BackupDevice Members
The BackupDevice object provides programmatic access to SQL Server backup devices.
The following tables list the members exposed by the BackupDevice type.
Public Constructors
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| BackupDevice | Overloaded. Initializes a new instance of the BackupDevice class. |
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Protected Fields
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m_ExtendedProperties | (inherited from SqlSmoObject ) |
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Public Properties
(see also Protected Properties )
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BackupDeviceType | Gets or sets the type of backup device of the backup device. |
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Name | Gets or sets the name of the object. (inherited from NamedSmoObject) |
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Parent | Gets the Server object that owns the BackupDevice object. |
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PhysicalLocation | Gets or sets the path to the device or operating system file that represents the physical backup location. |
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Properties | Gets a collection of Property objects that represent the object properties. (inherited from SqlSmoObject) |
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SkipTapeLabel | Gets or sets a Boolean property value that specifies whether to check that the tape label is correct or not. |
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State | Gets the state of the referenced object. (inherited from SmoObjectBase) |
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Urn | Gets the Uniform Resource Name (URN) address value that uniquely identifies the object. (inherited from SqlSmoObject) |
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UserData | Gets or sets user-defined data associated with the referenced object. (inherited from SmoObjectBase) |
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Protected Properties
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ExecuteForScalar | Gets or sets the Boolean property value that specifies whether the object is set to the execute for scalar option. (inherited from SqlSmoObject) |
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ObjectInSpace | Gets the Boolean property value that specifies whether the object exists in isolation or whether it is connected to the instance of Microsoft SQL Server directly or indirectly. (inherited from SqlSmoObject) |
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PresetProperties | Gets or sets the preset properties of the referenced object. (inherited from SqlSmoObject) |
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ScalarResult | Gets the scalar result for the referenced object. (inherited from SqlSmoObject) |
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Public Methods
(see also Protected Methods )
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Create | Creates a new backup device on the instance of SQL Server as defined by the BackupDevice object. |
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Drop | Drops an existing backup device. |
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Equals | Overloaded. (inherited from Object ) |
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GetHashCode | (inherited from Object ) |
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GetType | (inherited from Object ) |
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Initialize | Overloaded. Initializes the object and forces the properties be loaded. (inherited from SqlSmoObject) |
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ReadBackupHeader | Enumerates the contents of the media maintained by a backup device or operating system file. |
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ReadMediaHeader | Enumerates the values of a backup media header record. |
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ReferenceEquals | (inherited from Object ) |
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Refresh | Refreshes the script name. (inherited from ScriptNameObjectBase) |
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Script | Overloaded. Generates a Transact-SQL script that can be used to re-create the backup device. |
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ToString | Returns a String that represents the referenced object. (inherited from SqlSmoObject) |
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Protected Methods
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AlterImpl | (inherited from SqlSmoObject ) |
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AlterImplFinish | (inherited from SqlSmoObject ) |
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AlterImplInit | (inherited from SqlSmoObject ) |
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AlterImplWorker | (inherited from SqlSmoObject ) |
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AppendCommaText | (inherited from ScriptNameObjectBase ) |
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AppendWithCommaText | (inherited from ScriptNameObjectBase ) |
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AppendWithOption | (inherited from ScriptNameObjectBase ) |
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BindDefaultImpl | (inherited from SqlSmoObject ) |
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BindRuleImpl | (inherited from SqlSmoObject ) |
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CheckCollation | (inherited from SqlSmoObject ) |
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CheckObjectState | Overloaded. Validates the state of the referenced object. (inherited from SqlSmoObject) |
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CheckObjectStateImpl | (inherited from SqlSmoObject ) |
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CheckTextCorectness | (inherited from ScriptNameObjectBase ) |
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CheckTextModeSupport | (inherited from ScriptNameObjectBase ) |
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CheckVersion80 | Checks the validity of the object on Microsoft SQL Server 2000. (inherited from SqlSmoObject) |
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CheckVersion80SP3 | Checks the validity of the object on Microsoft SQL Server 2000 SP3. (inherited from SqlSmoObject) |
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CheckVersion90 | Check the validity of the object on Microsoft SQL Server 2005. (inherited from SqlSmoObject) |
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CheckVersionBelow90 | (inherited from SqlSmoObject ) |
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CleanObject | Cleans the referenced object. (inherited from ScriptNameObjectBase) |
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CreateImpl | (inherited from SqlSmoObject ) |
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CreateImplFinish | (inherited from SqlSmoObject ) |
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CreateImplInit | (inherited from SqlSmoObject ) |
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DropImpl | (inherited from SqlSmoObject ) |
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DropImplWorker | (inherited from SqlSmoObject ) |
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Finalize | (inherited from Object ) |
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ForceTextModeOnTextBody | Enforces text mode on the text body. (inherited from ScriptNameObjectBase) |
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FormatSqlVariant | (inherited from SqlSmoObject ) |
