SQL Virtual Restore

Rapidly mount live, fully functional databases direct from backups.

Published by Redgate Software
Distributed by ComponentSource since 2005

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SQL Virtual Restore support ending on February 6 2015
After a review of their database administration software last year, Red Gate Software decided to focus development on their core database administration tools and to retire SQL Virtual Restore.

Following that decision, Red Gate Software will no longer be providing technical support or upgrades for SQL Virtual Restore after February...

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SQL Virtual Restore support ending on February 6 2015
After a review of their database administration software last year, Red Gate Software decided to focus development on their core database administration tools and to retire SQL Virtual Restore.

Following that decision, Red Gate Software will no longer be providing technical support or upgrades for SQL Virtual Restore after February 6 2015, either as standalone tools or as part of any bundles.

To say sorry for the inconvenience, you can get free licenses for any other Red Gate tools that cost the same as your licenses of SQL Virtual Restore, based on Red Gate Software's most recent list price.

Red Gate Software will need to send you a new serial key for your free licenses, so please email support@componentsource.com to arrange this.

Please not that you have until June 30 2014 to request your free licenses.

About SQL Virtual Restore

Rapidly mount live, fully functional databases direct from backups.

SQL Virtual Restore lets you mount live, fully functional databases direct from backups, without the need for a physical restore. Powered by industry-proven HyperBac technology, it presents a new, smart and safe approach to object level recovery, backup verification, and fine-tuning schema, data and configuration changes in environments where storage space is at a premium. With full support for read and write operations, the databases you mount with SQL Virtual Restore behave in every way like a live, fully functional database and are ideal for efficient database development and testing work. The near-zero additional storage footprint of the databases you mount with SQL Virtual Restore enables you to replicate your full production environment - but with significant storage and time savings.

SQL Virtual Restore - Rapidly mount live, fully functional databases direct from backups.

  • Save time: turn your backup into a live database, without a physical restore, and get quick and easy access to your data.
  • Save space: the virtual database carries a significantly smaller footprint than a regular physical restore.
  • Recreate a live, fully functional database: databases mounted with SQL Virtual Restore support both read/write operations.
  • Smart object level recovery: SQL Virtual Restore is ACID compliant and gives you access to full, transactionally consistent data, with all objects visible and available.
  • Quick and reliable backup verification:  run DBCC CHECKDB against the database mounted from your backup, and you will be able to confirm that your backup file is not corrupt, without needing the space or time required for a full restore.

Industry-proven technology
SQL Virtual Restore lets you mount live, fully functional databases direct from backups – without the need for a physical restore. Powered by industry-proven HyperBac technology, it presents a new, smart and safe approach to object level recovery, backup verification, and fine-tuning schema, data and configuration changes in environments where storage space is at a premium.

Full support for read/write operations
With full support for read and write operations, the databases you mount with SQL Virtual Restore behave in every way like a live, fully functional database and are ideal for efficient database development and testing work. The near-zero additional storage footprint of the databases you mount with SQL Virtual Restore enables you to replicate your full production environment - but with significant storage and time savings.

Verify your backups
SQL Virtual Restore's ability to save you time and storage space over a full physical restore also eases the essential task of verifying your backups. With large backups, a physical restore can take 30 hours or more and require considerable storage for the restored file. With SQL Virtual Restore, you can mount your backup file as a live database in less time and with almost no additional storage space. This enables you to run DBCC CHECKDB against the virtually restored database to gain full confidence in the integrity of your backup file.

ACID compliant databases
A further advantage of SQL Virtual Restore is that all data in the mounted database is transactionally consistent and ACID compliant, with full support for referential integrity checks.

Support for different backup types
To mount the backup as a fully functional database, simply point SQL Virtual Restore at full, differential or transaction log backups created with SQL HyperBac, SQL Backup Pro (version 6), or native SQL Server.

Seamless integration with the way you work
SQL Virtual Restore is fully scriptable with native T-SQL RESTORE DATABASE and RESTORE LOG commands, or you can use the SQL Virtual Restore wizard to access your database in four simple steps. You can access and query your virtually restored databases with SQL Server Management Studio, Query Analyzer and ADO.NET, so there is no need to change the way you work.