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Backup Members

The Backup object provides programmatic access to Microsoft SQL Server backup operations.

The following tables list the members exposed by the Backup type.

Public Constructors

  Name Description
Backup Initializes a new instance of the Backup class.

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Protected Fields

  Name Description
ms219191.protfield(en-US,SQL.90).gif currentAsyncOperation  (inherited from BackupRestoreBase )
ms219191.protfield(en-US,SQL.90).gif m_BackupAction  (inherited from BackupRestoreBase )
ms219191.protfield(en-US,SQL.90).gif m_LogTruncation  (inherited from BackupRestoreBase )
ms219191.protfield(en-US,SQL.90).gif m_RestoreAction  (inherited from BackupRestoreBase )

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Public Properties

  Name Description
ms219191.pubproperty(en-US,SQL.90).gif Action Gets or sets the type of backup to be performed.
ms219191.pubproperty(en-US,SQL.90).gif AsyncStatus  Gets the asynchronous status of a backup or restore process. (inherited from BackupRestoreBase)
ms219191.pubproperty(en-US,SQL.90).gif BackupSetDescription Gets or sets a textual description for a particular backup set.
ms219191.pubproperty(en-US,SQL.90).gif BackupSetName Gets or sets the name used to identify a particular backup set.
ms219191.pubproperty(en-US,SQL.90).gif BlockSize Gets or sets the block size unit to be used when formatting tapes as part of a backup.
ms219191.pubproperty(en-US,SQL.90).gif Checksum  Gets or sets a Boolean property value that determines whether a checksum value is calculated during backup or restore operations. (inherited from BackupRestoreBase)
ms219191.pubproperty(en-US,SQL.90).gif ContinueAfterError  Gets or sets a Boolean property value that determines whether the backup or restore continues after a checksum error occurs. (inherited from BackupRestoreBase)
ms219191.pubproperty(en-US,SQL.90).gif Database  Gets or sets the database on which the backup or restore operation runs. (inherited from BackupRestoreBase)
ms219191.pubproperty(en-US,SQL.90).gif DatabaseFileGroups  Gets the Microsoft SQL Server file groups targeted by the backup or restore operation. (inherited from BackupRestoreBase)
ms219191.pubproperty(en-US,SQL.90).gif DatabaseFiles  Gets the operating system files targeted by the backup or restore operation. (inherited from BackupRestoreBase)
ms219191.pubproperty(en-US,SQL.90).gif Devices  Gets the backup devices specified for the backup or restore operation. This property is not CLS-compliant. (inherited from BackupRestoreBase)
ms219191.pubproperty(en-US,SQL.90).gif ExpirationDate Gets or sets the date and time when the backup set expires and the backup data is no longer considered relevant.
ms219191.pubproperty(en-US,SQL.90).gif FormatMedia Gets or sets a Boolean property value that determines whether a tape is formatted as the first step of the backup operation.
ms219191.pubproperty(en-US,SQL.90).gif Incremental Gets or sets a Boolean property value that determines whether to perform a differential backup.
ms219191.pubproperty(en-US,SQL.90).gif Initialize Gets or sets a Boolean property value that determines whether the devices associated with a backup operation are initialized as part of the backup operation.
ms219191.pubproperty(en-US,SQL.90).gif LogTruncation Gets or sets the method used to truncate the database log as part of the backup operation.
ms219191.pubproperty(en-US,SQL.90).gif MediaDescription Gets or sets a textual description of the medium that contains a backup set.
ms219191.pubproperty(en-US,SQL.90).gif MediaName  Gets or sets the name used to identify a particular media set. (inherited from BackupRestoreBase)
ms219191.pubproperty(en-US,SQL.90).gif Mirrors Gets or sets the list of backup devices used by the mirrored backup. This property is not CLS-compliant.
ms219191.pubproperty(en-US,SQL.90).gif NoRecovery  Gets or sets a Boolean property value that determines whether the tail of the log is backed up and whether the database is restored into the Restoring state. (inherited from BackupRestoreBase)
ms219191.pubproperty(en-US,SQL.90).gif NoRewind  Gets or sets a Boolean property value that determines whether Microsoft SQL Server will keep the tape open after the backup or restore operation. (inherited from BackupRestoreBase)
ms219191.pubproperty(en-US,SQL.90).gif PercentCompleteNotification  Gets or sets the percentage interval for PercentCompleteEventHandler event handler calls. (inherited from BackupRestoreBase)
ms219191.pubproperty(en-US,SQL.90).gif Restart  Gets or sets a Boolean property value that determines whether the backup or restore operation will restart if it is interrupted. (inherited from BackupRestoreBase)
ms219191.pubproperty(en-US,SQL.90).gif RetainDays Gets or sets the number of days that must elapse before a backup set can be overwritten.
ms219191.pubproperty(en-US,SQL.90).gif SkipTapeHeader Gets or sets Boolean property that determines whether the tape header is read.
ms219191.pubproperty(en-US,SQL.90).gif UndoFileName Gets or sets the name of the undo file used to store uncommitted transactions that are rolled back during recovery.
ms219191.pubproperty(en-US,SQL.90).gif UnloadTapeAfter  Gets or sets a Boolean property value that determines whether tape media are rewound and unloaded after the backup or restore operation completes. (inherited from BackupRestoreBase)

