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This article provides a detailed guide on how to ensure your recovery solution will have necessary resources for recovery by safe keeping full chains of transaction log backups from one full backup to another
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ApexSQL Recover on the other hand, can extract blobs into files and perform recovery either by creating a T-SQL script to re-create the objects and insert the records, or by creating a new database (containing both data and objects recovered).
Although the output is the same, mechanisms used to recover the records are different, so if by chance ApexSQL Log does not recover the deleted records, we recommend trying the ApexSQL Recover and vice versa.
ApexSQL Log
ApexSQL Log reads the transaction logs (online, detached and transaction log backups), searches for DELETE transactions and creates UNDO scripts that insert deleted records into the table. If the database is in the Simple recovery model, the chances for a successful recovery are decreased, as the transactions you aim to recover might already have been truncated.
To recover deleted records using ApexSQL Log, select the Deleted row option in the Filter Operations Data operations (DML) list, and create a T-SQL script via the Create undo script option. The script generated uses the same syntax as that generated by ApexSQL Recover.
ApexSQL Recover
If a table has been truncated, use the Recover lost data due to a TRUNCATE operation option in ApexSQL Recover. If you opt for a recovery script as the output, ApexSQL Recover will create an INSERT INTO script, as in the example shown below:
ApexSQL Recover
Unlike the Recover data due to a DROP TABLE operation option (recovers both the table structure and data), the Recover table due to a DROP table operation option re-creates only the lost table structure (without any records). ApexSQL Recover reads the drop table transactions from the database data file (MDF), transaction logs (online and detached), and their transaction log backups.
To recover dropped table structures using ApexSQL Log, select the Drop table option in the Filter Operations Schema operations (DDL) list, and then create a T-SQL script via the Create undo script option. The generated script will be the same as the one generated by ApexSQL Recover.
ApexSQL Recover
When recovering varchar(max), ntext, nvarchar(max), and other BLOB data, use the Recover lost BLOBs option. ApexSQL Recover reads the MDF file, detects BLOBs marked for deletion, and re-creates them as individual files for each lost BLOB record.
For a variety of reasons, we cannot guarantee a 100% success rate for data recovery, since conditions can vary tremendously from case to case. Because of this, we encourage customers to fully test ApexSQL Recover during the 14-day trial, as well as to contact us to obtain necessary confirmations prior to purchasing. Although ApexSQL Recover is very successful in most cases, in certain cases it may not recover all or even most of your data
The most critical task to ensure highest recovery possibility is to performpost-accident steps which need to be performed immediately once the disasterhas been detected. Full information on the steps can be found in thisarticle
Yes, the recovery of a database in the simple recovery model is possible,although the recovery can be limited. Since ApexSQL Recover uses theinformation in the database .mdf file to extract the recovery information,recovery is still possible even in the simple recovery model if the SQL Serverhas not already overwritten the .mdf file. More details on the topic can befound here
While having access to the full database backups can increase the chance of successful recovery, ApexSQL Recover does not require mandatory presence of full database backups, since it utilizes .ldf and .mdf files in the recovery process.
When performing the extraction from a database backup, a full backup is required, and differential or transaction log backups cannot be used instead
Although the recovery output is the same for both ApexSQL Log and ApexSQL Recover, the mechanisms used for the recovery are different, so if one tool does not recover the deleted records, the other tool might do the job. In general, it all depends on the resources for the recovery. If the user has only transaction log files available, then ApexSQL Log would be the best solution. On the other hand, if .mdf file is available as the source, ApexSQL Recover should be used as primary recovery tool
The full chain of transaction log files/backups is a continuous sequence of transaction log backups which starts with the full database backup followed by subsequent transaction log backup up until the recovery/auditing point
This is by design since it ensures that all possible records are recoveredand not prevented by the violation of the primary key (duplicate key) whenmultiple same records on the same table row are recovered. More on this topiccan be found in thisarticle
No, ApexSQL does not provide recovery services but provides the tools for the recovery (ApexSQL Recover and ApexSQL Log) which users can use directly on their SQL Server instances to perform the recovery
No, for a variety of reasons, ApexSQL cannot guarantee a 100% success rate for data or structure recovery, since conditions can greatly vary from one case to another. With this in mind, all potential customers are encouraged to trial the product, and work with our engineers during the pre-sales to confirm the recovery success potential for their particular case themselves, prior to purchasing
Besides the time limitation of the evaluation period to 14 days, the main restriction during the trial is in the output results. While ApexSQL Recover is in the trial-mode, only every 1/10 rows/objects will be available for the recovery
Summary
This article explains how to use the Recover table data from a database backup option in ApexSQL Recover that allows you to recover multiple tables stored in a SQL database backup, without restoring the backup itself
Table records from a database backup should be read quickly
The feature is placed in the Extract section, as this is not a recovery option. It saves time by reading the data directly from the backup making it unnecessary to restore a valid SQL server database backup. It creates a script, that creates the selected table, (this is optional) and inserts the table records, or re-creates the table and its records in a new database.
Resolution
ApexSQL Log can show/recovered all transactions only for databases in the full recovery model. If database that you are auditing is in the full recovery model, then proceed with the steps below to provide necessary transaction log backups to recover/show all of the transactions you are looking for:
Even with a database in the Simple recovery model, there is a chance of recovery. In the Simple recovery model, new transactions logged in an online transaction log overwrite the old ones. If the online transaction log is for example 100 GB, and you have 1 GB of transaction log data logged every day, the online transaction log will be completely overwritten in 100 days. That means that you might recover the data deleted up to 100 days ago
ApexSQL Recover has less filtering options, but provides more recovery output options. Besides creating a T-SQL script that inserts records, it can also create a new database and recover deleted records directly into it
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