SQL 2005 Backup File

#1 (**permalink**) 03-01-2008, 02:41 PM

We have a SQL 2005 server running the following backup job:

 /* Created by
<a href="http://www.wangz.net/gsqlparser/sqlpp/sqlformat.htm">free
online sql formatter</a> */ 
EXECUTE master.dbo.xp_create_subdir
    N'\\Server\Backups
\DBServerName\\DB_Name__METABASE'

 
GO

 
EXECUTE master.dbo.xp_create_subdir
    N'\\server\Backups
\DBServerName\\DB_Name__MSCRM'

 
GO

 
BACKUP DATABASE [db_name__metabase] TO disk = N'\\server\Backups\DBServerName\\DB_Name__ME TABASE
\DB_Name__METABASE_backup_200610261158.bak' WITH differential , noformat , noinit , name = N'DB_Name__METABASE_backup_2006102611583 9' , skip , rewind , nounload , stats = 10

 
GO

 
DECLARE  @backupSetId  AS INT

 
SELECT @backupSetId = position
 FROM   msdb..backupset
 WHERE  database_name = N'DB_Name__METABASE'
        <fon t color =
"blue">AND backup_set_id = (SELECT MAX(backup_set_id)
        &nbs p;                 &n bsp;   FROM   msdb..backupset
        &nbs p;                 &n bsp;   WHERE  database_name = N'DB_Name__METABASE')

 
IF @backupSetId IS NULL
   BEGIN
     RAISERROR (N'Verify failed. Backup infor mation for database ''DB_Name__META BASE'' not found.',16,1)
   END

 
RESTORE verifyonly FROM disk = N'\\server\Backups
\DBServerName\\DB_Name__METABASE
\DB_Name__METABASE_backup_200610261158.bak' WITH FILE = @backupSetId , nounload , norewind

 
GO

 
BACKUP DATABASE [db_name__mscrm] TO disk = N'\
\server\Backups\DBServerName\\DB_Name__MSCRM
\DB_Name__MSCRM_backup_200610261158.bak' WITH differential , noformat , noinit , name = N'DB_Name__MSCRM_backup_20061026115839' , skip , rewind , nounload , stats = 10

 
GO

 
DECLARE  @backupSetId  AS INT

 
SELECT @backupSetId = position
 FROM   msdb..backupset
 WHERE  database_name = N'DB_Name__MSCRM'
        <fon t color =
"blue">AND backup_set_id = (SELECT MAX(backup_set_id)
        &nbs p;                 &n bsp;   FROM   msdb..backupset
        &nbs p;                 &n bsp;   WHERE  database_name = N'DB_Name__MSCRM')

 
IF @backupSetId IS NULL
   BEGIN
     RAISERROR (N'Verify failed. Backup infor mation for database ''DB_Name__MSCR M'' not found.',16,1)
   END

 
RESTORE verifyonly FROM disk = N'\\server\Backups
\DBServerName\\DB_Name__MSCRM\DB_Name__MSCRM_backu p_200610261158.bak' WITH FILE = @backupSetId , nounload , norewind


This job was set up long before i started here and the problem is that
the backup file itself has grown to be over 230 GB. It does not
appear that the backup job is pruning the file. is there a way to
view the contents of this file and then prune it so we keep no more
then two weeks worth of data.

Thanks

#2 (**permalink**) 03-01-2008, 02:41 PM

Can you please repost WITHOUT the HTML

Tht's basically impossible to read.

--
Greg Moore
SQL Server DBA Consulting
Email: sql (at) greenms.com http://www.greenms.com

