Posted by Dan Guzman on 07/06/05 16:14

> Would the syntax be the same if I ran the command line script from within
> a batch file?

Yes.

> I'm planning on running this batch file from within the BackUp Exec
> software. I have two database programs that run SQL services, preventing
> the backup jobs from doing a thorough job. Automatically shutting down
> those SQL services will allow jobs to complete properly.

Rather than cold backups, consider backing up your databases to disk using
Transact-SQL BACKUP DATABASE and then archiving the disk backup files to
tape using your backup software. This allows you to perform backups while
the databases are online and uses less tape storage. Many backup vendors
also provide a specialized backup agent for SQL Server that allows you to
backup SQL Server databases online.

In any case, be sure to thoroughly test your recovery procedure.

--
Hope this helps.

Dan Guzman
SQL Server MVP

"Paul O. Morris" <pomorris@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:Y_-dncZAa9tM3lbfRVn-hQ@comcast.com...
> Would the syntax be the same if I ran the command line script from within
> a batch file?
>
> I'm planning on running this batch file from within the BackUp Exec
> software. I have two database programs that run SQL services, preventing
> the backup jobs from doing a thorough job. Automatically shutting down
> those SQL services will allow jobs to complete properly.
>
>
> "Dan Guzman" <guzmanda@nospam-online.sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
> news:Blyxe.3037$cb6.823@newssvr30.news.prodigy.com...
>> You can use the NET STOP and NET START commands from the command-prompt
>> to stop/start any Windows service. For a default SQL Server instance:
>>
>> NET STOP MSSQLSERVER
>> NET START MSSQLSERVER
>>
>> For a named instance:
>>
>> NET STOP MSSQL$MyInstance
>> NET START MSSQL$MyInstance
>>
>> You can also use SQL-DMO to stop/start a SQL Server instance. VbScript
>> Examples:
>>
>> 'stop example
>> Option Explicit
>> Dim oSQLServer
>> Set oSQLServer = CreateObject("SQLDMO.SQLServer")
>> oSQLServer.Name = "MyServer"
>> oSQLServer.Stop
>>
>> 'start example
>> Option Explicit
>> Dim oSQLServer
>> Set oSQLServer = CreateObject("SQLDMO.SQLServer")
>> oSQLServer.Start False, "MyServer"
>>
>> --
>> Hope this helps.
>>
>> Dan Guzman
>> SQL Server MVP
>>
>> "Paul O. Morris" <pomorris@comcast.net> wrote in message
>> news:K8GdnQw9easBP1vfRVn-gg@comcast.com...
>>> Is there a script that I can run to stop a particular SQL server service
>>> on Win2003 server? I'm looking for a similar script to restart that
>>> service as well. Thanks.
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

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