>>Hi,
>>
>>I have two questions:
>>
>>1. My SQL Server backup command syntax is as follows:
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>> BACKUP DATABASE MyDatabase1 TO DISK = 'C:\Backups\MyDatabase1.BAK' WITH INIT
>>
>>
>>Do I understand that what actually goes to the file "MyDatabase1.bak" depends on whether, before the BACKUP command is executed,
>>I issued command?:
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>>ALTER DATABASE MyDatabase1 SET RECOVERY FULL
>>
>>or
>>
>>ALTER DATABASE MyDatabase1 SET RECOVERY SIMPLE
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>>2. Since I have not issued the SET RECOVERY command before backing up my databases, how I can determine the Recover Model of the database? That is, I would like to know if I have FULL backup or SIMPLE backup.
>>
>>TIA.
>
>
>Yes, the recovery model setting determines whether the transaction log is backed up and how the DB can be restored.
>
>I usually determine it by looking at the properties of the DB with SSMS.
>
>You can do in TSQL this way.
>
>
>SELECT name AS [Database Name],
>recovery_model_desc AS [Recovery Model]
>FROM sys.databases
> GO
>
Thank you. The above command shows that some of my databases have SIMPLE recovery model and some have FULL. It must have been set when I created the databases since I have never changed or set it.
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