SQL Server Backup and Restore - Simple Talk

Chapter 2: Planning, Storage and Documentation
This information can be harvested in a number of different ways, but ideally will be
scripted and automated. Listing 2-3 shows two scripts that will capture just some of this
information; please feel free to adapt and amend as is suitable for your environment.
SELECT d.name ,
MAX(d.recovery_model) ,
is_Password_Protected , --Backups Encrypted:
--Last Full Database Backup:
MAX(CASE WHEN type = 'D' THEN backup_start_date
ELSE NULL
END) AS [Last Full Database Backup] ,
--Last Transaction Log Backup:
MAX(CASE WHEN type = 'L' THEN backup_start_date
ELSE NULL
END) AS [Last Transaction Log Backup] ,
--Last Differential Log Backup:
MAX(CASE WHEN type = 'I' THEN backup_start_date
ELSE NULL
END) AS [Last Differential Backup] ,
--How Often are Transaction Logs Backed Up:
DATEDIFF(Day, MIN(CASE WHEN type = 'L' THEN backup_start_date
ELSE 0
END),
MAX(CASE WHEN type = 'L' THEN backup_start_date
ELSE 0
END)) / NULLIF(SUM(CASE WHEN type = 'I' THEN 1
ELSE 0
END), 0) [Logs BackUp count] ,
--Average backup times:
SUM(CASE WHEN type = 'D'
THEN DATEDIFF(second, backup_start_date,
Backup_finish_date)
ELSE 0
END) / NULLIF(SUM(CASE WHEN type = 'D' THEN 1
ELSE 0
END), 0) AS [Average Database
Full Backup Time] ,
SUM(CASE WHEN type = 'I'
THEN DATEDIFF(second, backup_start_date,
Backup_finish_date)
ELSE 0
END) / NULLIF(SUM(CASE WHEN type = 'I' THEN 1
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