SQL SERVER – Creating Multiple Backup Files – Stripped

One of my long-term clients (Comprehensive Database Performance Health Check) recently asked me question if I know a way of creating multiple backup files for one backup files. Of course, there is a way and it is a very easy way. Let us learn it today.

Creating Multiple Backup Files

It is very easy to take one backup and split it and distribute it. At the same time, it is equally easy to take multiple backups files from SQL Server itself. There are two different ways to do it. One via SSMS and another via T-SQL. Let us learn both of them here.

SSMS

In SSMS, right-click on the database, go to tasks and select the option backup. Over here is the destination where you can provide multiple locations where you want to take backup. On the screen, I have provided the same directory but you can also select another directory as well.

Well, that’s it. It is that simple.

T-SQL

If you want to do that with T-SQL, here is the script.

BACKUP DATABASE [CollationTest] TO
DISK = N'D:\data\backup1.bak',
DISK = N'D:\data\backupcopy.bak'
WITH STATS = 10
GO

Let me know if you want me to create a video on this topic or not on backup files. Remember, here you are splitting one file into multiple files and you will need all the files to restore your backup. 

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Reference: Pinal Dave (https://blog.sqlauthority.com)