DB backup to a mapped drive on another server?

In SQL 2000, is it possible to perform a DB backup where the backup is
written to a disk drive on a different server. Someone had mentioned that
this is possible using backup devices (instead of backup files).
I tried adding a dump device with the following command:
sp_addumpdevice @.devtype = 'disk',
@.logicalname = 'SorClinTest_E',
@.physicalname = '\\RemoteServerName\e$\Backuptest\FromProd.ext'
When i tried backing up to that device i got an error that the backup failed
(no details). I am guessing that it failed because of the remote device.
If anyone can shed some light on this - I would appreciate it.
Thanks,
Tom
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"TJT" <TJT@.nospam.com> wrote in message
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In SQL 2000, is it possible to perform a DB backup where the backup is
written to a disk drive on a different server. Someone had mentioned that
this is possible using backup devices (instead of backup files).
I tried adding a dump device with the following command:
sp_addumpdevice @.devtype = 'disk',
@.logicalname = 'SorClinTest_E',
@.physicalname = '\\RemoteServerName\e$\Backuptest\FromProd.ext'
When i tried backing up to that device i got an error that the backup failed
(no details). I am guessing that it failed because of the remote device.
If anyone can shed some light on this - I would appreciate it.
Thanks,
Tom
|||You don't need to add a dump device if you just want to backup the database
to another server.
BACKUP DATABASE dbname TO DISK = '\\server\share\filename'
"TJT" wrote:

> In SQL 2000, is it possible to perform a DB backup where the backup is
> written to a disk drive on a different server. Someone had mentioned that
> this is possible using backup devices (instead of backup files).
> I tried adding a dump device with the following command:
> sp_addumpdevice @.devtype = 'disk',
> @.logicalname = 'SorClinTest_E',
> @.physicalname = '\\RemoteServerName\e$\Backuptest\FromProd.ext'
> When i tried backing up to that device i got an error that the backup failed
> (no details). I am guessing that it failed because of the remote device.
> If anyone can shed some light on this - I would appreciate it.
> Thanks,
> Tom
>
>
|||Hello Tom,
Check the login id the SQLServer service runs as and login to the server
with that ID and try to copy a file
into that share. If you cannot copy the file then you have a
access/permission problem ... etc.
ie, Can you copy a file to this location " \RemoteServerName\e$\Backuptest\
" using the login id that SQLServer
service runs with. Try this from command prompt.
Gopi
"TJT" <TJT@.nospam.com> wrote in message
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> In SQL 2000, is it possible to perform a DB backup where the backup is
> written to a disk drive on a different server. Someone had mentioned that
> this is possible using backup devices (instead of backup files).
> I tried adding a dump device with the following command:
> sp_addumpdevice @.devtype = 'disk',
> @.logicalname = 'SorClinTest_E',
> @.physicalname = '\\RemoteServerName\e$\Backuptest\FromProd.ext'
> When i tried backing up to that device i got an error that the backup
> failed
> (no details). I am guessing that it failed because of the remote device.
> If anyone can shed some light on this - I would appreciate it.
> Thanks,
> Tom
>
|||All The above are correct. I will add the idea of getting backup in a dump
device with Complete, differential, transactional backups to another server.
1. Create a map network drive
2. Restart your sql server in order to see the drive
3. Create a dump device via EM (It's easier) pointing the drive
4. Create the jobs you want.
Andreas
"Jack" wrote:
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> You don't need to add a dump device if you just want to backup the database
> to another server.
> BACKUP DATABASE dbname TO DISK = '\\server\share\filename'
> "TJT" wrote:
|||Yes , follow the below steps.
There are Few Pre requisites to do backup remotely;
1. You Should start SQL server using Domain user who got access to remote machine Share
2. Should have share in the remote machine
3. If you need to schedule this as a job then SQL Agent should use the same Domain user in which SQL server was started
4. Restart the services
Now you can execute the Backup script with UNC path
BACKUP Database <dbname> to disk='\\computername\sharenameX\dbname.bak' with init
Note:
Backup to remote machine will not work if you start SQL server using Local system account
Thanks
Hari
SQL Server MVP
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TJT Wrote:
In SQL 2000, is it possible to perform a DB backup where the backup is
written to a disk drive on a different server. Someone had mentioned that
this is possible using backup devices (instead of backup files).
I tried adding a dump device with the following command:
sp_addumpdevice @.devtype = 'disk',
@.logicalname = 'SorClinTest_E',
@.physicalname = '\\RemoteServerName\e$\Backuptest\FromProd.ext'
When i tried backing up to that device i got an error that the backup failed
(no details). I am guessing that it failed because of the remote device.
If anyone can shed some light on this - I would appreciate it.
Thanks,
Tom
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