SQL Server 2008 Backup Compression Standard Editio

问题:

I'm trying to backup a database in SQL Server 2008 and have the database compressed using the new compression feature. However, when I run the following code, I get a weird error message:

Backup Database <Database> To Disk 'C:\Backup' With Compression

I get this error message:

Backup Database With Compression is not supported on Standard Edition

Does this mean I have to upgrade to the full version or is there a way to enable compression in standard edition?

回答1:

Backup Compression is not supported on SQL 2008 Express, Workgroup, or Standard editions, only on Enterprise. There is no way to turn this on without upgrading your version to Enterprise.

Although you can't backup with compression on those versions, you can RESTORE from compressed backups.

See http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb964719.aspx for more info.

回答2:

I realize this is an old post, but just to throw this out there since it showed as one of the first few entries on a Google search - with SQL Server 2008 R2, Standard Edition also gets backup compression. More information here: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb964719.aspx

回答3:

Might be helpful as well - to determine which edition of SQL Server you're running on, run the following SQL Query:

SELECT SERVERPROPERTY('productversion'), SERVERPROPERTY ('productlevel'), SERVERPROPERTY ('edition')

See http://support.microsoft.com/kb/321185

回答4:

You need Enterprise Edition for that

回答5:

BACKUP DATABASE WITH COMPRESSION is not supported on Express Edition (64-bit).

回答6:

To confirm, from SQL Server 2012 onwards, all editions (except Express and Web) support backup compression: https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc645993(v=sql.110).aspx