question on recovery sql server 2000

Hi
I am using SQL 2000 std edition and hence using custom scripts to
restore the DB using standby file. I am backing up T-LOGs every 30 mins on
production and copying them on a network location which is accessible to
standby machine.
I run a job on standby machine which applies the transaction logs every 30
mins by checking in backmediaset & backupmediafamily tables of Production. DB
is running in read only and is working.
Question : In case my Production machine goes down and does not come up how
can I start the Standby "with data loss" if it has already appiled the last
T-logs generated on production.
Since Produciton (primary) is down I can not backup the last T-log.
Thanks
MangeshFrom BOL
This example sets up the MyNwind database on a standby server. The database
can be used in read-only mode between restore operations.
-- Restore the initial database backup on the standby server.
USE master
GO
RESTORE DATABASE MyNwind
FROM MyNwind_1
WITH STANDBY = 'c:\undo.ldf'
GO
-- Apply the first transaction log backup.
RESTORE LOG MyNwind
FROM MyNwind_log1
WITH STANDBY = 'c:\undo.ldf'
GO
-- Apply the next transaction log backup.
RESTORE LOG MyNwind
FROM MyNwind_log2
WITH STANDBY = 'c:\undo.ldf'
GO
-- Repeat for each transaction log backup created on the
-- primary server.
--
-- Time elapses.. .. ..
--
-- The primary server has failed. Back up the
-- active transaction log on the primary server.
BACKUP LOG MyNwind
TO MyNwind_log3
WITH NO_TRUNCATE
GO
-- Apply the final (active) transaction log backup
-- to the standby server. All preceding transaction
-- log backups must have been already applied.
RESTORE LOG MyNwind
FROM MyNwind_log3
WITH STANDBY = 'c:\undo.ldf'
GO
-- Recover the database on the standby server,
-- making it available for normal operations.
RESTORE DATABASE MyNwind
WITH RECOVERY
GO
"Mangesh Deshpande" <MangeshDeshpande@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message news:72D84926-67E3-4A3F-A011-E5F5A6ACA8CC@.microsoft.com...
> Hi
> I am using SQL 2000 std edition and hence using custom scripts to
> restore the DB using standby file. I am backing up T-LOGs every 30 mins on
> production and copying them on a network location which is accessible to
> standby machine.
> I run a job on standby machine which applies the transaction logs every 30
> mins by checking in backmediaset & backupmediafamily tables of Production.
DB
> is running in read only and is working.
> Question : In case my Production machine goes down and does not come up
how
> can I start the Standby "with data loss" if it has already appiled the
last
> T-logs generated on production.
> Since Produciton (primary) is down I can not backup the last T-log.
> Thanks
> Mangesh
>|||So you are continuously doing RESTORE WITH STANDBY? And you now wand to make the database fully
accessible? If so:
RESTORE DATABASE dbname WITH RECOVERY
No actual restore is performed, only the recovery work to get it out of standby mode.
--
Tibor Karaszi, SQL Server MVP
http://www.karaszi.com/sqlserver/default.asp
http://www.solidqualitylearning.com/
"Mangesh Deshpande" <MangeshDeshpande@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:72D84926-67E3-4A3F-A011-E5F5A6ACA8CC@.microsoft.com...
> Hi
> I am using SQL 2000 std edition and hence using custom scripts to
> restore the DB using standby file. I am backing up T-LOGs every 30 mins on
> production and copying them on a network location which is accessible to
> standby machine.
> I run a job on standby machine which applies the transaction logs every 30
> mins by checking in backmediaset & backupmediafamily tables of Production. DB
> is running in read only and is working.
> Question : In case my Production machine goes down and does not come up how
> can I start the Standby "with data loss" if it has already appiled the last
> T-logs generated on production.
> Since Produciton (primary) is down I can not backup the last T-log.
> Thanks
> Mangesh
>|||Yes. I am doing a continuous restoration of my standby database using standby
file.
Thanks for help.
"Tibor Karaszi" wrote:
> So you are continuously doing RESTORE WITH STANDBY? And you now wand to make the database fully
> accessible? If so:
> RESTORE DATABASE dbname WITH RECOVERY
> No actual restore is performed, only the recovery work to get it out of standby mode.
> --
> Tibor Karaszi, SQL Server MVP
> http://www.karaszi.com/sqlserver/default.asp
> http://www.solidqualitylearning.com/
>
> "Mangesh Deshpande" <MangeshDeshpande@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:72D84926-67E3-4A3F-A011-E5F5A6ACA8CC@.microsoft.com...
> > Hi
> >
> > I am using SQL 2000 std edition and hence using custom scripts to
> > restore the DB using standby file. I am backing up T-LOGs every 30 mins on
> > production and copying them on a network location which is accessible to
> > standby machine.
> >
> > I run a job on standby machine which applies the transaction logs every 30
> > mins by checking in backmediaset & backupmediafamily tables of Production. DB
> > is running in read only and is working.
> >
> > Question : In case my Production machine goes down and does not come up how
> > can I start the Standby "with data loss" if it has already appiled the last
> > T-logs generated on production.
> > Since Produciton (primary) is down I can not backup the last T-log.
> >
> > Thanks
> > Mangesh
> >
> >
>
>