Monday, October 3, 2011

Restore failed for Server.(Microsoft.SqlServer.SmoExtended).

Restore failed with below error:


This error generally occurs when any of the user/process accessing the database you are trying to restore. In such case use ‘sp_who2’ or any other command and determine what users currently accessing the DB. Discuss with users and kill the SPID’s. (KILL <SPID number>). Once all sessions gets terminated it will allow to restore.

Another scenario:



In general this error raises when you are trying to restore a DB to another instance of same machine and when the mdf/ldf files of the DB are pointing to the files already being used by default instance.

So make sure the mdf/ldf files of named instance are pointing to its own location rather the default instance file locations.

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