Backup and restore to another database

We are running SQL Server 2000 Standard Edition
Every night, I want to take a backup of our production database and
restore it to another database that is used for reporting/DR
purposes.
My thinking was as follows:
(1) Setup a job on the source (production) to create the backup to a
named file
(2) Setup a job on the destination (DR) sometime later to restore the
backup
Is this the best way to do this?
Perhaps I could create 1 job to do both?Hi
Do you want to do that on dayly,weekly period?
Take a look at WITH MOVE option in the BOL
"PromisedOyster" <PromisedOyster@.hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> We are running SQL Server 2000 Standard Edition
> Every night, I want to take a backup of our production database and
> restore it to another database that is used for reporting/DR
> purposes.
> My thinking was as follows:
> (1) Setup a job on the source (production) to create the backup to a
> named file
> (2) Setup a job on the destination (DR) sometime later to restore the
> backup
> Is this the best way to do this?
> Perhaps I could create 1 job to do both?
>|||Hello,
If your database size is not huge you could do the way you mentioned. If the
database is really big take a look into the LOGSHIPPING option.
In SQL 2000 standard you may need to manually configure logshipping. take a
look into the below URL:-
http://www.sqlmag.com/Article/ArticleID/23231/sql_server_23231.html
Thanks
Hari
"PromisedOyster" <PromisedOyster@.hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:1173960621.133170.194740@.l77g2000hsb.googlegroups.com...
> We are running SQL Server 2000 Standard Edition
> Every night, I want to take a backup of our production database and
> restore it to another database that is used for reporting/DR
> purposes.
> My thinking was as follows:
> (1) Setup a job on the source (production) to create the backup to a
> named file
> (2) Setup a job on the destination (DR) sometime later to restore the
> backup
> Is this the best way to do this?
> Perhaps I could create 1 job to do both?
>