Build and test Restore Scenarios

• madhu-686862

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  November 3, 2008 at 11:18 pm

  #193225

  Hi All

  could you plz explain me the restore scenarios.Need test cases, like

  1.ldf deleted what is the procedure to restore?

  2.mdf deleted what is the procedure to restore?

  3.master data base is deleted what is the procedure to restore?

  4.backup file corrupted what is the procedure to restore?

  5.data in table corrupted?

  everything to the point in time.In development box I need to generate these scenarios n document,sothat in future if come acroos any of the tested n documented scenario, we can reduce the down time.

  So to generate the scenarios,iam continuosly inserting data from one table to other in the same database.I want to test all the possible restore scenarios on this database,iam inserting data to generate some log.before deletind database or ldf take thew row count n after restoring make sure we are getting same row count or not.if not why we are not getting?

  Declare @total bigint

  Declare @total1 bigint

  DECLARE @DATE DATETIME

  SET @DATE = GETDATE()

  SELECT @TOTAL = COUNT(*) FROM dbo.TEST1

  WHILE @DATE < GETDATE()+1

  BEGIN

  INSERT INTO dbo.TEST

  SELECT * FROM dbo.TEST1

  SELECT @TOTAL1 = COUNT(*) FROM dbo.TEST

  WAITFOR DELAY '00:01:00:00'

  IF @TOTAL1 > (@TOTAL*5)

  TRUNCATE TABLE dbo.TEST

  END

  Full backup 2am

  Diff every 6hrs

  log backup every 15 min.

  plz tell me the possible restore scenario I can test for above backup strategy.

  Thanks