How to restore to a point in time (Transact-SQL)

How to restore to a point in time (Transact-SQL)

To restore to a point in time

1. Execute the RESTORE DATABASE statement using the NORECOVERY clause.
   
   
2. Execute the RESTORE LOG statement to apply each transaction log backup, specifying:
   • The name of the database to which the transaction log will be applied.
     
     
   • The backup device from where the transaction log backup will be restored.
     
     
   • The RECOVERY and STOPAT clauses. If the transaction log backup does not contain the requested time (for example, if the time specified is beyond the end of the time covered by the transaction log), a warning is generated and the database remains unrecovered.

Examples

This example restores a database to its state as of 10:00 A.M. on July 1, 1998, and illustrates a restore operation involving multiple logs and multiple backup devices.

-- Restore the database backup.
RESTORE DATABASE MyNwind
   FROM MyNwind_1, MyNwind_2
   WITH NORECOVERY
GO
RESTORE LOG MyNwind
   FROM MyNwind_log1
   WITH RECOVERY, STOPAT = 'Jul 1, 1998 10:00 AM'
GO
RESTORE LOG MyNwind
   FROM MyNwind_log2
   WITH RECOVERY, STOPAT = 'Jul 1, 1998 10:00 AM'
GO

See Also

RESTORE

Restoring a Database to a Prior State

RESTORE HEADERONLY