My overall point is that there are generally non-downtime causing ways to back up applications. In addition to not causing downtime, they also often perform other functions, such as validating the database structure.
Roger ------------------------------------------------------ Roger D. Seielstad - MCSE Sr. Systems Administrator Inovis - Formerly Harbinger and Extricity Atlanta, GA > -----Original Message----- > From: Craig Cerino [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, October 11, 2002 4:13 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] OT: How to schedule a service to > stop and restart t? > > > Provided it is JUST SQL you are having problems with --- (the > beginning > email did say "such as SQL) > > I believe that is why we were giving examples of how to stop them - at > least that's why I was. > > Geeez - that sounded awfully argumentative --- it wasn't truly > > -----Original Message----- > From: Roger Seielstad [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, October 11, 2002 3:01 PM > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] OT: How to schedule a service to stop and > restar t? > > Use the native backup tool in SQL server to back up the databases, and > run > NTBackup to backup everything except the directories that house the > databases. No need to stop services. > > ------------------------------------------------------ > Roger D. Seielstad - MCSE > Sr. Systems Administrator > Inovis - Formerly Harbinger and Extricity > Atlanta, GA > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Kevin Felker [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Friday, October 11, 2002 12:47 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: [ActiveDir] OT: How to schedule a service to stop > > and restart? > > > > > > All, > > > > I'm trying to do a system backup of my server, but not all of it is > > backing up since certain services are running (such as SQL SERVER). > > > > If I have my backup scheduled for 3:00AM, I would like to > stop the SQL > > SERVER Service at 2:50AM, and restart it at 4:00AM. > > > > What is the best way to do this? > > > > Thanks > > > > Kevin > > List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm > > List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm > > List archive: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%> 40mail.activedir.org/ > > > List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm > List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm > List archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ > List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm > List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm > List archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%> 40mail.activedir.org/ > List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/
