Moving SQL Server DB's - Need Advice.
Mar 31, 2008
I've got a situation where I need to regularly (maybe each month), detach a DB, copy its files from their highspeed SAN location to a slower NAS, then re-attach it and make it available on-line. We're doing this for our DB's as they age to > 3 years.
Just wondering if any of you have scripts you can point me to so I don't have to re-invent the wheel.
Also, after you re-attach, how do you verify the NAS DB is 100% ok before deleting the original from its SAN location?
Any help/advice is appreciated.
Thanks,
Isaac
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May 23, 2006
Hi, i was after some advice on moving a SQL Server 2000 database from one server to another.
Usually i would do this by backing up the database on the original server the copying it accross the LAN to the new server and restoring it there. This database is 10Gb in size and copying it accross the LAN will take some time and i would like to minimise downtime if possible. The database is at a customer site where i am not responsible for the network or Hardware.
Thanks in advance for your help
Nick
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Aug 26, 2006
We have a couple of MS SQL Server 2000/2005 databases with a bunch of..NET clients written in C#, but may want to replace the dbserver withpostgres instead. The clients will still run on Windows, hopefully withas few changes as possible.We don't have any stored procedures or triggers, so all we need to portare the tables/index definitions.What are the most common issues/problems people run into on the clientside? My guesses are stuff like- identity columns- transaction handling(autocommited vs. implicit)- date and datetime- general error handling and error codesAnything else?I've googled for migration guides and howto's, but without success.Pointers to such are appreciated.Boa
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Feb 6, 2007
Hi,
I am currently creating an application that requires the use of Pocket
PC/PDA. The same application that runs on the desktop is to be run on
the mobile device metioned above. I am confused as to which of the
following combination servers i should use.
Option1)
Desktop - SQL Server Express Edition (Multi-user)
Mobile Device - SQL Sever Compact Edition
OR
Option 2)
Desktop - SQL Sever Compact Edition
Mobile Device - SQL Sever Compact Edition
To my understanding, if I use SQL Server Compact Edition on both my
desktop and mobile device, when i need to synchronise, the entire
database from the mobile device is copied over to the desktop and vice-
versa. However, I prefer only modified data to be synchornized. Can I
achieve it with the second option? Is it also possible with the first option? Please advice. Thank You
Regards,
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Feb 2, 1999
hi, I have total 45 GB of data in the following servers ( 40 GB in sql server 6.5, 5GB in ftp server). both servers are in one machine(server). I want to make sure that I am doing the right thing for backup. The machine is not connected to a Lan. What is the best way to insure that my data are backed up safely?
what I am thinking of doing is to back up the database to using sql tools in the menu bar, that will backup the data to the same machine in this directory:
c:mssqlackupDBname.DAT
I will do this for all database in the sql server. Am I save to do this... I am wondering what IF the machine in which both severs are in crashed. My backup effort will be lost too. right. so what is the best way to protect my data. Do I need to buy a tape backup so I can do what I am doing Plus back up the c:mssqlackupDBname.DAT to the tape backup... I would really appreciate any suggestion in choosing any media (software/ hardware)to back up my data.
Thanks
Ali
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Aug 20, 2004
I'm looking to purchase new server hardware that will host my corporate intranet and a sql server instance. In most cases I can't see this server being hit by more than 20 or 30 users but I want it to be quick. I'm planning on running Server 2003 with sql server 2k and the intranet on IIS.
What I'm not sure about is the single vs dual processor and the RAM. How valuable is the dual proc? And the RAM, I plan on 1.5 GB but I wonder what the benefits are beyond that.
Perhaps with this many users it doesn't make that much difference but I can see adding more load.
Does anyone have any recommendations?
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Aug 23, 2007
Hi
We currently have a Server:
Dual Intel Xeon 3.0 GHz
4 GB ram
(C) 2x18 GB SCSI disks RAID 1 for OS
(D) 4x72 GB SCSI disks RAID 5 for Data
The server is running:
Windows 2003 + IIS (Single web application)
Tomcat (Single web application) (Is about to be outfased)
MS SQL 2005 (In simple recovery mode)
The C-driver is currently only used for OS and applications
The D-driver is holding all data + SQL Data files and SQL Transaction files...
E.g.
