Restoring legacy database to SQL Server 2017 using Microsoft SQL Operations Studio

You can restore a database to SQL Server using the SQL Server Management Studio(SSMS). It is a feature rich tool for restoring and backing up databases. Besides restoring and backing up SSMS can carry out a ton of other tasks.

Here is an example of using SSMS to restore a database to SQL Server.

Why use Microsoft SQL Opertions Studio?

For one thing it has small foot print and it is free (preview now). It is lightweight and can do only a few of the things. You can restore a database with fewer clicks than with SSMS.

On my Windows 10 Professional, I have installed SQL Server 2017 Developer edition. I will restore the Northwind database from its backup file on CodePlex. Being a preview, Microsoft SQL Operations Studio has a few kinks and I have a workaround to bypass the kink and get the result.

Watch the video for the restore opeation:
https://www.youtube.com/edit?o=U&video_id=-KOXjlRACSU

Restore operation using Windows PowerShell
https://hodentekmsss.blogspot.com/2016/03/easy-way-to-backup-sql-server-database.html

Read many more related PowerShell posts here.

Constructing Wide World Importers database - Part 1

In order to get this database first go here ( https://github.com/Microsoft/sql-server-samples ).

There are three releases of which the first one Wide World Importers sample database v1.0 is the one you should get.

Before you begin to do this task, verify that you have done a dependent tass (upgrading to SP1). If not, go here and complete the task.

Click on that link. This should take you to this site here .

I will show you the easy way to get this task done. SQL Server has both Backup / Restore hookups that you can use.
Download WideWorldImporters-Standard.bak

From Databases choose Restore Database....

Restore Database screen gets displayed. Click on Device and click the ellipsis button to locate the backup file.

  

Go locate the backup file you downlaoded as shown (your location will be different).

Click OK. The file can now be accessed by the processor.

Click OK. After a short while of processing you should see this message.

 Wide World Importers is now in your named instance of SQL Server 2016 SP1 as shown.

It does come with data as shown.

 

Don't you think it was easy!