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GenerateDataSpaceScript | (inherited from SqlSmoObject ) |
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GetBindDefaultScript | (inherited from SqlSmoObject ) |
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GetBindRuleScript | (inherited from SqlSmoObject ) |
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GetBoolParameter | Overloaded. (inherited from SqlSmoObject ) |
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GetBraketNameForText | (inherited from ScriptNameObjectBase ) |
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GetDateTimeParameter | (inherited from SqlSmoObject ) |
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GetDateTimeParameterAsInt | (inherited from SqlSmoObject ) |
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GetDBName | Gets the database name associated with the object. (inherited from SqlSmoObject) |
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GetEnumParameter | (inherited from SqlSmoObject ) |
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GetFragOptionString | (inherited from SqlSmoObject ) |
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GetGuidParameter | (inherited from SqlSmoObject ) |
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GetIsTextDirty | Determines whether the text value is consistent with stored value. (inherited from ScriptNameObjectBase) |
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GetParameter | Overloaded. (inherited from SqlSmoObject ) |
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GetPropValue | (inherited from SqlSmoObject ) |
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GetPropValueOptional | (inherited from SqlSmoObject ) |
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GetPropValueOptionalAllowNull | (inherited from SqlSmoObject ) |
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GetRealValue | (inherited from SqlSmoObject ) |
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GetScriptIncludeExists | (inherited from ScriptNameObjectBase ) |
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GetScriptingOptionsForCreate | (inherited from SqlSmoObject ) |
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GetServerName | Gets the name of the instance of Microsoft SQL Server with which the object is associated. (inherited from SqlSmoObject) |
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GetSqlServerVersionName | Gets the version name of the instance of Microsoft SQL Server with which the object is associated. (inherited from SqlSmoObject) |
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GetStringParameter | Overloaded. (inherited from SqlSmoObject ) |
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GetTextBody | Overloaded. Returns the text body. (inherited from ScriptNameObjectBase) |
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GetTextForScript | (inherited from ScriptNameObjectBase ) |
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GetTextHeader | (inherited from ScriptNameObjectBase ) |
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GetTextMode | Determines whether the script name is using text mode. (inherited from ScriptNameObjectBase) |
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GetTextProperty | (inherited from ScriptNameObjectBase ) |
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GetTimeSpanParameterAsInt | (inherited from SqlSmoObject ) |
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GetUrnRecursive | Overloaded. (inherited from SqlSmoObject ) |
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ImplInitialize | (inherited from SqlSmoObject ) |
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IsCollectionDirty | (inherited from SqlSmoObject ) |
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IsObjectDirty | Determines whether the referenced object is consistent with the stored object. (inherited from ScriptNameObjectBase) |
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IsObjectInitialized | Verifies whether the object has been initialized. (inherited from SqlSmoObject) |
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IsObjectInSpace | Verifies whether the object is isolated or connected to the instance of Microsoft SQL Server. (inherited from SqlSmoObject) |
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IsVersion80SP3 | (inherited from SqlSmoObject ) |
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MarkDropped | (inherited from SqlSmoObject ) |
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MarkForDropImpl | (inherited from SqlSmoObject ) |
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MemberwiseClone | (inherited from Object ) |
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PostAlter | (inherited from SqlSmoObject ) |
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PostCreate | (inherited from SqlSmoObject ) |
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PostDrop | (inherited from SqlSmoObject ) |
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RenameImpl | (inherited from NamedSmoObject ) |
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RenameImplWorker | (inherited from NamedSmoObject ) |
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ScriptAlter | (inherited from SqlSmoObject ) |
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ScriptAnsiQI | (inherited from ScriptNameObjectBase ) |
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ScriptChangeOwner | (inherited from NamedSmoObject ) |
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ScriptCreate | (inherited from SqlSmoObject ) |
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ScriptDdl | (inherited from SqlSmoObject ) |
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ScriptDrop | (inherited from SqlSmoObject ) |
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ScriptImpl | Overloaded. (inherited from SqlSmoObject ) |
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ScriptImplWorker | (inherited from SqlSmoObject ) |
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ScriptInformativeHeaders | (inherited from ScriptNameObjectBase ) |
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ScriptRename | (inherited from NamedSmoObject ) |
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SetCollectionTextMode | (inherited from ScriptNameObjectBase ) |
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SetParentImpl | (inherited from SqlSmoObject ) |
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SetTextBody | (inherited from ScriptNameObjectBase ) |
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SetTextHeader | (inherited from ScriptNameObjectBase ) |
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SetTextMode | (inherited from ScriptNameObjectBase ) |
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SwitchTextMode | (inherited from ScriptNameObjectBase ) |
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ThrowIfTextIsDirtyForAlter | (inherited from ScriptNameObjectBase ) |
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Trace | (inherited from SqlSmoObject ) |
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UnbindDefaultImpl | (inherited from SqlSmoObject ) |
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UnbindRuleImpl | (inherited from SqlSmoObject ) |
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UpdateCollectionState2 | (inherited from SqlSmoObject ) |
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See Also
Reference
BackupDevice Class
Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo Namespace
Other Resources
Backing Up and Restoring Databases in SQL Server
Backup Devices