When you want to restore a SQL database from a backup file, then you should know that to restore an encrypted database, you must have a certificate or asymmetric key which is necessary to encrypt the database. If you do not have that key or certification, then you cannot perform the restore procedure. You must…
When a user interacts with Microsoft SQL Server, the chances that an error would appear on-screen are positive; this can happen due to varying reasons and finding the root cause which has led to such a situation is quite tricky and sometimes impossible. Every error that appears is accompanied with a unique error code, which…
When you have multiple SQL backup files, you can restore SQL data with the NORECOVERY option to roll forward the restore process till the recovered database is consistent. This facilitates the complete recovery of data with the help of the RECOVERY option in the end. Recovery is the process of copying data from the backup…
Database backups act as the only ray of hope for database administrators after they face server crashes. For that matter, it is recommended to carry out regular database backups because data loss can take place anytime without any prior alerts or notification and due to many random reasons. There might be cases where you will…
For many performing any task that requires execution of regular backups seems to be boring, but yet it is considered an extremely necessary exercise. Unfortunately, the ratio of such individuals is high who do not comprehend the significance of frequently backing up data unless any disaster situation arrives. Microsoft very well understands the requirement of…