restorehistory (Transact-SQL)
Applies to: 
SQL Server
Contains one row for each restore operation. This table is stored in the msdb database.
| Column name | Data type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| restore_history_id | int | Unique identification number that identifies each restore operation. Identity, primary key. |
| restore_date | datetime | Date and time of the start of the restore operation. Can be NULL. |
| destination_database_name | nvarchar(128) | Name of the destination database for the restore operation. Can be NULL. |
| user_name | nvarchar(128) | Name of the user who performed the restore operation. Can be NULL. |
| backup_set_id | int | Unique identification number identifying the backup set being restored. References backupset(backup_set_id). |
| restore_type | char(1) | Type of restore operation: D = Database F = File G = Filegroup I = Differential L = Log V = Verifyonly Can be NULL. |
| replace | bit | Indicates whether the restore operation specified the REPLACE option: 1 = Specified 0 = Not specified Can be NULL. When a database is reverted to a database snapshot, 0 is the only option. |
| recovery | bit | Indicates whether the restore operation specified the RECOVERY or NORECOVERY option: 1 = RECOVERY Can be NULL. When a database is reverted to a database snapshot, 1 is the only option. 0 = NORECOVERY |
| restart | bit | Indicates whether the restore operation specified the RESTART option: 1 = Specified 0 = Not specified Can be NULL. When a database is reverted to a database snapshot, 0 is the only option. |
| stop_at | datetime | Point in time to which the database was recovered. Can be NULL. |
| device_count | tinyint | Number of devices involved in the restore operation. This number can be less than the number of media families for the backup. Can be NULL. When a database is reverted to a database snapshot, the number is always 1. |
| stop_at_mark_name | nvarchar(128) | Indicates recovery to the transaction containing the named mark. Can be NULL. When a database is reverted to a database snapshot, this value is NULL. |
| stop_before | bit | Indicates whether the transaction containing the named mark was included in the recovery: 0 = Recovery halted before marked transaction. 1 = Recovery included marked transaction. Can be NULL. When a database is reverted to a database snapshot, this value is NULL. |
Remarks
To reduce the number of rows in this table and in other backup and history tables, execute the sp_delete_backuphistory stored procedure.
See Also
Backup and Restore Tables (Transact-SQL)
restorefile (Transact-SQL)
restorefilegroup (Transact-SQL)
System Tables (Transact-SQL)