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Backup.SqlBackup Method

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Performs the database backup operation as specified by the properties of the Backup object used.

Namespace: Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo
Assembly: Microsoft.SqlServer.Smo (in microsoft.sqlserver.smo.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Sub SqlBackup ( _
    srv As Server _
)

public void SqlBackup (
    Server srv
)

public:
void SqlBackup (
    Server^ srv
)

public void SqlBackup (
    Server srv
)

public function SqlBackup (
    srv : Server
)

Parameters

  • srv
    The Server object that represents the Microsoft SQL Server instance that is the source of the backup operation.

Remarks

To perform a database backup operation using SQL Server Management Objects (SMO), the application specifies the operation process by setting Backup object properties, and then it calls the SQLBackup method.

This namespace, class, or member is supported only in version 2.0 of the Microsoft .NET Framework.

Example

How to: Back Up Databases and Transaction Logs in Visual Basic .NET

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Microsoft Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

Platforms

Development Platforms

For a list of the supported platforms, see Hardware and Software Requirements for Installing SQL Server 2005.

Target Platforms

For a list of the supported platforms, see Hardware and Software Requirements for Installing SQL Server 2005.

See Also

Reference

Backup Class
Backup Members
Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo Namespace

Other Resources

Backing Up and Restoring Databases in SQL Server
BACKUP (Transact-SQL)