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The BackupDeviceType enumeration contains values that are used to specify the backup device type.
Namespace: Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo
Assembly: Microsoft.SqlServer.SqlEnum (in microsoft.sqlserver.sqlenum.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Public Enumeration BackupDeviceType
public enum BackupDeviceType
public enum class BackupDeviceType
public enum BackupDeviceType
public enum BackupDeviceType
Members
| Member name | Description |
|---|---|
| CDRom | Reserved for future use. |
| Disk | Device is a disk file created on the hard disk. |
| FloppyA | Device is a disk file created on the removable media in a floppy disk drive. |
| FloppyB | Device is a disk file create on the removable media in drive B |
| Pipe | Device is a named pipe. |
| Tape | Device is a tape drive. |
| Unknown | Device type is not valid. |
Remarks
The BackupDeviceType enumeration class is served by the BackupDevice class.
This namespace, class, or member is supported only in version 2.0 of the Microsoft .NET Framework.
Example
How to: Back Up Databases and Transaction Logs in Visual Basic .NET
Platforms
Development Platforms
For a list of the supported platforms, see Hardware and Software Requirements for Installing SQL Server 2005.
Target Platforms
For a list of the supported platforms, see Hardware and Software Requirements for Installing SQL Server 2005.
See Also
Reference
Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo Namespace
Other Resources
BACKUP (Transact-SQL)
RESTORE (Transact-SQL)
Backing Up and Restoring Databases in SQL Server