move MDF or LDF files to new location

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  • Can you give me more details.

    Do you stop sql service before creaing or executing the script?

    what are the modification you have to make?

    Will you please give me some examples?

    Thanks

  • Hi,

    every thing that you need to know is writing in the script details.

    but for you i'll write it again.

    this stored procedure move the LDF or MDF files to a new location.

    the syntax to use it is after that you run the script that create the stored procedure is

    example MDF: exec MoveAllDatabaseFile 'MDF','C:\NewMDFLocation\'

    example LDF: exec MoveAllDatabaseFile 'LDF','C:\NewMDFLocation\'

    after that you stop SQL Server Services,move those MDF or LDF files that you just run the script on them and then start the SQL Server Services back.

    The Script

    --Move All MDF - LDF Files to a new location

    --write by Avi Grinberg

    create procedure MoveAllDatabaseFile

    @FileType char (3),@fullpath varchar(500)

    as

    if @FileType not in ('MDF','LDF')

    begin

    Select '@FileType must be MDF or LDF and @fullpath should be like N''C:\DatabaseFiles\'' the script was terminated' as

    'ERROR'

    select 'example of right syntax - exec MoveAllDatabaseFile ''MDF'',N''C:\DatabaseFiles\''' as 'Example Script'

    return

    end

    declare @dbname as varchar (100)

    declare @dbfilename as varchar (100)

    declare @runalter as varchar(500)

    --Case LDF

    if @FileType = 'LDF'

    begin

    DECLARE CRS_db CURSOR LOCAL FAST_FORWARD

    FOR

    select sysdb.name as 'DBName',masterfiles.name as 'FileName'

    from sys.master_files masterfiles,sys.sysdatabases sysdb

    where masterfiles.database_id = sysdb.dbid

    and masterfiles.type_desc = 'LOG' and masterfiles.database_id > 4 --not take system DB's

    end

    --Case MDF

    else

    begin

    DECLARE CRS_db CURSOR LOCAL FAST_FORWARD

    FOR

    select sysdb.name as 'DBName',masterfiles.name as 'FileName'

    from sys.master_files masterfiles,sys.sysdatabases sysdb

    where masterfiles.database_id = sysdb.dbid

    and masterfiles.type_desc = 'ROWS' and masterfiles.database_id > 4 --not take system DB's

    end

    --Start execute MDF or LDF

    OPEN CRS_db

    FETCH NEXT FROM CRS_db INTO @dbname,@dbfilename

    WHILE @@FETCH_STATUS = 0

    BEGIN

    Set @runalter = 'Alter database ' + @dbname + ' modify file (name = ' + @dbfilename + ' , filename = N'''+ @fullpath +

    @dbfilename + '.' + @FileType + ''')'

    exec(@runalter)

    FETCH NEXT FROM CRS_db INTO @dbname,@dbfilename

    END

    CLOSE CRS_db

    DEALLOCATE CRS_db

  • Followed the directions but this did not work for me. I had to drop every db and use sp_attach_db after moving the mdf and ldf files. Oh well.....

  • you can use this improved script.

    --This script create a store procedure that Move All MDF - LDF Files

    --Wrote by Avi Grinberg

    create procedure MoveAllDatabaseFile

    @FileType char (3),@fullpath varchar(100)

    as

    if @FileType not in ('MDF','LDF','mdf','ldf')

    begin

    print '@FileType must be MDF or LDF (or lower case) and @fullpath should be like N''C:\DatabaseFiles\'' the script was terminated!.'

    print 'example of right syntax - exec MoveAllDatabaseFile ''MDF'',N''C:\DatabaseFiles\'''

    return

    end

    if @fullpath not like '%\'

    begin

    print 'The @fullpath must end with a ''\'' ,this script is terminated!. '

    return

    end

    declare @dbname as varchar (100)

    declare @LogicalFileName as varchar (100)

    declare @PhysicalFileName as varchar (100)

    declare @runalter as varchar(500)

    --Case LDF

    if @FileType = 'LDF' or @FileType = 'ldf'

    begin

    DECLARE CRS_db CURSOR LOCAL FAST_FORWARD

    FOR

    select sysdb.name as 'DBName',masterfiles.name as 'LogicalFileName',substring(right(physical_name,charindex('\',reverse(physical_name))),2,100) as 'PhysicalFileName'

    from sys.master_files masterfiles,sys.sysdatabases sysdb

    where masterfiles.database_id = sysdb.dbid

    and masterfiles.type_desc = 'LOG' and masterfiles.database_id > 4

    end

    --Case MDF

    else

    begin

    DECLARE CRS_db CURSOR LOCAL FAST_FORWARD

    FOR

    select sysdb.name as 'DBName',masterfiles.name as 'LogicalFileName',substring(right(physical_name,charindex('\',reverse(physical_name))),2,100) as 'PhysicalFileName'

    from sys.master_files masterfiles,sys.sysdatabases sysdb

    where masterfiles.database_id = sysdb.dbid

    and masterfiles.type_desc = 'ROWS' and masterfiles.database_id > 4 --not take system DB's

    end

    --Start execute MDF or LDF

    OPEN CRS_db

    FETCH NEXT FROM CRS_db INTO @dbname,@LogicalFileName,@PhysicalFileName

    WHILE @@FETCH_STATUS = 0

    BEGIN

    Set @runalter = 'Alter database ' + @dbname + ' modify file (name = ' + @LogicalFileName + ' , filename = N'''+ @fullpath + @PhysicalFileName + ''')'

    select (@runalter)

    FETCH NEXT FROM CRS_db INTO @dbname,@LogicalFileName,@PhysicalFileName

    END

    CLOSE CRS_db

    DEALLOCATE CRS_db

  • Avi,

    just want to say thanks for posting the script, I have over 300 databases to move and this script will be most useful. ( I have done a successful trial run on a test bed server)

    Only change I would make is use 'print (@runalter)' rather than 'select (@runalter)' so only the commands you actually want are reversed engineered out, also all the databases could be offlined, files moved, then bought on-line again if you want to avoid a service restart.

    cheers

    george

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  • Hi i executed the above script found error

    for MDF

    Server: Msg 208, Level 16, State 1, Procedure MoveAllDatabaseFile, Line 34

    Invalid object name 'sys.master_files'.

    Server: Msg 208, Level 16, State 1, Procedure MoveAllDatabaseFile, Line 34

    Invalid object name 'sys.sysdatabases'

    for LDF

    Server: Msg 208, Level 16, State 1, Procedure MoveAllDatabaseFile, Line 24

    Invalid object name 'sys.master_files'.

    Server: Msg 208, Level 16, State 1, Procedure MoveAllDatabaseFile, Line 24

    Invalid object name 'sys.sysdatabases'.

    Will it work for sqlserver 2000?????

    iam using

    Microsoft SQL Server 2000 - 8.00.2039 (Intel X86) May 3 2005 23:18:38 Copyright (c) 1988-2003 Microsoft Corporation Personal Edition on Windows NT 5.2 (Build 3790: )

    please help i need to move 20+ 20 Dbs mdf & ldf files

    pls update

    Thanks in advance

  • no.

    it's design for sql 2005 and above.

    sry.

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