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Moving Database Files in SQL Server
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Perry Whittle
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Posted Sunday, February 10, 2013 11:15 PM
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Moving Database Files in SQL Server
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Pradeep Hebballi
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Posted Monday, February 11, 2013 12:32 AM
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Hi Perry, the article was really helpful. Thanks!
You mentioned that SP_ATTACH_DB is deprecated. Does that mean that we cannot use DETACH and ATTACH database methods to change/rename the database files in SQL Server 2008?
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Perry Whittle
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Pradeep Hebballi (2/11/2013)
Hi Perry, the article was really helpful. Thanks!
Thank you, i'm glad you found it useful\helpful
Pradeep Hebballi (2/11/2013)
You mentioned that SP_ATTACH_DB is deprecated. Does that mean that we cannot use DETACH and ATTACH database methods to change/rename the database files in SQL Server 2008?
Thanks
Pradeep
The whole point is you don't need to sp_attach_db, if all you're doing is renaming or moving database files use my article. To attach a database from raw files use
CREATE DATABASE database_name FOR ATTACH
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Willem Gossink
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Good article! One possible source of confusion: the screenshots showing 'completed with errors' and 'success' will not show after issuing the command "ALTER DATABASE [yourDB] SET ONLINE" but after performing 'Tasks - Bring Online' in the GUI.
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Nice artical, I must admit i'm still a fan of detatching the databases to move files as I tend to only do this on maintenance windows so the amount of time it takes me isn't an issue (plus i'm prone to the odd typ0).
One other thing, prob obvious to most readers, is that you can't do this method if your moiving the master or resource databases MS has an artical on this at
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms345408%28v=sql.90%29.aspx
this one is for 2005 but the other versions are available using the other version drop down.
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Perry Whittle
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Willem Gossink (2/11/2013)
Good article! One possible source of confusion: the screenshots showing 'completed with errors' and 'success' will not show after issuing the command "ALTER DATABASE [yourDB] SET ONLINE" but after performing 'Tasks - Bring Online' in the GUI.
Thanks for your feedback.
The first 2 screenshots show a typical scenario where an operation to online the database fails, the last shows the dialog you will see when the online operation succeeds. The text does indicate this.
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Perry Whittle
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SQLDBA360 (2/11/2013)
Nice artical, I must admit i'm still a fan of detatching the databases to move files
No longer necessary to detach the database. The ALTER DATABASE ... MODIFY FILE command is the preferred way to perform these actions.
SQLDBA360 (2/11/2013)
(plus i'm prone to the odd typ0).
Type slower and always check your work
SQLDBA360 (2/11/2013)
One other thing, prob obvious to most readers, is that you can't do this method if your moiving the master or resource databases MS has an artical on this at
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms345408%28v=sql.90%29.aspx
this one is for 2005 but the other versions are available using the other version drop down.
In the article I make references to user databases only
However, i appreciate your point and could have made it clearer.
Note also that for the resource database you do still need to issue an
ALTER DATABASE ... MODIFY FILE
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Willem Gossink
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Posted Monday, February 11, 2013 3:27 AM
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Perhaps I did not explain my point clearly.
Your article suggests using the "ALTER DATABASE ... " T-SQL command to bring the database back online. This is, of course, fine. However, the following screenshot is not the result of a T-SQL command. The screenshot is the result of the 'Bring Online' task in the GUI.
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One of the most common errors we find on moving files is security. Admins quite often forget that SQL application service will require permissions to the new location. On start-up / bring on-line the error occurs and panic follows.... Yet all we need to ensure is the relevant permissions are in place at the alternate location.
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Perry Whittle
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Willem Gossink (2/11/2013)
Perhaps I did not explain my point clearly.
Your article suggests using the "ALTER DATABASE ... " T-SQL command to bring the database back online. This is, of course, fine. However, the following screenshot is not the result of a T-SQL command. The screenshot is the result of the 'Bring Online' task in the GUI.
ok, i see. Thanks for pointing that out
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