RE: Best Method to Backup VSS
Sanjay Sen <[email protected]> Thu, 15 Apr 2004 14:52:30 -0400
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This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C4231A.CE2D8CB0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" I usually get users out of the SourceSafe and then lock it before doing a full backup using Windows backup. Locking the SourceSafe prevents users from getting back in so that files won't be skipped if they are in use. Of course, you can always use third-party backup software with open file agents and I am considering those so that I do not have to worry about open files being skipped, and I will not have to kick users out and lock the SourceSafe. Your comments/ideas are welcome! Regards, Sanjay -----Original Message----- From: Hugh Wade [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2004 2:34 PM To: Arlen Baker; [email protected] Subject: RE: [SOS-LIST] Best Method to Backup VSS There are some caveats to backing up VSS correctly. Take a look at the backup section of the best practices doc: http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/?url=/library/en-us/dnvss/html/vssbest.asp <http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/?url=/library/en-us/dnvss/html/vssbest.as p> -Hugh _____ From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Arlen Baker Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2004 9:17 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [SOS-LIST] Best Method to Backup VSS What does everyone use to backup their VSS databases with? ssarc? MSFT Backup Utility? Other??? Thanks ------_=_NextPart_001_01C4231A.CE2D8CB0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html xmlns:v=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" = xmlns:o=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" = xmlns:w=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" = xmlns=3D"http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <META HTTP-EQUIV=3D"Content-Type" CONTENT=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <meta name=3DProgId content=3DWord.Document> <meta name=3DGenerator content=3D"Microsoft Word 9"> <meta name=3DOriginator content=3D"Microsoft Word 9"> <link rel=3DFile-List href=3D"cid:[email protected]"> <link rel=3DEdit-Time-Data href=3D"cid:[email protected]"> <!--[if !mso]> <style> v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} .shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);} </style> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:OfficeDocumentSettings> <o:DoNotRelyOnCSS/> </o:OfficeDocumentSettings> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:DocumentKind>DocumentEmail</w:DocumentKind> <w:EnvelopeVis/> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--> <style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Tahoma; panose-1:2 11 6 4 3 5 4 4 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:swiss; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:553679495 -2147483648 8 0 66047 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} a:link, span.MsoHyperlink {color:blue; text-decoration:underline; text-underline:single;} a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed {color:purple; text-decoration:underline; text-underline:single;} p.MsoAutoSig, li.MsoAutoSig, div.MsoAutoSig {margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} span.EmailStyle17 {mso-style-type:personal; mso-ascii-font-family:Arial; mso-hansi-font-family:Arial; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial; color:navy;} span.EmailStyle18 {mso-style-type:personal-reply; mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family:Arial; mso-hansi-font-family:Arial; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial; color:#993366;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style> <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:shapedefaults v:ext=3D"edit" spidmax=3D"1027"/> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:shapelayout v:ext=3D"edit"> <o:idmap v:ext=3D"edit" data=3D"1"/> </o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--> </head> <body bgcolor=3Dwhite lang=3DEN-US link=3Dblue vlink=3Dpurple = style=3D'tab-interval:.5in'> <div class=3DSection1> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-align:justify'><span = class=3DEmailStyle18><font size=3D2 color=3D"#993366" face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>I usually get users out of the SourceSafe and = then lock it before doing a full backup using Windows backup. Locking the = SourceSafe prevents users from getting back in so that files won’t be skipped if they = are in use. Of course, you can always use third-party backup software with open file = agents and I am considering those so that I do not have to worry about open files = being skipped, and I will not have to kick users out and lock the = SourceSafe.<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-align:justify'><span = class=3DEmailStyle18><font size=3D2 color=3D"#993366" face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:Arial'><![if = !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>= <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-align:justify'><span = class=3DEmailStyle18><font size=3D2 color=3D"#993366" face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Your comments/ideas are = welcome!<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-align:justify'><span = class=3DEmailStyle18><font size=3D2 color=3D"#993366" face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:Arial'><![if = !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>= <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-align:justify'><span = class=3DEmailStyle18><font size=3D2 color=3D"#993366" face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:Arial'><![if = !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>= <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-align:justify'><span = class=3DEmailStyle18><font size=3D2 color=3D"#993366" face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-align:justify'><span = class=3DEmailStyle18><font size=3D2 color=3D"#993366" face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Sanjay<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><span class=3DEmailStyle18><font size=3D2 = color=3D"#993366" face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family: Arial'><![if = !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>= <p class=3DMsoNormal><span class=3DEmailStyle18><font size=3D2 = color=3D"#993366" face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family: Arial'><![if = !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>= <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:.5in'><font size=3D2 = color=3Dblack face=3DTahoma><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black'>-----Original Message-----<br> <b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b> Hugh Wade [mailto:[email protected]]<br> <b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Thursday, April = 15, 2004 2:34 PM<br> <b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Arlen Baker; [email protected]<br> <b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> RE: [SOS-LIST] = Best Method to Backup VSS</span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:.5in'><font size=3D3 = face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'><![if = !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:.5in'><font size=3D2 = color=3Dnavy face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>There are some = caveats to backing up VSS correctly. Take a look at the backup section of the best practices doc:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:.5in'><font size=3D2 = color=3Dnavy face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><a href=3D"http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/?url=3D/library/en-us/dnvss/ht= ml/vssbest.asp">http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/?url=3D/library/en-us/= dnvss/html/vssbest.asp</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:.5in'><font size=3D2 = color=3Dnavy face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> <o:p></o:p= ></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:.5in'><font size=3D2 = color=3Dnavy face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>-Hugh<o:p></o:p>= </span></font></p> <div class=3DMsoNormal align=3Dcenter = style=3D'margin-left:.5in;text-align:center'><font size=3D3 color=3Dblack face=3D"Times New Roman"><span = style=3D'font-size:12.0pt; color:black'> <hr size=3D2 width=3D"100%" align=3Dcenter> </span></font></div> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:.5in'><b><font size=3D2 = color=3Dblack face=3DTahoma><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black; font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack = face=3DTahoma><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black'> [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] <b><span = style=3D'font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Arlen Baker<br> <b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Thursday, April = 15, 2004 9:17 AM<br> <b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> = [email protected]<br> <b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [SOS-LIST] Best = Method to Backup VSS</span></font><font color=3Dblack><span = style=3D'color:black;mso-color-alt: windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:.5in'><font size=3D3 = color=3Dblack face=3D"Times New Roman"><span = style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> </span></font><font color=3Dblack><span = style=3D'color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font>= </p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:.5in'><font size=3D2 = color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>What does everyone use to backup their VSS databases = with?</span></font><font color=3Dblack><span = style=3D'color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font>= </p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:.5in'><font size=3D3 = color=3Dblack face=3D"Times New Roman"><span = style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> </span></font><font color=3Dblack><span = style=3D'color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font>= </p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:.5in'><font size=3D2 = color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>ssarc? </span></font><font color=3Dblack><span = style=3D'color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font>= </p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:.5in'><font size=3D2 = color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>MSFT Backup Utility? </span></font><font color=3Dblack><span = style=3D'color:black; mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:.5in'><font size=3D2 = color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Other???</span>= </font><font color=3Dblack><span = style=3D'color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font>= </p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:.5in'><font size=3D3 = color=3Dblack face=3D"Times New Roman"><span = style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> </span></font><font color=3Dblack><span = style=3D'color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font>= </p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:.5in'><font size=3D2 = color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Thanks</span></= font><font color=3Dblack><span = style=3D'color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font>= </p> </div> </body> </html> ------_=_NextPart_001_01C4231A.CE2D8CB0--