- SQL Data files = 7 GB
- SQL Transaction files = 20 GB
- Image liberary = 100 GB
- Other = 15 GB
The IIS uses around 768 MB ram for cashing and execution of the web application
The Tomcat uses around 350 MB ram
The SQL is the to use a max of 2.2 GB ram (and 1024 MB pr. query)
(Leaving around 512 MB ram left)
There is only one database installed on the SQL, but it is very large (+15 mill records)
We are currently doing Free-Text searches in one table (~3.5 mill records), and it is to slow.
So the question is what is the best way to gain performance...
- Increase to 8 GB ram?
- Purchase a new server as webserver, so the curr. server can be dedicated as SQL?
- Attach a NAS to split the SQL files into several groups, and seperate transaction logs from data?
(6 disks are max in curr. server)
Economy has to be considered :)
Thanx!
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Jan 10, 2008
Hi,
I'm hoping somebody can help me here as i'm struggling to find any information elsewhere on the net. We have recently purchased a new server, the rough specs are:
2 X Quad-Core Xeon E7320 2.13GHz 4Mb Cache
32Gb PC2-5300 DDR II RAM
We are planning to install the 64 Bit version of SQL Server 2005. We want to use the server for a number of purposes.
Building and weekly processing of 2 complex data marts (approx size is 1Tb each)
Processing and querying of 2 Analysis Services databases that will be built from these data marts. These will be queried by no more than about 15 users (no more than about 5 simultaneously).
Relational querying of the data marts themselves (same users as above)
My problem is that I am not sure of the best way to configure SQL Server. Should I use 2 separate instances? How should the processors/memory be shared between SQL Server/Analysis Services? My main priority is the performance of the OLAP querying. However, I also want the weekly processing and any ad-hoc SQL querys run against the marts to be efficient.
Any advice would be very much appreciated.
Kind Regards,
David.
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Jan 27, 2008
I have read lots of article about with nolock, and have seen many projects using with nolock option.
Please advice me if i am right.
1.Normal select queries can use with no lock
2. Batch jobs should not use with no lock.
please guide me, am i right.
Thanks
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Jun 23, 2004
Hi,
I know it's bad to use the built-in SA account to access SQL Server from my ASP.NET application.
I did some reading but would like some suggestions as well. One article I read talked about Application roles in SQL Server. Is this the best way to handle SQL Server access for read/write/update/delete privileges from an ASP.NET application?
If this is the way to go, how do I set it up? Can anyone suggest a good web site to read up on this?
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Jul 20, 2005
I'm looking for configuration advice for a SQL Server. I have thefollowing hardware to work with:1 Dell P4 2.66 GHz PC with 512 MB RAM and a 40GB IDE drive2 Seagtate Barracuda 4.55GB SCSI drives (ST34572W) in an external bay1 Adaptec 2940UW SCSI ControllerWindows 2000 Advanced ServerMSSQL 2000 EnterpriseThe PC will strictly be a SQL Server only - no IIS or FTP or otherservices. It will host about 8-10 databases that service a departmentof 300 people. My plan is to install W2K and MSSQL on the PC's IDEhard drive and configure the identical SCSI Barracudas as a mirroredvolume to host the databases (MDF/LDFs).Will there be any performance problems installing MSSQL Server on theIDE drive while the MDF/LDFs are on the SCSI drives? From aperformance standpoint, would I be better off installing MSSQL Serveron the SCSI drives?
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Jan 4, 2008
Hi there,
I've been using Sql Server for my development for perhaps two years. My systems have experienced crashes, I switched from XP to Vista, it crashed again because of malware, etc. In short I have installed and reinstalled the Sql Server Express quite a few times. In the meantime my databases have been growing. So far I've had my development only on one desktop but now I am expecting a new DELL Dimention top of the line machine and I want to switch some of the development over there.
This is the scoop. I need to make numerous improvements in my databases to increase performance, sometimes you add a column or delete one from a table, etc. At the same time the data is being collected. I want to have my Sql DBs set up on one machine and be able to work on another and grab the data, etc. In other words I want to start doing some networking which so far I've done only on a limited basis just for file transfer and printing.
I have no clear image as to how it should be arranged. If I leave my Sql Server DBs on one machine and start using them on another one, do I have to have a new client set up?
Perhaps I need to have another instance set up also or is it the same?
In one of the prior installation which is now in my WIndows.old folder I have 3 Sql Server instance folders: MSSQL1, MSSQL2, MSSQL3. for some reason in this latest installation I got only one folder: MSSQL1. Shall I copy two other folders (MSSQL2 and MSSQL3) from Windows.old to this new Program FilesMicrosoft Sql Server 2005 folder or not?
