SQL Server Backup

StoreGrid's comprehensive approach to backup management now allows you to execute your SQL Server backups & restores from one intuitive interface.

StoreGrid supports SQL Server backups for SQL Server 2000 and all higher versions.

You can now (from v2.2) choose between a Basic (free) & an Advanced SQL Server Plug-in. The Basic Plugin uses the OSQL utility to dump the database(s) and thereafter uploads the locally dumped file to the backup server. The Advanced SQL Server plugin uses the VDI API to backup database(s) before uploading them to the backup server.

Incremental features in the Advanced plug-in include:

• Optimal use of dump files for local storage: the dump file is compressed and automatically purged after use.
• Straight through Restore of SQL Server backup (as opposed to a 2 step process in Basic plug-in)
• Comprehensive Backup & Restore report of SQL Server backup is available
• Detailed SQL Server Backup & Restore email reports available

Please note that the Basic plug-in is integrated with the product and is available at no additional cost.

Whether you use the basic or the advanced plug-in, besides StoreGrid's refreshing user interface, a comprehensive approach also enables us to leverage powerful components of StoreGrid's core solution and apply them to SQL Server backups. For example, data compression with the powerful ZLIB algorithm provides excellent compression ratios, military strength encryption (up to 448 bits) with the Blowfish algorithm ensures your data is always protected, and incremental backups capture byte level changes in your databases using our Intelli-Delta technology based on the proven and powerful RSYNC algorithm !

We encourage you to download a trial and evaluate StoreGrid's SQL backup capabilities to appreciate the benefits of managing backups and restores in heterogeneous environments - with one comprehensive solution!

For help on this feature, please refer to the section on SQL Server Backups in our help documentation.

SQL Server Backups are supported in Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows 2000 Server, 2003 Server & Small Business Server installations from StoreGrid Version 2.1