Chapter 10

Restoring Databases Using SnapManager

This section describes how to recover your SQL Server databases from SnapManager backup sets. The following topics are covered:

SQL Server 2000 and 2005 recovery models
Understanding SnapManager Restore
Types of SnapManager restore operations
Choosing the type of restore operation to perform
Performing a restore operation
Managing databases mounted at or restored to alternate locations
Deleting restored Snapshot copies

Note
If you are running SQL Server 2000, SnapManager does not allow you to restore a backup set created using SQL Server 2005.

Attention
You must run SnapManager from the system console, not from a Terminal Services client. Do not use Terminal Services for any type of SnapManager administration, because you might miss critical information that is displayed only in pop-up boxes at the system console.