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  • Question

  • No ,I am looking for Database cloning. Is there any feature in sqlserver like this.

     

    Bz someone ask me that What is Database cloning in Sqlserver.

    Tuesday, March 25, 2014 9:11 PM

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  • There is nothing called "cloning" in SQL Server, but there is something called a "snapshot" that is a feature of SQL Server, and third-parties have software that lets you create multiple simultaneous snapshots that can be used as "clones".

    Josh

    • Proposed as answer by Sofiya Li Wednesday, March 26, 2014 9:51 AM
    • Marked as answer by Sofiya Li Tuesday, April 1, 2014 6:44 AM
    Tuesday, March 25, 2014 10:57 PM

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  • No ,I am looking for Database cloning. Is there any feature in sqlserver like this.

     

    Bz someone ask me that What is Database cloning in Sqlserver.


    No there is no feature exactly to clone a database.Or a command or GUI for *cloning* specifically.

    Please mark this reply as the answer or vote as helpful, as appropriate, to make it useful for other readers

    Tuesday, March 25, 2014 9:43 PM
  • There is nothing called "cloning" in SQL Server, but there is something called a "snapshot" that is a feature of SQL Server, and third-parties have software that lets you create multiple simultaneous snapshots that can be used as "clones".

    Josh

    • Proposed as answer by Sofiya Li Wednesday, March 26, 2014 9:51 AM
    • Marked as answer by Sofiya Li Tuesday, April 1, 2014 6:44 AM
    Tuesday, March 25, 2014 10:57 PM