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Scheduled restore

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Hi all,
I think could be very useful the implementation of a scheduled restore.
In our case we need to "update" the ERP's test environment every month (many gigabytes), this is very difficult to do using Powershell.
Someone thinks it could be a new feature in next releases?
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Re: Scheduled restore

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Hi Mirko,
Could you clarify the case please?
Have you considered VM cloning or replication?
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Re: Scheduled restore

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Hi Shestakov,
sorry I forget to speak about the "scope".
I'm speaking about SQL Server database.
We have ad ERP farm composed by a production and a test environment.
We need to restoring the production databases every sunday overwriting the test databases to maintain the test data "updated", it takes about 5-6 hours.
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Re: Scheduled restore

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Then, the PowerShell is the way to go, and there already examples on how this process can be automated. Thanks!
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Re: Scheduled restore

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And together with Windows Task Scheduler they would go as a good tandem, I think :wink:
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Re: Scheduled restore

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Why not use replication and only replicate the disks the databases are on? Replication is faster than restore since it only replicates changed blocks.
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Re: Scheduled restore

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OK,
I understand that "Powershell" is the correct way but "why" don't implement this feature in the console? (is only a question)
Thank you
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Re: Scheduled restore

Post by wishr » 1 person likes this post

Hi Mirko,

I suppose because of the low demand for this feature, especially since PowerShell cmdlets cover this use-case.

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[MERGED] Schedule Recovery in a future date?

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Good day
Please could you advise if there is a way to do a recovery in a FUTURE DATE?

1. What I would like to do is:Build a system with a certain criteria.
2. Allow students to work on system and do what they want.
3. Come Friday Night, recover system automatically.
Rinse and repeat...

Is this possible?
kind regards
cyber7
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Re: Scheduled restore

Post by Natalia Lupacheva »

Hi Aubrey,

I've moved your post to the existing thread.
Please take a look at the suggestions here, Powershell might work for you.

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Re: Scheduled restore

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Actually, being a bit of a novice, the entire discussion is on how to restore sql databases. I want to restore a complete machine (or machines) at a specified time in the future? Is this the same?
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Re: Scheduled restore

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Aubrey,

you can also use a sample from RestoreVM discussions.

Thanks!
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Re: Scheduled restore

Post by cyber7 » 1 person likes this post

Ahhh, I get it now. Thank you!
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