Two of my machines that will access the databases will be at my office connected via a 10/100/1000 switch but the third one will be home. It will be connected via Vista Computer Name service (Telnet I presume) and I have a high speed cable to the server.
This is the setup as clear as I can see it now. Depending on the answers I get I may come back with some more questions.
Many thanks.
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May 23, 2008
The box that was provided for me to install sql server 2005 (64 bit) standard is setup like this:
c: raid 1 (OS is server 2003 x 64)
d: raid 5 (4 disk)
and 1 extra drive.
What is the best install solution for this configuration
Would it be best to put Sql Server 2005 on the extra drive and the mdf and ldf on the raid 5. Im not to sure.
Box is made, and I know ideally would be to place the ldf and mdf on there own Raid 10. This is for a ecommerce site.'
Thanks
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Mar 20, 2007
Does anyone have a good starter's tutorial on authorization advice & configuration for SQL Server 2005?I need to know what is adviced what web users can specifically do and dont in my db, and how to configure that...Thanks!
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Feb 29, 2008
Hello,I'm looking into offering a custom data driven web app that I wrote for an organization that I'm apart of to other similar organizations. I would be hosting the data and web application code on my dedicated server. This application is using the membership api supplied in .NET 2.0 and also has my own custom data tables within it.My question is what would be the best way to add clients to this? Should I simply create a new database for each new client like so: ACME_Database, ABC_Database, AAA_Database etc. Or should I add some sort of client "Tag" (tag meaning column within each datatable) to these databases and then update my SQL queries to process them accordingly. I imagine I could do both but I guess I need some advice from people that already had experiance with providing this kind of service. Thanks!Jason
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Apr 14, 2006
We have a 3 month old quad processor/dual core server running SQLServer 2005 and already it is getting close to hitting the CPU wall.An 8 way CPU box is prohibitively expensive and out of the question. Iam looking desperately for a way to TRULY scale out SQL server...in thesame way that IIS can be scaled out via App Center.The "in the box" solution for SQL Server 2005 scaling out is the DMV.Unfortunately this solution makes the system less available rather thanmore (one server outage takes them all out for that table) and requiresserious rearchitecting of the software to use. Contrast this to IISand AppCenter where each added server makes the system more available,and requires no rearchitecting to work.Before someone says "what you want can't be done in adatabase"...Oracle has an application server middleware product thatlets you do both of the above. Just plug a new server with Oracle onit, and you've doubled your capacity. But SQL Server 2005 doesn't yethave a similar capability.So I read with great interest the following article that talks aboutwhy this is the case with SQL Server. There are two issues that makeit very difficult to do:http://www.sql-server-performance.c...ability_availab...You can create a crude pool using replication, but the performancetimes look horrendous.However, the article also talks about the latest developments in thisfield...specifically MIDDLEWARE that can create a scale out solutionthat is more available and that requires simply adding new servers toscale up.I found two companies which seem to offer this new capability:http://www.metaverse.cc/newsevents.asp?cid=17999andhttp://www.pcticorp.com/product.aspxBoth companies appear to have patents or a patent pending on theprocess. I tried to contact metaverse but got no reply, despite theirrecent press release. I just emailed Pcticorp today to see if I couldlearn more about their product.My question for this group is:Does anyone have experience with either of the two products (or anyothers that provide this capability)?Many thanks in advance for your help.Ian Ippolitohttp://www.rentacoder.com
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Nov 15, 2006
I am working on two versions of an application, one of which will be awindows forms application (which will need to be redistributable) andthe other will be a web application.I have MS Visual Studio 2005 (along with the developer's edition of MSSQL Server), but not MS Access. I also have MySQL, PostgreSQL, Sun'sapplication server, Tomcat and Apache web server. I am working onWindows XP Pro, and have installed the .NET 3 SDK and all relevantrelated products I could find (e.g. 2 extensions packages for VisualStudio).I have one MS Access database, to which my users should have read onlyaccess. I have, and have used, a tool for importing MS Accessdatabases into MySQL. I expect that SQL Server has a similar utilityhidden somewhere (where I haven't yet looked, though I HAVE beenlooking - obviously in the wrong places). I have located a similarutility for importing MS Access databases into PostgreSQL. I have notyet decided which servers to use for the web version, but that isanother story, for which I may raise another thread in due course (butI welcome suggestions which may reduce the effort required givenrequired effort for the windows forms app).My problem is for the windows form aplication (intended for use by asingle family). I expect to use ADO.NET. The question is, should Iimport the Access database into MS SQL, and redistribute it, along withMS SQL Server Express (or is that necessary), or distribute it just asan Access database and use the jet engine to access it. A relatedquestion is, "Does ADO.NET support creating new databases for a givenengine?" Imagine a recipe database. It is easy enough to create a SQLscript that creates all the required tables, indices, foreign keys,&c., but can I submit that SQL script to an ADO.NET object, along witha file name, and have it create, e.g., an Access database with thesupplied name. Or do I have to create a database file with nothing init other than the schema?I have more questions, but they'll have to wait.ThanksTed
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Apr 24, 2006
I've been using SQL Server 2005 Std. for my development work on a laptop w/ 2 GHz Celeron and 768 Mb RAM. Now that Express Edition has Reporting Services and Full-Text Search, would I be wise to just use it instead? I actually have both on my machine since Express Edition installed with VS 2005 Standard. Also, if I uninstall SQL Server 2005 Std. what will I lose? Thanks in advance.
