restorehistory (Transact-SQL)
Contains one row for each restore operation. This table is stored in the msdb database.
| Column name | Data type | Description |
|---|---|---|
restore_history_id |
int |
Unique identification number that identifies each restore operation. Identity, primary key. |
restore_date |
datetime |
Date and time of the restore operation. Can be NULL. |
destination_database_name |
nvarchar(128) |
Name of the destination database for the restore operation. Can be NULL. |
user_name |
nvarchar(128) |
Name of the user who performed the restore operation. Can be NULL. |
backup_set_id |
int |
Unique identification number identifying the backup set being restored. References backupset(backup_set_id). |
restore_type |
char(1) |
Type of restore operation: D = Database F = File G = Filegroup I = Differential L = Log V = Verifyonly R = Revert Can be NULL. |
replace |
bit |
Indicates whether the restore operation specified the REPLACE option: 1 = Specified 0 = Not specified Can be NULL. When a database is reverted to a database snapshot, 0 is the only option. |
recovery |
bit |
Indicates whether the restore operation specified the RECOVERY or NORECOVERY option: 1 = RECOVERY Can be NULL. When a database is reverted to a database snapshot, 1 is the only option. 0 = NORECOVERY |
restart |
bit |
Indicates whether the restore operation specified the RESTART option: 1 = Specified 0 = Not specified Can be NULL. When a database is reverted to a database snapshot, 0 is the only option. |
stop_at |
datetime |
Point in time to which the database was recovered. Can be NULL. |
device_count |
tinyint |
Number of devices involved in the restore operation. This number can be less than the number of media families for the backup. Can be NULL. When a database is reverted to a database snapshot, the number is always 1. |
stop_at_mark_name |
nvarchar(128) |
Indicates recovery to the transaction containing the named mark. Can be NULL. When a database is reverted to a database snapshot, this value is NULL. |
stop_before |
bit |
Indicates whether the transaction containing the named mark was included in the recovery: 0 = Recovery halted before marked transaction. 1 = Recovery included marked transaction. Can be NULL. When a database is reverted to a database snapshot, this value is NULL. |
See Also
Reference
restorefile (Transact-SQL)
restorefilegroup (Transact-SQL)
System Tables (Transact-SQL)