Error while moving model and msdb system databases.

Question

Post reply

Error while moving model and msdb system databases.

abdul.samad.121

Ten Centuries

Points: 1049
More actions
October 18, 2010 at 4:12 am

#227982

Hi,
I am using SQL Server 2008 and I have three SQL Server instances installed and I am trying to move the model and msdb system databases of only one instance.
I have added -T3608;-m;-c startup parameters from configuration manager for that specific instance and I have restarted the service.
I have followed the same steps as described in the following link : http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;224071
I am getting these error msgs whenever I try to attach and detach the model and msdb databases using sp_detach 'model' and sp_attach_db <<path to mdf and ldf>>.
“Cannot detach an opened database when the server is in minimally configured mode” when trying to sp_detach_db ‘model’.
*** and the database instance service is getting stopped automatically and soon after that I am getting the following error msg if I try to execute sp_attach_db .
"A transport-level error has occurred when receiving results from the server. (provider: Shared Memory Provider, error: 0 - The pipe has been ended.)"
I don't know why the database instance service is getting stopped automatically.
I have checked everything I could ie TCP/IP (enabled),named pipes(enabled),... but nothing worked.
Do I need to make any other settings before starting the process?
Please reply to this post as early as possible. Thanks in advance.
Abdul Samad

Viewing 5 posts - 1 through 4 (of 4 total)

You must be logged in to reply to this topic. Login to reply

Wildcat SSCarpal Tunnel Points: 4774 More actions · Answer 1

1st, using the following script to move model and msdb to destination:

--- Moving msdb

alter database msdb modify file (name = MSDBData, filename = 'X:\MSSQL\DATA\MSDBData.mdf')

go

alter database msdb modify file (name = MSDBLog, filename = 'X:\MSSQL\Log\MSDBLog.ldf')

go

--- Then, manually copy the files to the destination

--- Moving model

alter database model modify file (name = modeldev, filename = 'X:\MSSQL\DATA\model.mdf')

go

alter database model modify file (name = modellog, filename = 'X:\MSSQL\Log\modellog.ldf')

go

--- Then, manually copy the files to the destination

2nd, stop SQL Server

3rd, manually copy model and msdb files to destination

4th, restart SQL server

5th, DONE. (to verify, select * from master.sys.master_files)

Perry Whittle SSC Guru Points: 233853 More actions · Answer 2

Abdul

as already stated you do not need to put the SQL server instance into single user mode to modify the file paths for model and msdb databases. Also, do not be tempted to change the filenames either!!

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

"Ya can't make an omelette without breaking just a few eggs" 😉

abdul.samad.121 Ten Centuries Points: 1049 More actions · Answer 3

Thanks a lot "Wildcat" for taking your precious time out and replying to my post , the method you have suggested is just awesome and the easiest one. I thought we can move only tempdb database using that method but it worked for msdb and model database too;

it has resolved my problem of moving msdb and model databases.

Thanks again.

Perry Whittle SSC Guru Points: 233853 More actions · Answer 4

You may want to bookmark the following link for future reference

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms345408.aspx

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

"Ya can't make an omelette without breaking just a few eggs" 😉