-Mike
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Apr 18, 2008
I am not new to the SQL Server world, but am somewhat new to the SQL Server 2005 world. I am just getting into the reporting tool. By just messing around for about an hour or so, I was able to get what I wanted somewhat. Basically, I'd like to get up to speed on the reporting side of things fairly quickly. So I am looking at some books, and was wondering if anyone had any suggestions on any.
Here is a few that caught my eye:
-MS SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services by Brian Larson
-MS SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services for Dummies
-Professional SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services by Paul Turley
-The Rational Guide to SQL Server Reporting Services
I am thinking the 1st two would probably be my best bet, but wanted to get you folks suggestions.
Let me know as soon as you can as I am planning on going to the book store tonight or this weekend.
Thanks in Advance!!!
Tony
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Mar 1, 2007
Hello. I am not very strong with SQL server. But I know enough to get my way around. The reason I am asking forhelp is that I need to change a SQL server script that resides on one of the production database servers of thecompany I work for. I just need to add two new lines to the stored procedure.(See the lines that are bolded.) Thesevalues are [MO_FAX],[MO_EMAIL].
Can someone tell me if there is a best way of going about doing this? Can I just simply open up SQL server and quickly make the change? The big issue here is that this script is used in production. So I am just a little worriedabout screwing something up. Anyway, I would appreciate some good advice on this?
/* Returns all data given the region and country */ALTER PROCEDURE [dbo].[GetAllInfomration]
AS SELECT [COUNTRY], [Company_NAME], [CompanyAddress], [CompanyPhone],
[MO_FAX] [MO_EMAIL]
[CompanyFax],
FROM [InfoLookup].[dbo].[Company_Contact] RETURN
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Jul 20, 2005
I am currently working on a PHP based website that needs to be able to drawfrom Oracle, MS SQL Server, MySQL and given time and demand other RDBMS. Itook a lot of time and care creating a flexible and solid wrapper and amdeep into coding. The only problem is a noticed VARCHAR fields being drawnfrom SQL Server 2000 are being truncated to 255 characters.I searched around php.net and found the following :Note to Win32 Users: Due to a limitation in the underlying API used by PHP(MS DbLib C API), the length of VARCHAR fields is limited to 255. If youneed to store more data, use a TEXT field instead.(http://www.php.net/manual/en/functi...ield-length.php)The only problem with this advice is Text fields seem to be limited to 16characters in length, and I am having similar results in terms of truncationwith other character based fields that can store more than 255 characters.I am using PHP 4.3.3 running on IIS using the php_mssql.dll extensions andthe functions referenced here http://www.php.net/manual/en/ref.mssql.php.What are my options here? Has anybody worked around this or am I missingsomething obvious?James
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Feb 6, 2006
First, let me apologise, I tried to search for the answer to this, but the search wouldn't work for me, and other searches on the web have come up empty.I'm just about to move my asp.net/SQL 2k website to dedicated hosting, and as our budget isn't so big, we can't afford two servers, thus both the web-server and SQL server need to be on the same machine.My question is, what would people recommend for the software setup? The server is speced as follows:- Pentium 4 3ghz- 2gb ram- 15gb primary partition- 100gb secondary partition- 250gb sata secondary drive- Windows Server 2003 SEThe storage arrangement is dictated by the host, as they supply and setup the server. I have no control over this.I was thinking about putting SQL Server 2k Ent on the secondary partition, and the website on the secondary drive. I'm not sure about what to set SQL Server's memory configuration to, as I've always just worked with both the webserver and sql server on the same machine, with dynamic memory allocaton for sql server, in my development environments, with no problem, but also with no load.What would be the best compromise considering the requirements here? I appreciate that having a machine dedicated for SQL Server is best, but I can't do that here, yet. Any help humbly appreciated!
