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Easily create a database snapshot for a given database using T-SQL
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DECLARE | |
@CurrDB SYSNAME = DB_NAME() | |
,@WhatIf BIT = 1 | |
DECLARE @CMD NVARCHAR(MAX), @SnapshotName SYSNAME; | |
SET @SnapshotName = @CurrDB + '_snapshot_' + CONVERT(nvarchar, GETDATE(), 112) + REPLACE(CONVERT(nvarchar, GETDATE(), 114),':',''); | |
SELECT @CMD = ISNULL(@CMD + N', | |
', N'') + N'(NAME = ' + QUOTENAME(name) + N' | |
, FILENAME = ' + QUOTENAME(LEFT(physical_name, LEN(physical_name) - CHARINDEX('\', REVERSE(physical_name)) + 1) | |
+ @SnapshotName + N'_' + name + '.ss', N'''') | |
+ N')' | |
FROM sys.master_files | |
WHERE type <> 1 | |
AND database_id = DB_ID(@CurrDB) | |
SELECT | |
@CMD = N'CREATE DATABASE ' + QUOTENAME(SnapshotName) | |
+ ISNULL(N' | |
ON ' + @CMD, N'') | |
+ N' | |
AS SNAPSHOT OF ' + QUOTENAME(@CurrDB) | |
, @CurrDB = SnapshotName | |
FROM | |
(VALUES (@SnapshotName)) AS v(SnapshotName) | |
PRINT @CMD | |
IF @WhatIf = 0 EXEC(@CMD) |
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To restore a database from a snapshot, please refer to the following resource:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/relational-databases/databases/revert-a-database-to-a-database-snapshot?view=sql-server-ver15#TsqlProcedure