USE MASTER
-- Add a new backup device
-- Ensure that the SQL Server can read from the physical location where the backup is placed
-- TYPE NAME PHYSICAL LOCATION
EXEC
SP_ADDUMPDEVICE
'disk'
,
'networkdrive'
,
'\\VPCW2K8\Database Backup\Test.bak'
-- Execute the Restore operation in VERIFY ONLY mode
-- Provide the actual paths where you plan to restore the database.
-- This is because VERIFYONLY also checks for available space
RESTORE
VERIFYONLY
FROM
networkdrive
WITH
MOVE
N
'TESTDB_DATA'
TO
N
'E:\TestDB\TestDB_Data.mdf'
,
MOVE
N
'TESTDB_INDEXES'
TO
N
'E:\TestDB\TestDB_Idx.mdf'
,
MOVE
N
'TESTDB_LOG'
TO
N
'E:\TestDB\TestDB_LOG.ldf'
-- DROP THE DEVICE
-- Name , Physical File (OPTIONAL - if present, the file is deleted)
EXEC
SP_DROPDEVICE
'networkdrive'