SQL Virtual Restore
Rapidly mount live, fully functional databases direct from backups.
Published by Redgate Software
Distributed by ComponentSource since 2005
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.
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.