BI SQL # 152 : SQL Server DBA Scripts : Determine last database backups
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In this article we are going to cover How to Determine last database backups.
In this post we are going to discuss following points:
- Problem Statement of SQL Script:
- Description of SQL Script:
- SQL Script Output Column
- SQL Script Code
- SQL Script Output Screenshot
- User Level to execute
Problem Statement of SQL Script:
Determine last database backups.
Description of SQL Script:
The script provides information about the last backups.
SQL Script Output Column
SQL Script Code
SELECT max(isnull(datediff(dd, b.backup_start_date, getdate()), 0)) AS 'Number of Days since last backup' ,isnull(b.type, '-') AS 'Backup type (D-database,L-log, I-Diff)' ,cast(b.backup_size / (1024 * 1024) AS DECIMAL(19, 2)) 'Backup Size MB' ,d.NAME AS database_name ,convert(SYSNAME, DatabasePropertyEx(d.NAME, 'Recovery')) AS Recovery FROM master..sysdatabases d WITH (NOLOCK) LEFT JOIN msdb..backupset b WITH (NOLOCK) ON d.NAME = b. database_name AND b.type = 'D' AND b.backup_start_date = ( SELECT max(backup_start_date) FROM msdb..backupset b2 WHERE b.database_name = b2.database_name AND b2.type = 'D' ) WHERE d.NAME NOT IN ( 'tempdb' ,'model' ) GROUP BY d.NAME ,isnull(b.type, '-') ,b.backup_size UNION ALL SELECT max(isnull(datediff(dd, b.backup_start_date, getdate()), 0)) ,isnull(b.type, '-') ,cast(b.backup_size / (1024 * 1024) AS DECIMAL(19, 2)) ,d.NAME AS database_name ,convert(SYSNAME, DatabasePropertyEx(d.NAME, 'Recovery')) AS Recovery FROM master..sysdatabases d WITH (NOLOCK) JOIN msdb..backupset b WITH (NOLOCK) ON d.NAME = b. database_name AND b.type = 'L' AND b.backup_start_date = ( SELECT max(backup_start_date) FROM msdb..backupset b2 WHERE b.database_name = b2.database_name AND b2.type = 'L' ) WHERE d.NAME NOT IN ( 'tempdb' ,'model' ) GROUP BY d.NAME ,isnull(b.type, '-') ,b.backup_size UNION ALL SELECT max(isnull(datediff(dd, b.backup_start_date, getdate()), 0)) ,isnull(b.type, '-') ,cast(b.backup_size / (1024 * 1024) AS DECIMAL(19, 2)) ,d.NAME AS database_name ,convert(SYSNAME, DatabasePropertyEx(d.NAME, 'Recovery')) AS Recovery FROM master..sysdatabases d WITH (NOLOCK) JOIN msdb..backupset b WITH (NOLOCK) ON d.NAME = b. database_name AND b.type = 'I' AND b.backup_start_date = ( SELECT max(backup_start_date) FROM msdb..backupset b2 WHERE b.database_name = b2.database_name AND b2.type = 'I' ) WHERE d.NAME NOT IN ( 'tempdb' ,'model' ) GROUP BY d.NAME ,isnull(b.type, '-') ,b.backup_size ORDER BY d.NAME ,isnull(b.type, '-') -- optional GO
SQL Script Output Screenshot
User Level to execute
300
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