• Back up databases

    Script logins (with SIDs and passwords)

    Script any linked servers

    Script any jobs

    Copy backups, restore on new server, run the scripts you created.

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
    SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

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