"Bryan" <bsockel@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1173818991.982147.112650@y66g2000hsf.googlegr oups.com...
> We have a SQL 2005 server running the following backup job:
>
> /* Created by
> <a href="http://www.wangz.net/gsqlparser/sqlpp/sqlformat.htm">free
> online sql formatter</a> */ 
> EXECUTE  "maroon">master. "maroon">dbo. "#8000FF">xp_create_subdir
>    N'\\Server\Backups
> \DBServerName\\DB_Name__METABASE'
>
> 
> GO
>
> 
> EXECUTE  "maroon">master. "maroon">dbo. "#8000FF">xp_create_subdir
>    N'\\server\Backups
> \DBServerName\\DB_Name__MSCRM'
>
> 
> GO
>
> 
> BACKUP DATABASE</
> font> [db_name__metabase]</
> font> TO  "maroon">disk =  color = "red">N'\\server\Backups\DBServerName\\DB_Name__ME TABASE
> \DB_Name__METABASE_backup_200610261158.bak'  "blue">WITH differential</
> font> ,  "maroon">noformat ,</
> font> noinit  "silver">, name  color = "silver">=  "red">N'DB_Name__METABASE_backup_2006102611583 9'  color = "silver">, skip</
> font> ,  "maroon">rewind ,  color = "maroon">nounload ,</
> font> stats  "silver">= 10
>
> 
> GO
>
> 
> DECLARE   "#8000FF">@backupSetId  AS</
> font> INT
>
> 
> SELECT  "#8000FF">@backupSetId =</
> font> position
> FROM    "maroon">msdb. "silver">.backupset
> WHERE   "maroon">database_name =</
> font> N'DB_Name__METABASE'
>        <fon t color =
> "blue">AND backup_set_id</
> font> =  "silver">(SELECT  "fuchsia">MAX( = "maroon">backup_set_id)
>        &nbs p;                 &n bsp;    color = "blue">FROM    "maroon">msdb. "silver">.backupset
>        &nbs p;                 &n bsp;    color = "blue">WHERE   "maroon">database_name =</
> font> N'DB_Name__METABASE' = "silver">)
>
> 
> IF  "#8000FF">@backupSetId IS</
> font> NULL
>   BEGIN
>     RAISERROR</
> font> ( "red">N'Verify failed. Backup infor mation for database ''DB_Name__META BASE'' not found.'</
> font>,16</
> font>,1</
> font>)
>   END
>
> 
> RESTORE  "maroon">verifyonly FROM</
> font> disk  "silver">= N'\\server\Backups
> \DBServerName\\DB_Name__METABASE
> \DB_Name__METABASE_backup_200610261158.bak'  "blue">WITH FILE  color = "silver">= @backupSetId</
> font> ,  "maroon">nounload ,</
> font> norewind
>
> 
> GO
>
> 
> BACKUP DATABASE</
> font> [db_name__mscrm]  color = "blue">TO disk</
> font> = N'\
> \server\Backups\DBServerName\\DB_Name__MSCRM
> \DB_Name__MSCRM_backup_200610261158.bak'  "blue">WITH differential</
> font> ,  "maroon">noformat ,</
> font> noinit  "silver">, name  color = "silver">=  "red">N'DB_Name__MSCRM_backup_20061026115839'  = "silver">, skip  color = "silver">, rewind</
> font> ,  "maroon">nounload ,</
> font> stats  "silver">= 10
>
> 
> GO
>
> 
> DECLARE   "#8000FF">@backupSetId  AS</
> font> INT
>
> 
> SELECT  "#8000FF">@backupSetId =</
> font> position
> FROM    "maroon">msdb. "silver">.backupset
> WHERE   "maroon">database_name =</
> font> N'DB_Name__MSCRM'
>        <fon t color =
> "blue">AND backup_set_id</
> font> =  "silver">(SELECT  "fuchsia">MAX( = "maroon">backup_set_id)
>        &nbs p;                 &n bsp;    color = "blue">FROM    "maroon">msdb. "silver">.backupset
>        &nbs p;                 &n bsp;    color = "blue">WHERE   "maroon">database_name =</
> font> N'DB_Name__MSCRM' "silver">)
>
> 
> IF  "#8000FF">@backupSetId IS</
> font> NULL
>   BEGIN
>     RAISERROR</
> font> ( "red">N'Verify failed. Backup infor mation for database ''DB_Name__MSCR M'' not found.'</
> font>,16</
> font>,1</
> font>)
>   END
>
> 
> RESTORE  "maroon">verifyonly FROM</
> font> disk  "silver">= N'\\server\Backups
> \DBServerName\\DB_Name__MSCRM\DB_Name__MSCRM_backu p_200610261158.bak'</
> font> WITH  "blue">FILE =  color = "#8000FF">@backupSetId ,</
> font> nounload  "silver">, norewind
> 
>
> This job was set up long before i started here and the problem is that
> the backup file itself has grown to be over 230 GB. It does not
> appear that the backup job is pruning the file. is there a way to
> view the contents of this file and then prune it so we keep no more
> then two weeks worth of data.
>
> Thanks
>

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