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Mar 7, 2006
Hi All, first post.
I have done a bit of searching around and cant find a clear answer to this question.
Current Setup
Desktop application (c#) that connects to a SQL Server 2005 express database on the same local network as the application (currently 3 users)
It is only a very small company and has just taken on their first remote worker, but expects to take on another 6-8 over the next few months. They have asked for the database to be moved online.
The application was written in such a way that everything has been done using no stored procs, or views, it is all native SQL.
This will be my first DB hosted online and before I go ahead and do anything I just wanted to make sure what I have to do is correct, sorry if this is a very basic question, although I have been programming for a long time, I have never had the chance to do any online databases before.
Will this work.
1.Find a SQL Server 2005 Hosting company.
2.Move the database to the server.
3.Setup the users permissions.
3.Alter the connection string in the application to point to the new location.
So the only thing that would change would be a new connection string in the application preferences?
Or am I living in a dream world, because nothing is ever that simple.
One thing I am worried about is the security/visiblity of the database and data as it travels from the server to the client and back.
Thanks for any advise you can give.
Mark
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Feb 9, 2007
hi, does anyone know how I can make a connection to a 2000 db thru ssis?
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Dec 28, 2003
Hi I'm very new to this but what I'm looking to do should'nt be too difficult although I've tried to no avail.
I'm looking to deploy a web site that uses SQL2000 to another server. Im trying to find out how to move the database to that server. Ideally I would like to be able to save it to CD for safety but its not like old access where you save the mdb file. I need to save the whole 'DTS' package, is that what its called? stored procedures, triggers the lot.
I tried the wizards but just got in a mess.
Thanks
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Jul 28, 2000
I have serveral jobs set up on my current SQL Server, and I am not sure how to move the jobs to my new SQL server. What is the best way to do this?
Thanks,
John
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Jul 23, 2004
Hi -
At my work, we have a SQL Server 2K DB on a server. This server is being replaced and the DB needs to be copied from the old server to the new server and I've been asked to perform this task. What I was planning on doing was:
1. Making a copy of the database on the current server
2. Taking the .BAK file created and coping it to the new server via a mapped drive
3. Restoring the database from the .BAK file on the new server
The only concern is moving the .BAK file across the network due to size.
Is this the best method to do this or is there a more preferred way? By doing this, what potential issues could be encountered?
Any help/advice is greatly appreciated!
Thanks!
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Aug 17, 2007
Our SQL server, Report Server and IIS server are all on 1 physical server but that's going to change. We're moving the IIS/web server to a new box but the database server & report server will be on the old box.
Are there available documentation on how to move the Report Server service and IIS configuration of the Report Server?
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Jun 25, 2001
I am hoping somebody can tell me in detail what is the quickest and fastest way to move SQL 6.5 to a new server. The server it is on is out of resources and space, and I have a new server to move everything over to. I assume I can just install SQL 6.5, copy the DATA database and MSSQL directories over, and rename the new server to the original name and take the old server offline?
Please give me as much detailed directions if you can.
Thank you
--Lance Johnson
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Jul 2, 2002
Hi Team
We are moving our production SQL server(EE) box to new box. Also, we
need to change the server name with new name. Currently, we have lots of
DTS, Transactional Replication and many jobs running.
What are the precautions / DOs and DONTs to make successful transfer to
the new server? Apart from restoring msdb on the new server, is there
anything we need to concentrate?
We use DTS to transfer logins and objects.
Thanks in Advance
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Jun 7, 1999
Hi Everbody,
I've got a client that set up their own SQL server. It is
currently installed on NT4 on the system volume. It needs to be moved
to a directory. I was wondering if anybody has ever done
anything like this or can offer some good advice on the
best place to start.
Thanks,
Dan
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