Running SQL Server 2012. Consider the database below.

The [Document] table contains thousands of large files and has become some 100 GB large. The database must be backed up on a regular basis.

Now, let's say I run a full backup my database. Then I add one document of 1 MB. When the next backup is scheduled a new 100+ GB backup file will be created. Obviously, this is not very cost efficient. As far as I understand, SQL Server does not support incremental backups out of the box, but I sense it should be possible to do this manually. Especially for FILESTREAM data where the data resides on the file system.

Q: How do I perform incremental backup of FILESTREAM data?

CREATE DATABASE [FSTest]
GO

USE [FSTest]
GO

ALTER DATABASE [FSTest] ADD FILEGROUP [Document_FileStream] CONTAINS FILESTREAM
GO

ALTER DATABASE [FSTest] ADD FILE
    (NAME = 'Document_FileStream', FILENAME = 'C:\FSTest')
    TO FILEGROUP [Document_FileStream]
GO

CREATE TABLE [dbo].[Document](
    [ID] [int] IDENTITY(1,1) NOT NULL,
    [Data] [varbinary](max) FILESTREAM NOT NULL,
    [Guid] [uniqueidentifier] ROWGUIDCOL DEFAULT NEWSEQUENTIALID() NOT NULL UNIQUE,
CONSTRAINT [PK_Document] PRIMARY KEY CLUSTERED ([ID] ASC)) ON [PRIMARY]
GO



Question: Christian description of "self-love" (from Matthew 22)
Answer: My answer is based on a definition of love that is implied in Scripture, but not necessarily spelled out in chapter and verse.  I learned it from Les Feldick's "Through The Bible" program. Any child can grasp the definition of Biblical love.  It's simply seeking the other's highest good.  (and only God is good).

When Jesus commands us to love our neighbor as our selves.  We simply seek eternal life for them as we desire it for ourselves.  Jesus further commands his apostles "love one another as I have loved you"  Jesus loved us by doing His Father's will.  Believers love one another likewise, by doing our Father's will.  For some, this love manifests itself in working toward getting God's Word out,  the Gospel of grace, so that every man and woman, boy and girl can come to the saving knowledge of Jesus Christ.