• Backup, copy, restore. Nothing different.

    2008 and 2008 R2 have the same compatibility level - 100.

    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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