Backup via Maintenance Plan

Hi all,
Just a quick question. I've searched through the docs for this but am still
not certain. Can you tell me if, during a Maintenance Plan's backup
procedure, the database is still available or does the MP put it into
Single-User Mode / Offline?
Cheers,
IMAs in all backups, the database is available to all users.
Tom
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Thomas A. Moreau, BSc, PhD, MCSE, MCDBA
SQL Server MVP
Columnist, SQL Server Professional
Toronto, ON Canada
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"Ian Murphy" <IanMurphy@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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Hi all,
Just a quick question. I've searched through the docs for this but am still
not certain. Can you tell me if, during a Maintenance Plan's backup
procedure, the database is still available or does the MP put it into
Single-User Mode / Offline?
Cheers,
IM|||Many thanks Tom. That's what I thought but it's good to know for sure.
Cheers,
IM
"Tom Moreau" wrote:

> As in all backups, the database is available to all users.
> --
> Tom
> ----
> Thomas A. Moreau, BSc, PhD, MCSE, MCDBA
> SQL Server MVP
> Columnist, SQL Server Professional
> Toronto, ON Canada
> www.pinpub.com
> ..
> "Ian Murphy" <IanMurphy@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:E1C32915-5794-45BF-BE2F-513937DBCD1A@.microsoft.com...
> Hi all,
> Just a quick question. I've searched through the docs for this but am sti
ll
> not certain. Can you tell me if, during a Maintenance Plan's backup
> procedure, the database is still available or does the MP put it into
> Single-User Mode / Offline?
> Cheers,
> IM
>|||This is true but there are a few file management type operations that
cannot run while a backup is in progress:
* ALTER DATABASE (with ADD FILE or REMOVE FILE)
* DBCC SHRINKDATABASE
* DBCC SHRINKFILE
A backup won't start while these are in progress and you can't start one
of these operations while a backup is in progress.
*mike hodgson*
/ mallesons stephen jaques/
blog: http://sqlnerd.blogspot.com
Tom Moreau wrote:

>As in all backups, the database is available to all users.
>
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