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Closed Issue: Trouble using network share as backup device [3313]

jaspersmith — Thu, 16 May 2013 11:03:40 GMT

I am trying to specify a remote network share as my backup location, but am having difficulty.

This command line...

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ExpressMaint -S .\<instance name> -D BACKUP_THIS_DB -T DB -R . -RU WEEKS -RV 1 -B "\\servername\folder\DBBackups" -BU DAYS -BV 1 -DS -V
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...results in the following error...

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Expressmaint utility v1.4 , Logged on to SQL Server [servername\instancename] as [domain\user]
Created by Jasper Smith (www.sqldbatips.com)

Starting backup on 1/18/2008 5:14:12 PM

[1] Database BACKUP_THIS_DB: Backup starting at 1/18/2008 5:14:14 PM
An exception occurred while executing a Transact-SQL statement or batch.
Cannot open backup device '\\servername\folder\DBBackups\BACKUP_THIS_DB\20080118_1714_BACKUP_THIS_DB_FullBackup.bak'. Operating system error 5(Access is denied.).
BACKUP DATABASE is terminating abnormally.
Backup failed for Server 'servername\instancename'.
An exception occurred while executing a Transact-SQL statement or batch.
Cannot open backup device '\\servername\folder\DBBackups\BACKUP_THIS_DB\20080118_1714_BACKUP_THIS_DB_FullBackup.bak'. Operating system error 5(Access is denied.).
BACKUP DATABASE is terminating abnormally.

Expressmaint finished unsuccessfully at 1/18/2008 5:14:14 PM with Return Code(-5)
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I've tried mapping \\servername\folder\DBBackups\ to z: which changed the command line to...

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ExpressMaint -S .\<instance name> -D BACKUP_THIS_DB -T DB -R . -RU WEEKS -RV 1 -B z: -BU DAYS -BV 1 -DS -V
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...and that fails for a different reason...

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Expressmaint utility v1.4 , Logged on to SQL Server [servername\instancename] as [server\instance]
Created by Jasper Smith (www.sqldbatips.com)

Starting backup on 1/18/2008 5:12:44 PM

[1] Database BACKUP_THIS_DB: Backup starting at 1/18/2008 5:12:46 PM
An exception occurred while executing a Transact-SQL statement or batch.
Cannot open backup device 'z:\BACKUP_THIS_DB\20080118_1712_BACKUP_THIS_DB_FullBackup.bak'. Operating system error 3(The system cannot find the path specified.).
BACKUP DATABASE is terminating abnormally.
Backup failed for Server 'servername\instancename'.
An exception occurred while executing a Transact-SQL statement or batch.
Cannot open backup device 'z:\BACKUP_THIS_DB\20080118_1712_BACKUP_THIS_DB_FullBackup.bak'. Operating system error 3(The system cannot find the path specified.).
BACKUP DATABASE is terminating abnormally.

Expressmaint finished unsuccessfully at 1/18/2008 5:12:46 PM with Return Code(-5)
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Any ideas?

Closed Feature: Cannot backup DB if another one corrupted [3951]

jaspersmith — Thu, 16 May 2013 11:03:40 GMT

Hi there!

My use case is following:

I attach database A right from CD.
Then I remove disk with A from CD-drive and try to backup database B

Expressmaint returns following error in log:
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Starting backup on 06.03.2008 12:06:48
Unable to open the physical file "F:\database_2007_Data.MDF". Operating system error 21: "21(....)".
Expressmaint finished unsuccessfully at 06.03.2008 12:06:48 with Return Code(-4)
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So, can your tool backup specific database not checking other db's?

Thanks,
McSeem

Closed Feature: What about "Update statistics" / "sp_updatestats" [4348]

jaspersmith — Thu, 16 May 2013 11:03:39 GMT

Hi

Could you consider adding "updatestats" as an extra maintenance operation?
I can see that I can use "REINDEX" to rebuild indexes, and that will take care of the statistics as well, but since using WITH (ONLINE = ON) is not available in "SQL Express", it means that each table will become inaccessible during the rebuild.

But if I use "REORG", there is no option to update statistics after that, and in many cases thats the best way to optimize query performance.
On small databases, running "UPDATE STATISTICS tablename WITH FULLSCAN" on all tables, will not take too long (and will not lock the tables during the operation).

Thanks

Closed Issue: fillfactor' is not a recognized ALTER INDEX REORGANIZE option [4664]

jaspersmith — Thu, 16 May 2013 11:03:39 GMT

While trying to run a reorg command against a user database, I get the following error. This is happening on more then one server, on different databases.

