BackupRestoreBase.BlockSize Property

Article
07/16/2015

Applies To: SQL Server 2016 Preview

Gets or sets the physical block size of the backup or restore, in bytes.

Namespace: Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo
Assembly: Microsoft.SqlServer.SmoExtended (in Microsoft.SqlServer.SmoExtended.dll)

Syntax

public int BlockSize { get; set; }

public:
property int BlockSize {
    int get();
    void set(int value);
}

member BlockSize : int with get, set

Public Property BlockSize As Integer

Property Value

Type: System.Int32

An Int32 value that specifies the block size in bytes.

Remarks

The supported sizes are 512, 1024, 2048, 4096, 8192, 16384, 32768, and 65536 (64 KB) bytes. The default is 65536 for tape devices and 512 otherwise. Backup automatically selects the default for the device.

If you are taking a backup that you plan to copy onto and restore from a CD-ROM, specify BLOCKSIZE=2048.

Examples

Legacy Code Example

Backing Up and Restoring Databases and Transaction Logs