How to Backup Database in SQL Server - Create a Full Back up of Database
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Introduction
In this article we will take a look at the steps you need to follow to take a full backup of SQL Server Database. The steps mentioned in this article are applicable for SQL Server 2005, SQL Server 2008, SQL Server 2008 R2 and SQL Server 2012. If you are interested in knowing the steps you need to follow to restore a full database back up in SQL Server then read the following article titled “How to Restore Database in SQL Server”.
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Permissions Required to Take Database Backup in SQL Server
In order to take backups a user must be a member of DBCREATOR Server Role and DB_OWNER Database Role else you will receive the below mentioned error while performing backups.
Error Message
Msg 262, Level 14, State 1, Line 1
BACKUP DATABASE permission denied in database 'DatabaseName'.
Msg 3013, Level 16, State 1, Line 1
BACKUP DATABASE is terminating abnormally.
Sample TSQL Script to Create Login with DBCREATOR Server Role and DB_OWNER Database Role
CREATE
LOGIN BackupRestoreAdmin WITH
PASSWORD='$tr0ngP@$$w0rd'
GO
CREATE
USER BackupRestoreAdmin FOR
LOGIN BackupRestoreAdmin
GO
EXEC
sp_addsrvrolemember
'BackupRestoreAdmin',
'dbcreator'
GO
EXEC
sp_addrolemember
'db_owner','BackupRestoreAdmin'
GO
Database Administrator or a user who is a member of DBCREATOR Server Role and DB_OWNER Database Role can take a full backup of database using either:-
• Using SQL Server Management Studio
• Using TSQL scripts
Let us take a look at both the above mentioned options to perform a full backup of a database in SQL Server.
Take Full Backup of a Database Using SQL Server Management Studio
1. Open SQL Server Management Studio and connect to the appropriate instance of Microsoft SQL Server Database Engine in Object Explorer.
2. Expand Databases node and then right click the database which you want to take a full backup and point to Tasks, and then click Back Up… option as shown in the below snippet to open up Back Up Database dialog box.
SQL Server Database Backup Options and Commands a Step by Step Tutorial with Examples
This tutorial will give you compressive information on different database backup options which is available to a DBA or a Developer within SQL Server. The detailed topics mentioned in this tutorial will help you understand database backups in depth whether you are new to SQL Server or an Expert.
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3. In Back Up Database Dialog box, in Database List box, verify the database name. Optionally you can even select a different database to backup. You will be able to perform a Full Backup of a database which is FULL, BULK_LOGGED or Simple recovery model. To know more about different recovery models in SQL Server read the following article titled Understanding SQL Server Recovery Model.
4. In Backup type list box select Full. Once you have taken a full backup of a database then you can perform Differential backup or Transactional log backups. However, if you database is in Simple recovery model you will not be able to take a Transactional log backup. This is by design from Microsoft.
5. If you want to perform a Copy-Only backup of a database then choose Copy-Only Backup option in Back Up Database Dialog box. Using copy-only backup option you can take a full, differential or transactional log backup which is independent of the sequence of convential SQL Server backups. The copy-only backup option was introduced in SQL Server 2005.
6. In Backup Component select Databases and in Backup set leave the default Name and optionally enter Desciption. Leave the default value as 0 days for Backup set will expire after option.
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