Reorganizing indexes for table dbo.dtproperties
Reorganizing indexes for table dbo.Groups
Reorganize failed for Index 'PK_Groups'.
An exception occurred while executing a Transact-SQL statement or batch.
'fillfactor' is not a recognized ALTER INDEX REORGANIZE option.

I seem to be able to manually run a rebuild or reorganize on the index from within SQL Management Studio Express.

The database was originally created on a SQL 2000 Server, and was attached to SQL 2005 Express.

Any suggestions?

Closed Issue: Can not backup WSUS SQL Express instance [4920]

jaspersmith — Thu, 16 May 2013 11:03:39 GMT

I've been trying unsucessfully to backup a WSUS SQL Express instance via the following cmd: "C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\ExpressMaint.exe" -S SOCRATES-MON\MICROSOFT##SSEE -D ALL -T DB -B c:\backup -BU DAYS -BV 3 -V

I am getting the following error in the event log:
Event Type: Error
Event Source: .NET Runtime 2.0 Error Reporting
Event Category: None
Event ID: 1000
Date: 21/05/2008
Time: 10:27:41 p.m.
User: N/A
Computer: SOCRATES-MON
Description:
Faulting application expressmaint.exe, version 1.4.0.0, stamp 44945c8c, faulting module kernel32.dll, version 5.2.3790.4062, stamp 46264680, debug? 0, fault address 0x0000bee7.

For more information, see Help and Support Center at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
Data:
0000: 41 00 70 00 70 00 6c 00 A.p.p.l.
0008: 69 00 63 00 61 00 74 00 i.c.a.t.
0010: 69 00 6f 00 6e 00 20 00 i.o.n. .
0018: 46 00 61 00 69 00 6c 00 F.a.i.l.
0020: 75 00 72 00 65 00 20 00 u.r.e. .
0028: 20 00 65 00 78 00 70 00 .e.x.p.
0030: 72 00 65 00 73 00 73 00 r.e.s.s.
0038: 6d 00 61 00 69 00 6e 00 m.a.i.n.
0040: 74 00 2e 00 65 00 78 00 t...e.x.
0048: 65 00 20 00 31 00 2e 00 e. .1...
0050: 34 00 2e 00 30 00 2e 00 4...0...
0058: 30 00 20 00 34 00 34 00 0. .4.4.
0060: 39 00 34 00 35 00 63 00 9.4.5.c.
0068: 38 00 63 00 20 00 69 00 8.c. .i.
0070: 6e 00 20 00 6b 00 65 00 n. .k.e.
0078: 72 00 6e 00 65 00 6c 00 r.n.e.l.
0080: 33 00 32 00 2e 00 64 00 3.2...d.
0088: 6c 00 6c 00 20 00 35 00 l.l. .5.
0090: 2e 00 32 00 2e 00 33 00 ..2...3.
0098: 37 00 39 00 30 00 2e 00 7.9.0...
00a0: 34 00 30 00 36 00 32 00 4.0.6.2.
00a8: 20 00 34 00 36 00 32 00 .4.6.2.
00b0: 36 00 34 00 36 00 38 00 6.4.6.8.
00b8: 30 00 20 00 66 00 44 00 0. .f.D.
00c0: 65 00 62 00 75 00 67 00 e.b.u.g.
00c8: 20 00 30 00 20 00 61 00 .0. .a.
00d0: 74 00 20 00 6f 00 66 00 t. .o.f.
00d8: 66 00 73 00 65 00 74 00 f.s.e.t.
00e0: 20 00 30 00 30 00 30 00 .0.0.0.
00e8: 30 00 62 00 65 00 65 00 0.b.e.e.
00f0: 37 00 0d 00 0a 00 7.....

Please advise what the issue is, thanks.

Closed Issue: Unhandled Exception: System.Security.SecurityException [5217]

jaspersmith — Thu, 16 May 2013 11:03:39 GMT

When run from a network share it generates an exception:

P:\> expressmaint -?
Unhandled Exception: System.Security.SecurityException: Request for the permission of type 'System.Security.Permissions.SecurityPermission, mscorlib, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089' failed.
.
.
where "P:" is a network share.
The work around is not to run it from a network share but this is not ideal for us.

Closed Issue: "Value cannot be null" error when not using reporting (-R option) [6511]

jaspersmith — Thu, 16 May 2013 11:03:38 GMT

When I launch the ExpressMaint command-line utility 1.5.0.0 without using the reporting option (-R) it will throw a "Value cannot be null" error for every database it is trying to backup. The backup will finish correctly though. The workaround is to specify the -R, -RV and -RU parameters and simply use the reporting option.

