How to perform point-in-time-recovery?
– Check Recovery Model
SELECT name,recovery_model_desc
FROM sys.databases
– Change Recovery Model
USE [master]
GO
ALTER DATABASE [AdventureWorks] SET RECOVERY FULL WITH NO_WAIT
/*After problem has occurred and you need a point in time recovery
1. You must check that your database is in full recovery model and valid FULL backup is already taken.
2. Create a transaction log backup by using graphical interface or just executing following tsql.
3.Restore your full database backup BUT with RESTORE WITH NORECROVERY option
BUT up to your desired time. In this example we will restore our Transaction Log file up to 3:30PM.
*/
– Take Full Backup
BACKUP DATABASE [AdventureWorks] TO DISK = N’E:\EmergencyFullBackup.bak’
WITH INIT,STATS = 10
GO
– Take TLog Backup
BACKUP LOG [AdventureWorks] TO DISK = N’E:\EmergencyLogBackup.trn’ WITH
NOFORMAT, NOINIT, NAME = N’AdventureWorks-Transaction Log  Backup’, SKIP,
NOREWIND, NOUNLOAD, STATS = 10
GO
– Restore FullBackup with NORECOVERY Option
 RESTORE DATABASE AdventureWorks2008R2
 FROM DISK = ‘E:\EmergencyFullBackup.bak’
 WITH NORECOVERY;
GO
– Restore TLog Backup upto your desired time
RESTORE LOG [AdventureWorks]
FROM DISK = ‘E:\EmergencyLogBackup.trn’
WITH RECOVERY,
STOPAT = ‘Jan 03, 2011 03:30:00 PM’
GO
Thanks,