Restoring Databases from Microsoft SQL

Veeam Backup Free Edition integrates with Veeam Explorer for Microsoft SQL — a tool that lets you browse Microsoft SQL databases in VM disks located on storage snapshots and restore Microsoft SQL databases.

Before you can start working with Veeam Explorer for Microsoft SQL, you need to extract the Microsoft SQL database from the storage snapshot. You can do it in two ways:

• You can use the Microsoft SQL Server Database Restore wizard. In this case, Veeam Backup Free Edition will automatically extract the Microsoft SQL database from the storage snapshot and open it in Veeam Explorer for Microsoft SQL. For more information, see Using the Microsoft SQL Server Database Restore Wizard.
• You can perform VM guest OS files recovery for the virtualized Microsoft SQL server, manually locate the restored Microsoft SQL database and open it in Veeam Explorer for Microsoft SQL. For more information, see Opening Microsoft SQL Server Database Manually.