Here's an example call for a system with 2 user databases:
ExpressMaint -S (local)\SQLEXPRESS -D ALL_USER -T DB -B C:\Rado\Backup\SQL2005\ -BU WEEKS -BV 1

Here's the output this generates:
Value cannot be null.
Parameter name: path
at System.IO.StreamWriter..ctor(String path, Boolean append, Encoding encoding, Int32 bufferSize)
at System.IO.StreamWriter..ctor(String path, Boolean append)
at ExpressMaint.ExpressMaint.WriteToFile(String content, String path)
Value cannot be null.
Parameter name: path
at System.IO.StreamWriter..ctor(String path, Boolean append, Encoding encoding, Int32 bufferSize)
at System.IO.StreamWriter..ctor(String path, Boolean append)
at ExpressMaint.ExpressMaint.WriteToFile(String content, String path)

Closed Issue: Error in log file [6538]

jaspersmith — Thu, 16 May 2013 11:03:38 GMT

The log contains the following error:
Incorrect syntax near 's'.
Unclosed quotation mark after the character string ''.

The command was:
ExpressMaint.exe -S (local)\SomeInstance -D ALL_USER -T LOG -B "D:\Backup" -V -BU DAYS -BV 3 -R "D:\Backup" -RU DAYS -RV 3 -A -C

The server has a database with an apostrophe in the name.

Closed Issue: Issue with user instances [6940]

jaspersmith — Thu, 16 May 2013 11:03:38 GMT

Hi, I've been using ExpressMaint 1.6.00 against SQL Server Express 2005 successfully for a few months and it has been working really well, thanks!
But, one of our developers has taken to using the user instance feature or SQL Server (by attaching a dbfile on connection). This causes the following error in the log
[7] Database C:\TEMP\PLAY\FUSION\DELTA.MDF: Backup starting at 20/01/2009 11:46:31
The given path's format is not supported
And the utility does not continue on to the next DB (even though I’ve specified the –C switch).
Is there a way to exclude user instances or would it be possibly for the utility to continue after such an error?
Thanks
Jon

Closed Issue: No database backups where database was not started before backup operation [7299]

trexik — Thu, 16 May 2013 11:03:38 GMT

Hi

There is a problem with backuping up user databases on SQL Server 2008 Express using ExpressMaint.exe.
I have noticed, that if I invoke Your utility before database was started (for example after SQL Server restart but befor any database usage), ExpressMain.exe "doesn't see" this database and doesn't wait for start of this database.
In operation log I have only this:

Expressmaint utility v1.7.0.1 , Logged on to SQL Server [***] as [***]
Created by Jasper Smith (www.sqldbatips.com)
Starting backup on 2009-03-18 11:17:37
[1] Delete old Report files...
0 file(s) deleted.
Expressmaint finished successfully at 2009-03-18 11:17:38 with Return Code(0)

I SQL Server log on the time of backup start by ExpressMaint.exe I have "Starting up database [name of db]", but this db is not backuped up.

Could You fix this issue?
I am using Your utility to backuping up databases on SQL Server 2005 Express too and I don't remember behavior like that...
To reproduce this issue simply restart SQL Server 2008, do not connect to databses or do not run SQL Server Management Studio, then invoke ExpressMaint.exe (I am using ALL_USER option).

Best regards

Closed Issue: offline databases kill it [7666]

justlikemae — Thu, 16 May 2013 11:03:37 GMT

I tried to do a backup of all user databases. One of them was taken offline (deliberately).
When running my expressmaint cmd file, it died with an error about couldn't access db "NAME" because it was offline.
It did not work at all, even though I have the -C option in my batch, and would expect it to continue with the other dbs okay.

It would be nice if the -C switch worked for offline errors, or if there were another switch to ignore offline databases entirely.

Closed Feature: Custom backup filename format string [8890]

jaspersmith — Thu, 16 May 2013 11:03:37 GMT

Hi,

I am using the expressMaint console. I need the backup file name to be in the following format:

<dbname>_7080_<yyyymmdd>

Is there any way to do this?

Created Issue: ExpressMaint with SQL 2012 [15945]

sanku — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 21:48:12 GMT

We recently moved from sql express 2005 to SQL express 2012 and backups won't work with expressmaint. Earlier we had db_backupoperator role assigned to the builtin\users and scheduled task was run by local admin. Now this setup won't work. It only works if I assign sysadmin to builtin\users which I don't want to use.

Can you help?

Commented Issue: Operating system error 5(Access is denied.) [8783]

habeeb_matrix — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 15:21:54 GMT

when I run the command (expressmaint -S .\WSE -U sa -P !ws1adm -D ALL_USER -T DB -R D:\DatabaseBackup\EBB -RU WEEKS -RV 1 -B D:\DatabaseBackup\EBB -BU DAYS -BV 1
) in cmd, there is no bak file created and the log displays that:
 An exception occurred while executing a Transact-SQL statement or batch.
 Cannot open backup device 'D:\DatabaseBackup\Application_FullBackup_20090915_0959.bak'. Operating system error 5(Access is denied.).
BACKUP DATABASE is terminating abnormally.

