so yesterday i went in for a client to fix a problem with a program they use for their buisness. as soon i was talking on the phone with tech support the manager told me something was wrong with their datbase. in a nut shell the datbase connection was damaged some how and so i go through6-9 hours of hell and it seems that the datbase no longer exist.
i showed one of the doctors their how to backup the datbase and i told him to do it on a weekly basis. well guess what he never did that. so we have no backup of the database what so ever. my boss told me about shadow copy but unfortunately i didn't know that it even exist. and we were using veritas backup exec and apparently there are some pre commands we can do. so for example before there is a backup every night supposedly we could type in a command in the pre backup location and it would make an image of the database and then back it up. so i'm gonna be blamed for all this. what could i have done to have a way out, a way to fix this.
2007-10-03 04:27:28 · 2 answers · asked by versuviusx 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
If you backup select files located on a local server, I find the simplest of programs to be the easiest...
Theres a free one by microsoft called Synctoy. It lets you select the files and/or folders for backup, as well as schedule it in the task scheduler so it runs by itself at select times.
Very simply program, totally free. Works well.
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/digitalphotography/prophoto/synctoy.mspx
As for a major database that is perhaps not located locally but upon a host somewhere, that would be another story. You need to get a good host, that backs up your info daily (like 1and1.com or possibly godaddy.
Other than that, Simply put, if the database was local, and some guy was supposed to back it up, easiest fix, FIRE his butt, and hire someone who will do their job.
Regardless of programs though, it is always good to back it up manually so you can be sure it was done correctly.
Also take note that, most backup programs, will not backup anything that is "currently in use", so you will need to find a downtime for the server/database to schedule the backup to happen, when it is not in use.
2007-10-03 04:34:42 · answer #1 · answered by Danlow 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You could try using Recuva...it will search a hard drive for deleted files and attempt to recover them. It has worked for me a couple times:
http://www.recuva.com
2007-10-03 04:33:43 · answer #2 · answered by Yoi_55 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