Online Documentation for SQL Backup for SQL Server

Selecting database


Use this step of the wizard to select databases to shrink.

 

Service tasks - Shrink database - Selecting database

 

 

Servers

Select the servers to run the operation on. If the servers name icon is grayed out the Backup service is not run (installed) or there is no connection to the server.

 

Note: Selecting servers is not available in Template mode.

 

Databases

 

All

Use this option to select both: system and user databases.

 

All system

This option indicates that only system databases should be shrinked.

 

All user

Select this option to shrink user databases only.

 

By mask

This option allows defining database selection by mask. Use * for a set of any characters and ? for any single character in the database name.

 

Including

This option allows manual selecting of the databases.

 

Excluding

Select the databases which will be excluded from the backup. All databases, not selected in the list, will be included.

 

Online only

Select only the databases in the online state.

 

If you are creating a step in a policy template then you are able to enter databases manually.

 

Service tasks - Entering databases

 

Use the AddItem button or Ins key to define database name. After you click the Enter button the database will be added to the list.

Any database from the list can be EditItem edited or DeleteItem deleted.