This script can be used to find the estimated time of backup and restore that is on progress in your SQL server. This script is applicable for SQL server 2005 and above.
Script
SELECT r.session_id,r.command,CONVERT(NUMERIC(6,2),r.percent_complete)
AS [PERCENT Complete],CONVERT(VARCHAR(20),DATEADD(ms,r.estimated_completion_time,GETDATE()),20) AS [ETA COMPLETION TIME],
CONVERT(NUMERIC(6,2),r.total_elapsed_time/1000.0/60.0) AS [Elapsed MIN],
CONVERT(NUMERIC(6,2),r.estimated_completion_time/1000.0/60.0) AS [ETA MIN],
CONVERT(NUMERIC(6,2),r.estimated_completion_time/1000.0/60.0/60.0) AS [ETA Hours],
CONVERT(VARCHAR(100),(SELECT SUBSTRING(TEXT,r.statement_start_offset/2,
CASE WHEN r.statement_end_offset = -1 THEN 1000 ELSE (r.statement_end_offset-r.statement_start_offset)/2 END)
FROM sys.dm_exec_sql_text(sql_handle)))
FROM sys.dm_exec_requests r WHERE command IN ('RESTORE DATABASE','BACKUP DATABASE')
Sample Output
| session_id | command | Percent Complete | ETA Completion Time | Elapsed Min | ETA Min | ETA Hours | |
| 52 | BACKUP DATABASE | 95.76 | 2008-02-08 08:09:48 | 0.16 | 0.01 | 0.00 | Backup database AdventureWorks to disk=’c:adw.bak’ |
I’m using SQL 2008 R2 Express and had no issues with this. Worked like a charm. Thanks!
[…] on the progress of my backups/restores. While I was investigating, I came across the script in this article (Estimated Time for Backup / Restore). While very helpful, I’m not a fan of having to do the math for converting the decimal […]
Worked fast and perfectly. Note: Do not substitute your DB names within the section: IN (‘RESTORE DATABASE’,’BACKUP DATABASE’). These literals are actually the correct values to use.
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Mohamed
Really useful piece of code to allow me to create an estimation plan for an upgrade
Very useful query. I do have an observation, however. When I do a Restore Files and Filegroups (as opposed to Restore Database), there is no ETA or % complete data returned. Does this data not exist for this type of restore?
Thanks Randy. Let me take a look at this and update you later.