Comments: ** Comment from web user: habeeb_matrix **

I had this issue and all the solutions online was kind of misleading to my issue. I have the solution here.
http://dotnet-programming-solutions.blogspot.com/2012/10/attach-database-encountered-operating.html
The solution was to Run SSMS as Administrator.

Commented Issue: 2008 R2 Support incomplete [13104]

rdst — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 07:54:46 GMT

Unlike the tool description, R2 support is actually not quite there.
When upgrading from 2008 to 2008 R2, things work out just fine - apparently some files are left standing. If however you're trying to run expressmaint against a clean 2008 R2 install, you get an unhandled System.IO:FileNOtFoundException for the Assembly 'Microsoft.SqlServer.Smo Version 9.0.242.0 and thus you get nowhere with the backup.
It seems that R2 has a newer version of those assemblies. I see that there's already a patch submitted to fix this - but it has been hanging for quite a while without a response :(

Comments: ** Comment from web user: rdst **

On Windows 7 64bit
Clear installation of 2008 R2 gives following error

c:\!nowe\sql>ExpressMaint.exe

Unhandled Exception: System.IO.FileNotFoundException: Could not load file or ass
embly 'Microsoft.SqlServer.Smo, Version=9.0.242.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyTok
en=89845dcd8080cc91' or one of its dependencies. The system cannot find the file
specified.
File name: 'Microsoft.SqlServer.Smo, Version=9.0.242.0, Culture=neutral, PublicK
eyToken=89845dcd8080cc91'
at ExpressMaint.ExpressMaint.Main()

WRN: Assembly binding logging is turned OFF.
To enable assembly bind failure logging, set the registry value [HKLM\Software\M
icrosoft\Fusion!EnableLog] (DWORD) to 1.
Note: There is some performance penalty associated with assembly bind failure lo
gging.
To turn this feature off, remove the registry value [HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Fus
ion!EnableLog].

On some web pages someone suggested to install SharedManagementObjects.msi
But it didn't help.

Created Issue: MSSQL 2012 Version [15320]

fkollmann — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 23:06:11 GMT

Hi,

I recompiled the project to run with MSSQL 2012 Express. Please note that it now requires .NET 3.5 to run.

http://public.fkollmann.de/ExpressMaint/ExpressMaint_SQL2012.zip

Regards, Felix

Commented Issue: offline databases kill it [7666]

justlikemae — Thu, 17 May 2012 08:09:30 GMT

Hello. I have experienced the same issue. The difference is, I used the SQL stored procedure instead of the VB application. I personally would want to use the SQL so I don't have to put much arguments in the terminal.

Is there a way for me to still use the expressmaint.sql to backup all my database while ignoring those that are offline?

Commented Issue: 2008 R2 Support incomplete [13104]

m8e — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 17:13:33 GMT

Unlike the tool description, R2 support is actually not quite there.
When upgrading from 2008 to 2008 R2, things work out just fine - apparently some files are left standing. If however you're trying to run expressmaint against a clean 2008 R2 install, you get an unhandled System.IO:FileNOtFoundException for the Assembly 'Microsoft.SqlServer.Smo Version 9.0.242.0 and thus you get nowhere with the backup.
It seems that R2 has a newer version of those assemblies. I see that there's already a patch submitted to fix this - but it has been hanging for quite a while without a response :(
Comments: ** Comment from web user: m8e **

The log file shows the SQL database cannot be found when using SQL Server 2008 R2

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Starting backup on 17/03/2011 12:28:27 PM

Database DB_LIVE not found

Expressmaint finished unsuccessfully at 17/03/2011 12:28:27 PM with Return Code(-4)

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Starting Reindex on 17/03/2011 1:05:06 PM

Database DB_LIVE not found

Expressmaint finished unsuccessfully at 17/03/2011 1:05:06 PM with Return Code(-4)

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Created Issue: 2008 R2 Support incomplete [13104]

ssteiner — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 09:32:55 GMT

Created Issue: EXPRESSMAINT "fails silently" when user has no permissions [12850]

rickripe — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 04:49:00 GMT

We created a job and assigned the "run as the following account" to a user that had no SQL Server permissions. I would have expected that EXPRESSMAINT would have failed and returned a ERRORLEVEL>0, but it was rather silent about the whole matter and did not set the ERRORLEVEL.

Expressmaint v2.0.0.1

ERRORLEVEL=-4 for a an invalid SQL Server login

For ANY Windows logins (Account Disabled, Account has no permissions) the ERRORLEVEL is not set.