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Public Methods

(see also Protected Methods )

  Name Description
ms219191.pubmethod(en-US,SQL.90).gif Abort  Terminates a running backup or restore operation. (inherited from BackupRestoreBase)
ms219191.pubmethod(en-US,SQL.90).gif Equals  Overloaded. (inherited from Object )
ms219191.pubmethod(en-US,SQL.90).gif GetHashCode  (inherited from Object )
ms219191.pubmethod(en-US,SQL.90).gif GetType  (inherited from Object )
ms219191.pubmethod(en-US,SQL.90).gifms219191.static(en-US,SQL.90).gif ReferenceEquals  (inherited from Object )
ms219191.pubmethod(en-US,SQL.90).gif Script Returns a Transact-SQL statement that can be used to execute the referenced backup.
ms219191.pubmethod(en-US,SQL.90).gif SetMediaPassword  Overloaded. (inherited from BackupRestoreBase )
ms219191.pubmethod(en-US,SQL.90).gif SetPassword  Overloaded. (inherited from BackupRestoreBase )
ms219191.pubmethod(en-US,SQL.90).gif SqlBackup Performs the database backup operation as specified by the properties of the Backup object used.
ms219191.pubmethod(en-US,SQL.90).gif SqlBackupAsync Performs the database backup operation asynchronously as specified by the properties of the Backup object used.
ms219191.pubmethod(en-US,SQL.90).gif ToString  (inherited from Object )
ms219191.pubmethod(en-US,SQL.90).gif Wait  Waits for the current backup or restore operation to complete before moving on to the next process. (inherited from BackupRestoreBase)

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Protected Methods

  Name Description
ms219191.protmethod(en-US,SQL.90).gif ExecuteSql  (inherited from BackupRestoreBase )
ms219191.protmethod(en-US,SQL.90).gif ExecuteSqlAsync  (inherited from BackupRestoreBase )
ms219191.protmethod(en-US,SQL.90).gif ExecuteSqlWithResults  (inherited from BackupRestoreBase )
ms219191.protmethod(en-US,SQL.90).gif Finalize  (inherited from Object )
ms219191.protmethod(en-US,SQL.90).gif GetDevicesScript  (inherited from BackupRestoreBase )
ms219191.protmethod(en-US,SQL.90).gif IsStringValid  (inherited from BackupRestoreBase )
ms219191.protmethod(en-US,SQL.90).gif MemberwiseClone  (inherited from Object )

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Public Events

  Name Description
ms219191.pubevent(en-US,SQL.90).gif Complete  Occurs when the backup or restore operation completes. (inherited from BackupRestoreBase)
ms219191.pubevent(en-US,SQL.90).gif Information  Occurs when any informational message is issued by Microsoft SQL Server that cannot be handled by the CompleteNextMedia or PercentComplete events. (inherited from BackupRestoreBase)
ms219191.pubevent(en-US,SQL.90).gif NextMedia  Occurs when the backup or restore operation exhausts the medium in a target device. (inherited from BackupRestoreBase)
ms219191.pubevent(en-US,SQL.90).gif PercentComplete  Occurs when a backup or restore operation reaches a completion unit. (inherited from BackupRestoreBase)

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See Also

Reference

Backup Class
Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo Namespace

Other Resources

Backing Up and Restoring Databases in SQL Server
BACKUP (Transact-SQL)