Microsoft SQL Server Database Snapshots Create a database snapshot
Example
A database snapshot is a read-only, static view of a SQL Server database (the source database). It is similar to backup, but it is available as any other database so client can query snapshot database.
CREATE DATABASE MyDatabase_morning -- name of the snapshot
ON (
NAME=MyDatabase_data, -- logical name of the data file of the source database
FILENAME='C:\SnapShots\MySnapshot_Data.ss' -- snapshot file;
)
AS SNAPSHOT OF MyDatabase; -- name of source database
You can also create snapshot of database with multiple files:
CREATE DATABASE MyMultiFileDBSnapshot ON
(NAME=MyMultiFileDb_ft, FILENAME='C:\SnapShots\MyMultiFileDb_ft.ss'),
(NAME=MyMultiFileDb_sys, FILENAME='C:\SnapShots\MyMultiFileDb_sys.ss'),
(NAME=MyMultiFileDb_data, FILENAME='C:\SnapShots\MyMultiFileDb_data.ss'),
(NAME=MyMultiFileDb_indx, FILENAME='C:\SnapShots\MyMultiFileDb_indx.ss')
AS SNAPSHOT OF MultiFileDb;
