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Backup.BlockSize Property

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Gets or sets the block size unit to be used when formatting tapes as part of a backup.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Property BlockSize As Integer

public int BlockSize { get; set; }

public:
property int BlockSize {
    int get ();
    void set (int value);
}

/** @property */
public int get_BlockSize ()

/** @property */
public void set_BlockSize (int value)

public function get BlockSize () : int

public function set BlockSize (value : int)

Property Value

An Int32 value that specifies the block size. By default, the value is set to zero.

Remarks

When directing a backup to a file, BlockSize must correspond to the hardware sector size.

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)