Hey guys,
today I have an issue with SQL Server and to keep it short and simple: I'm getting the error message "specified cast is not valid" when trying to restore an SQL Database backup to a new and clean database.
Now I've read that this error usually pops up when you're trying to restore a 2012 backup to SQL Server 2008. I don't quite really understand it, but maybe you guys can simply confirm that the Server's OS is also playing a role in this game, because the server's OS was upgraded from Windows Server 2008 R2 to Windows Server 2012 R2, but it still has SQL Server 2008 R2 installed. Is the OS upgrade the cause for this or am I misunderstanding things?
I've created the .BAK file via Veeam Backup and Replication and chose a restore point from the beginning of this month, so the server's OS was already 2012 R2 at that time, so the...