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Chapter 17 Backup and Restoration

TOPICS COVERED IN THIS CHAPTER:

Backing Up a Database

Backing Up System Databases

Restoring a Database

Backing Up the Environment

Why create a backup? Numerous reasons exist, and some are obvious. First, hard drives do not last forever—even when they are configured for fault tolerance. If the hard drive you’re ...

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