Hi, I’m testing my recovery on a sql server 2005 database. The server has been restored, which includes the OS and sql server 2005 installation (binaries, full tape restore). The tape restore didn’t put back the master.mdf and other .mdf files (can’t be backed up when open), so I need to rebuild the master and do a database recovery on it and the other supporting databases (yes, I have database backups). I have installed the sql 2005 setup CDs in a folder and run the following command to rebuild the master, but nothing happens, it pauses for a couple of minutes before it returns to the prompt, but it does not put and new master.mdf files in the folder and I can’t start the service in single user mode. “start /wait setup.exe /qn INSTANCENAME=MSSQLSERVER REINSTALL=SQL_Engine REBUILDDATABASE=1 SAPWD=mypassword” Anybody have any procedures for a full sql server 2005 recovery or suggestions on this, please post.
Thanks, Mike