Can't recover SQL database to different SQL instance
Hello,I am trying to restore a SQL 2008 R2 database to a different SQL server instance. When I run the recovery wizard, the only option available to me is to copy to a network folder. All other...
View ArticleSQL databases not being backed up with 'Change journal not initialized or is...
I've been getting the below error when backing up SQL Server databases. Consistency checks do nothing and it gives no indication how to find what the right size should be.Change journal not initialized...
View ArticleDPM 2012 Performs Copy Only Full Backups with SQL 2012 AG with Backup...
We have DPM 2012 backing up a SQL 2012 AG and it continues to perform Copy Only Full backups while the backup preference is set to primary. Anyway to resolve this? We have others protected but this is...
View ArticleDPM SQL Disaster Recovery Restore problem
Testing DPM disaster recovery scenarios using DPM 2012 Specifically for an application server which is running Server 2008 R2 with SQL Server 2008 R2 Express with a single SQL instanceThe applicaiton...
View Articleafter disable tls 1.0 and certificate change, backup failes to start
We had to disable tls 1.0 and switch to tls 1.1 and 1.2 and attach a new certificate for a clustered sql instance. Now the backup fails for those databases, other backups are working.Error is: because...
View ArticleDPM 2012R2 RU11 cannot copy directly from an tape Error ID:917
When i try to restore directly from a tape it will pop up a message " Connection to the DPM service has been lost... ".After restarted the DPM console, Nothing get restored. I restarted the server and...
View ArticleDPM Not Truncating SQL Logs
Hi everyone, I have a few heavily used DBs in an SQL Always On High Availability cluster. This means they are in full recovery mode and creating transaction logs. According to some articles I've read...
View ArticleIs hyper-converged Storage Spaces Direct SQL 2016 cluster a supported...
I am in the process of setting up and testing a hyper-converged 2 node SQL cluster. I was burned a few months ago on a separate project when I found out that SCDPM doesn't support Cluster Shared...
View ArticleDPM unable to query SQL Database Server with TLS 1.0 disabled ??
(Server A) Windows 2016 Server with current updates and DPM 2016 / UR4.(Server B) NON Clustered : Windows 2012R2 Server with SQL 2012 (11.0.7001 ). Updated DPM agent installed.I disabled TLS 1.0 &...
View Articleno synchronization point for database
I have changed recovery model of A database from simple to full and removed that database from DPM protection group and re-added it again. Then again observed that no log backup for that database....
View ArticleDPM 2016 - Backup guest SQL cluster with VHD Set - is it supported?
Okay so I have a standalone Hyper-V host, on this I've built a two node guest cluster with Server 2016 and configured a SQL 2016 cluster.I have created VHD Sets to provide shared storage between the...
View ArticleDPM failing SQL backups due to error: "the SQL Server instance refused a...
I ran across this error starting on 6/4/2011 and have been unable to find the root of the problem. In our environment, we have a DPM 2010 server dedicated to backing up all our SQL envrionment (about...
View ArticleInconsistent Replication
Microsoft Support wanted to push the lack of bandwidth/throughput scenario and that shows as possible reasons for the error in Azure, but this is not the cause and we have plenty of headroom here....
View ArticleProblem with synchronization points
Hi,I have a problem in DPM 2016, i have backup for multiple databases with the settings:Short-term Recovery: 5 days | 60 minutes synchronization And full backup at 20:00 every day.I have the setting...
View ArticleCreation of online recovery points fail using DPM-ID 100210
We are receiving the following. Could you please review and suggest.Log Name: CloudBackup Source: CloudBackup Date: Event ID: 11 Task Category: None Level: Error...
View ArticleSCDPM 2016 and SQL 2017
Dear Tech-net Community,I have SCDPM 2016 UR2 on Win2012 R2, dose anyone know if SCDPM 2016 supports backup of SQL 2017?Thank you
View ArticleDPM could not enumerate SQL Server instances using Windows Management...
HiI have a problem with a SQL 2008 Server in DPM. When I create a new Protection Group and browse the SQL Server I receive the Error "DPM could not enumerate SQL Server instances using Windows...
View ArticleHow do you recover a SQL AlwaysOn Cluster DB with DPM?
I may be missing something somewhere, but I cannot find any documentation that details how to RESTORE a database for a SQL AlwaysOn cluster. I can find documentation regarding protection of a SQL...
View ArticleVM or SQL backup or both?
HiVery general question but what is best practice? To back up the VM or the SQL data on that VM... or backup both VM and SQL at the same time? But I believe both is just effectively backing up your...
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