. One is standard edition, one is web edition. If I take a backup of a database from the standard instance can I restore it to the web edition instance?
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Acronis Cloning of Redhat Linux Server

I tried to evaluate Acronis Backup & Recovery 11 for my redhat linux before deciding what cloning software to purchase for my company, but doesn't seem to get it working. My redhat linux box has the following filesystems: - /dev/sda1 …
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clone server onto remote storage

how can i clone a server onto a remote drive? I would like to make an identical backup of my CentOS 6 64bit server onto a remote hdd. I am going to be installing a raid card into the sever causing all data to be erased. I want to be able to backup…
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Tape restore giving error incorrect block size - Win2k8

I'm trying to restore from tape and I am getting an error of incorrect block size. The software I used to backup is called BackupAssist and their support hasnt been the greatest. One weird thing I noticed, after updating the tape drive drivers the…
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Advice for Large Backup on Plesk Mail Server

We have a Plesk 9.5.4 server with 2423 domains and according to SELECT * FROM psa about 8811 e-mail accounts. When we do a backup it takes about three days and the backup file is about 65 GB big. We need a long term strategy for disaster recovery to…
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Unable to save file after recovery from backup

I have a Windows Server 2003 that acts as the file server. I have moved a lot of files from a backup (different domain) to the new shares. The strange thing is that people can open the files, but they can't save over it. Then it asks for a new…
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What is a good tool/method for version controlling a part of a live database?

Sometimes if a database gets corrupted, a replicated database could also replicate that same corruption. What is the best way to replicate/backup a database and prevent something like this from happening? (specifically for MySQL)
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Perform a full time-machine restore without an install disc?

I have a computer with a blank hard drive where, fortunately, the user has a complete Time Machine backup. Unfortunately, my Leopard install Disc was eaten by an unhappy disk drive, and while I do have some install discs kicking about, they are…
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SQLSTATE 42000 on Restore after restoring native backup from NetBackup tape

My environment is Windows Server Standard 2003 SP2, SQL Server 2000 SP4 with a few additional patches, NetBackup Admin console 7.1 and NetBackup Client 6.5.3. I take nightly full backups that restore with no problem. I also perform nightly server…
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What is the best method of backing up a VPS?

Let's say that I have 50GB of off site storage and my VPS has a hard drive of 30GB. If I wanted to back-up my entire VPS (take note that cPanel/WHM is installed) every 24 hours, how would I do so and which method is the best? I have noticed a lot of…
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How to make a recovery disk combining the OS and the applications?

To avoid doing tedious job by reinstalling the OS every 6 months, I want to create a recovery disk that combines the OS and required applications. So I can install the complete system only by one-click installation. This is just for educational…
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How to do rdiff backup restore

How to do rdiff back restore using program ( perl, bash ) Can i get more informatio about rdiff back restore ?
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Bare bones backup / restore for single Win 2003 server

I have a single server, Win 2003 Server and would like to setup a system to be able to perform a bare bones restore if needed. (just plug in a cd or smth and get everything back). Ideally the backup could be performed while the is powered so that i…
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how to restore backup from rsync

I want to restore a backup. With respect to rsync I have a doubt If the server A on which I have to restore backup from a USB disk I do as follows rsync -avz /usb/disk -e ssh root@IP:/ will it over write all the files on server A with the ones on my…
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