back up and restore

  • Hi

    I have planned to go for log shipping to update my database with the production database. I thought of doing like..

    1)Full backup of production DB once and get the backup file to my server so that I Can restore it intially.

    2)Trans Backup every 8 hrs and the get the trans backup file to restore on my server.

    I have to do everything only from my server, not given access to the production except that I may get bckup files when need. All this is just only for 1 DB to update the data for reporting.

    I have to automate these jobs(pick up files from production and restore on my server) from my server.

    DO i need to have linked server for this?

    Pls let me know how far this is possible and any thing else i have to do to accomplish.

  • I dont have any type of dedicated networks as of now, can FTP work for this job. and how about VPN?

  • You don't specify if you want to set up built-in SQL Server log shipping (available in Enterprise Edition) or if you're setting up a home grown version.

    If you're going the home grown route, check out this script: http://www.sqlservercentral.com/scripts/viewscript.asp?scriptid=566 

    Greg

    Greg

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