Hi all,
I am using VSS snapshot to backup the SQL and Exchange server applications data.
My application was done in C++ language.
I was using IVssBackupComponents::SaveAsXML() to save the Backup Components Document xml. I am calling this function once after the the snapshot process completed correctly.
For exchange server application, the backup document has the component information correctly like below,
<COMPONENT logicalPath="Microsoft Exchange Server\Microsoft Information Store\WINTEST3" componentName="53a4c3d7-fab9-4ef3-becd-a2b61d677ca1" componentType="filegroup"><BACKUP_METADATA xmlns="" metadata="<?xml version="1.0"?>
<EXWRITER_METADATA><VERSION_STAMP>14.02.0247.003</VERSION_STAMP><DATABASE_NAME>SmallDB01</DATABASE_NAME><DATABASE_GUID>53a4c3d7-fab9-4ef3-becd-a2b61d677ca1</DATABASE_GUID><EDB_LOCATION_ORIGINAL>N:\SmallDB01</EDB_LOCATION_ORIGINAL><EDB_FILENAME_ORIGINAL>SmallDB01.edb</EDB_FILENAME_ORIGINAL><PRIVATE_MDB>yes</PRIVATE_MDB><LOG_SIGNATURE_ID>623689592</LOG_SIGNATURE_ID><LOG_SIGNATURE_TIMESTAMP>406849652923395</LOG_SIGNATURE_TIMESTAMP><LOG_BASE_NAME>E0A</LOG_BASE_NAME><LOG_PATH_ORIGINAL>N:\SmallDB01\</LOG_PATH_ORIGINAL></EXWRITER_METADATA>
"/></COMPONENT></WRITER_COMPONENTS>
But for SQL server application, the components meta-data are encrypted like below,
<WRITER_COMPONENTS xmlns="x-schema:#VssComponentMetadata" instanceId="765eb3bf-53b6-40c1-833c-68c20dbdd92a" writerId="a65faa63-5ea8-4ebc-9dbd-a0c4db26912a" instanceName="SQL Server 2008 R2:SQLWriter" backupSchema="881"><COMPONENT logicalPath="DOMAINNAME\SQLEXPRESS" componentName="Data01-G" componentType="filegroup"><BACKUP_METADATA xmlns="" metadata="BBwAAFRBUEUAAAMAjAAOAQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIAhwWRiB6ZBQAAAAEAAAACAAMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALABeAAAEABIfedkS7QFNAGkAYwByAG8AcwBvAGYAdAAgAFMAUQBMACAAUwBlAHIAdgBlAHIAAAAAAAAAUkFJRAAAAAAgAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA7BRb7iolRMuhFl0o8SB0IDkKtAADwAQABAAEAAAAAAAEAAABTUEFEAAAAACYDAAAAAAAAAAAAADQXAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA.../></COMPONENT>
So whether the meta-data attribute value is encrypted in the VSS backup component by default for sql server application?
If so how to decrypt to get the component information?
Can anyone aware of this?
I need to collect the database component information which is added in the snapshot.
Appreciate your help on this.
Thanks,
Kumar
I am using VSS snapshot to backup the SQL and Exchange server applications data.
My application was done in C++ language.
I was using IVssBackupComponents::SaveAsXML() to save the Backup Components Document xml. I am calling this function once after the the snapshot process completed correctly.
For exchange server application, the backup document has the component information correctly like below,
<COMPONENT logicalPath="Microsoft Exchange Server\Microsoft Information Store\WINTEST3" componentName="53a4c3d7-fab9-4ef3-becd-a2b61d677ca1" componentType="filegroup"><BACKUP_METADATA xmlns="" metadata="<?xml version="1.0"?>
<EXWRITER_METADATA><VERSION_STAMP>14.02.0247.003</VERSION_STAMP><DATABASE_NAME>SmallDB01</DATABASE_NAME><DATABASE_GUID>53a4c3d7-fab9-4ef3-becd-a2b61d677ca1</DATABASE_GUID><EDB_LOCATION_ORIGINAL>N:\SmallDB01</EDB_LOCATION_ORIGINAL><EDB_FILENAME_ORIGINAL>SmallDB01.edb</EDB_FILENAME_ORIGINAL><PRIVATE_MDB>yes</PRIVATE_MDB><LOG_SIGNATURE_ID>623689592</LOG_SIGNATURE_ID><LOG_SIGNATURE_TIMESTAMP>406849652923395</LOG_SIGNATURE_TIMESTAMP><LOG_BASE_NAME>E0A</LOG_BASE_NAME><LOG_PATH_ORIGINAL>N:\SmallDB01\</LOG_PATH_ORIGINAL></EXWRITER_METADATA>
"/></COMPONENT></WRITER_COMPONENTS>
But for SQL server application, the components meta-data are encrypted like below,
<WRITER_COMPONENTS xmlns="x-schema:#VssComponentMetadata" instanceId="765eb3bf-53b6-40c1-833c-68c20dbdd92a" writerId="a65faa63-5ea8-4ebc-9dbd-a0c4db26912a" instanceName="SQL Server 2008 R2:SQLWriter" backupSchema="881"><COMPONENT logicalPath="DOMAINNAME\SQLEXPRESS" componentName="Data01-G" componentType="filegroup"><BACKUP_METADATA xmlns="" metadata="BBwAAFRBUEUAAAMAjAAOAQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIAhwWRiB6ZBQAAAAEAAAACAAMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALABeAAAEABIfedkS7QFNAGkAYwByAG8AcwBvAGYAdAAgAFMAUQBMACAAUwBlAHIAdgBlAHIAAAAAAAAAUkFJRAAAAAAgAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA7BRb7iolRMuhFl0o8SB0IDkKtAADwAQABAAEAAAAAAAEAAABTUEFEAAAAACYDAAAAAAAAAAAAADQXAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA.../></COMPONENT>
So whether the meta-data attribute value is encrypted in the VSS backup component by default for sql server application?
If so how to decrypt to get the component information?
Can anyone aware of this?
I need to collect the database component information which is added in the snapshot.
Appreciate your help on this.
Thanks,
Kumar
kumar nathan