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06 Laboratory Exercise 1

1. The document provides instructions for creating a backup of a SQL Server database called "Sales" containing sample data. It describes selecting the Sales database, choosing the backup destination as a file location, and confirming the backup. 2. It then describes restoring the Sales database from the backup file. This involves deleting the sample table to simulate data loss, selecting the backup file as the restore source, and completing the restore process. 3. The restore is shown to successfully repair the Sales database to a consistent state by recovering the deleted sample table from the backup file.

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06 Laboratory Exercise 1

1. The document provides instructions for creating a backup of a SQL Server database called "Sales" containing sample data. It describes selecting the Sales database, choosing the backup destination as a file location, and confirming the backup. 2. It then describes restoring the Sales database from the backup file. This involves deleting the sample table to simulate data loss, selecting the backup file as the restore source, and completing the restore process. 3. The restore is shown to successfully repair the Sales database to a consistent state by recovering the deleted sample table from the backup file.

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Name: BSIT501P

Advanced Database Systems

06 Laboratory Exercise 1 – ARG


1. Open/launch the Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio from your Windows computer and
use the default login using Windows Authentication.

2. Create a database named Sales. Execute the following commands in Data_Insert by dragging and
dropping down the file to Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio, then click Execute. The commands
that have been executed will automatically insert five thousand (5,000) rows of data that will be used for
this exercise. See the image below.
3. Now that our Sales database contains 1 table with 5,000 rows of data. We will create a backup file of
the whole database through the Tasks function. Right-click the sales database, then click Tasks, then
click Backup.

4. For the source section, you can choose what database you would like to create a backup and the type
of backup. Select the Sales as the database that we will create a backup.

5. In the destination of the backup section, select the disk option in the “back up to:” drop-down list.
6. Remove the existing destination path that has been automatically created by selecting the existing
path then click Remove.

7. We will choose a path destination where we could save our backup file. Click the Add button below
the drop-down list, then click the three (3) dot or Option button to show the lists of files to choose from.

8. In my case, I want to save my database backup file in drive D:\Documents. Note: Don’t forget to set
the proper file name of the backup. Then click OK (Select Backup Destination window). If the selected
backup destination is properly set, click OK (Locate Database Files window). See the image below for an
example.
9. In the previous backup window, click OK to finalize the backup configuration and start backing up. It
should show a window indicating that the created backup was completed successfully.
10. To check the backup file, locate the file based on the destination entered on the previous procedure.

Restoring a Database Backup

1. For instance, our Sales database got destroyed or deleted by disaster or human error incidents. To do
this, delete the entire Sales_Record table by expanding our Sales database > Tables folder > rightclick
the Sales_Record > Delete. Click OK when the prompt form shows.

2. Now, we need to restore the Sales database to get the database back in a consistent state. Right-click
the Sales database object, click Tasks > Restore > Database.

3. In the Restore Database - Sales window, select the device as the source, click the option or threedot
button in the right corner, and then click Add to specify the backup file's file location.
4. Select the database backup file that we previously created using the Locate Backup File window. Click
All Files in the drop-down list to see your backup file. Select the database backup file. Then click OK. See
the following image for an example
5. If the proper backup file is already selected, click OK to finalize the database to restore configuration
and start the process of restoring the database. It should show a window indicating that the database
Sales was restored successfully.

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