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Restoring SQL2008 Enterprise Edition db into SQL2008 Standard edition question

  • October 15, 2012 at 1:10 pm

    #283088

    A vendor of ours is going to give us a database that is in SQL2008 Enterprise Edition for us to restore into our environment. However, we do NOT have Enterprise Edition. If they backup the database without compression I should be able to restore it into SQL2008 Standard Edition shouldn't I?

    We are not going to use this database, we will take some of the information out of it and it will go into a newly created database. We only want the table structure and data.

    In SQL2008 I know backup compression is only available in Enterprise Edition so I specifically told them to NOT backup the database with Compression.

  • October 15, 2012 at 1:21 pm

    #1549288

    go-ahead..no issue

  • October 15, 2012 at 1:22 pm

    #1549289

    Thanks, that is what I thought but wanted to throw it out there and see.

    🙂

  • October 15, 2012 at 2:01 pm

    #1549292

    you might want to buy a copy of developer so you can restore and test teh client backup, even if they are using enterprise only stuff like compression;

    Lowell

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  • October 15, 2012 at 2:05 pm

    #1549295

    Actually, even if they back it up with compression, you can restore it. I tested this recently here at my work, as we have clients who (tightwads) use SQL Express.

    BUT one thing to be wary of, is to make sure the Vendor isn't using Enterprise only features in their DB. Things like partitioned tables comes to mind.

    Jason

  • October 15, 2012 at 2:07 pm

    #1549296

    It will work, providing the database contains no persistent enterprise-only features (partitioning, compression, TDE). If the DB uses any of those, the restore will fail *at the end*

    Backup compression isn't a problem, while only Enterprise/Developer edition can create compressed backups, any edition can read compressed backups and restore the DB.

    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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  • October 16, 2012 at 5:32 am

    #1549476

    Thanks everyone. I will double check with the vendor about the Enterprise Edition special features.

    If, any of those are in there can I restore this into SQL2008R2 Standard Edition? I can't remember if Partitioning is in SQL2008R2 Standard.

  • October 16, 2012 at 5:51 am

    #1549489

    Markus (10/16/2012)

    If, any of those are in there can I restore this into SQL2008R2 Standard Edition?

    No, the restore will fail.

    The DMV to check is sys.dm_db_persistent_sku_features (or something like that)

    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

    We walk in the dark places no others will enter
    We stand on the bridge and no one may pass

  • October 16, 2012 at 5:54 am

    #1549492

    GilaMonster (10/16/2012)

    Markus (10/16/2012)

    If, any of those are in there can I restore this into SQL2008R2 Standard Edition?

    No, the restore will fail.

    The DMV to check is sys.dm_db_persistent_sku_features (or something like that)

    Thanks,.... I was afraid of that...

    I have fired off an email asking them to verify that they are not using any of those features. I guess I should have done a lookup on the MSFT website for editions comparision before I posted as all that information was there. The database is 270gig so there is a possibility that they are using partitioning.

  • October 17, 2012 at 7:28 am

    #1549996

    Here is the DMV mentioned:

    /*can identify all Enterprise-edition-specific features that are enabled within a user database by

    using the sys.dm_db_persisted_sku_features Dynamic Management View */

    --SQL Server 2008 only

    USE <DBNAME>

    GO

    SELECT * FROM sys.dm_db_persisted_sku_features

    I have this as 2008 only. I assume it will also work for 2008 R2. Maybe it was talking about the previous versions (2005 and before).

  • October 17, 2012 at 7:29 am

    #1549997

    Have the vendor run it on the database and let you know if any records are returned.

  • October 17, 2012 at 7:37 am

    #1550000

    vikingDBA (10/17/2012)

    Have the vendor run it on the database and let you know if any records are returned.

    Very interesting. Thanks a million. I sent the query to them and asked for them to run it.

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