Problem while restoring differential back up

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Problem while restoring differential back up

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kkiranvr
Yak Posting Veteran

54 Posts

Posted - 2007-11-16 : 10:33:08

Hi Expets!!!!!!!!
I did full back up and restore it. I didn't face any problem while restoring it. After that, I did differential back up. And now trying to restore it. I saw name of all the files at the time of full back up. It were something like ABC.MDF, ABC1.NDF,ABC2.NDF,ABC3.NDF,ABC4.NDF,ABC5.NDF, ABC_log.LDF, ABC_log2.LDF. But now, when I am trying to restore differential back up, I am getting different names, such as, ABC.MDF, ABC2.NDF,ABC3.NDF,ABC4.NDF,ABC5.NDF, ABC6.NDF,ABC_log.LDF, ABC_log2.LDF.It means that, ABC1.NDF file is missing and this time I am getting ABC6.NDF as a extra file. But total number of files are same. How is it possible? I checked, in the original database, there names of the files math exactly with what I am getting in differential back up file. Now I am getting one error message while trying to do differential back up. Any idea what is going on and how to solve this problem? The error message is as follows:-

TITLE: Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio
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Restore failed for Server 'SAT01PNGRSQL02'. (Microsoft.SqlServer.Smo)

For help, click: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?ProdName=Microsoft+SQL+Server&ProdVer=9.00.3042.00&EvtSrc=Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.ExceptionTemplates.FailedOperationExceptionText&EvtID=Restore+Server&LinkId=20476

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

System.Data.SqlClient.SqlError: This differential backup cannot be restored because the database has not been restored to the correct earlier state. (Microsoft.SqlServer.Smo)

For help, click: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?ProdName=Microsoft+SQL+Server&ProdVer=9.00.3042.00&LinkId=20

Today is my dead line for this issue,,,
Can you please give me the answer as quick as possible
and that would be very appriciable.....

-Thanks N Regards,
Kanthi.

spirit1
Cybernetic Yak Master

11752 Posts

Posted - 2007-11-16 : 10:43:52

if you want to restore differential backup on top of the full backup you have to restore the full backup in the NORECOVERY state

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