Windows Backup/Restore with SAP services on -URGENT

[Former Member]

Dear all

What I did by mistake I ran Windows Backup/Restore with SAP services on (I stopped win sql services and SAP instance).

After restore under same circumstances I could not start istance (actually it started but after connect with saplogon dispetcher stopped).

When trying to restore 2nd time(with deleted AFGDATA1,AFGDATA2, AFGDATA3 , AFGLOG and usr under c:\ I realized I can not delete C:/usr directory (with subdrectories) as SAP services were locking some files. (i stopped services and deleted those files I have them in rcycle bin),

Can I somehow restore the system

[former_member433984 · Accepted solution]

Hello Tina,

- what is the status of SAP service? can you start it? If not, what is written in application event log?

- If service can be started, are you able to start SAP system? If not, what is written in sapstartsrv.log, dev_disp and dev_w0, could you put output of them?

- which files exactly have you deleted?

I afraid that the locked files were not backup and they will not be restored in this case. Further steps depend on what the files you have deleted.

[Former Member]

I was told to reinstall the same systemID. Then I will copy back just AFGDATA1,AFGDATA2, AFGDATA3 , AFGLOG. How should I do that? In SQL server manager I was told to attach the database(how should I do that). I guess I have first to

detach the original database(while having sql services on),

stop sql services ,

restore the old directories ,

start sql services

attach the new database

Am I right?

[former_member433984]

answer how to copy DB is

[former_member204746]

locked files in x:\usr

this is caused by files thatare opened in this directory.

also check if any CMD prompts are in this directory.

check SAP services