Re: Server Migration

From: Tibor Karaszi (tibor_please.no.email_karaszi_at_hotmail.nomail.com)
Date: 08/18/04


Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2004 22:19:48 +0200

One or more of below articles should help you understand issues with backup/restore:

Moving SQL Server Databases
http://www.support.microsoft.com/?id=224071

Moving Databases between Servers
http://www.support.microsoft.com/?id=314546

Using WITH MOVE in a Restore to a New Location with Detach/Attach
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=221465

How To Transfer Logins and Passwords Between SQL Servers
http://www.support.microsoft.com/?id=246133

Mapping Logins & SIDs after a Restore
http://www.support.microsoft.com/?id=298897

Utility to map users to the correct login
http://www.dbmaint.com/SyncSqlLogins.asp

How to Resolve Permission Issues When a Database Is Moved Between SQL Servers
http://www.support.microsoft.com/?id=240872

User Logon and/or Permission Errors After Restoring Dump
http://www.support.microsoft.com/?id=168001

Disaster Recovery Articles for SQL Server
http://www.support.microsoft.com/?id=307775

-- 
Tibor Karaszi, SQL Server MVP
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"Ed" <Ed@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:4F57641A-3EFA-42A6-83A9-90349138CC4F@microsoft.com...
> 1.The best way to do the server migration is through the backup and restore,
> is that correct?  if this is the case, do i need to restore the systems
> databases first or user databases first.
> 2. Since I already build the new SQL Server, and It contains the system
> databases(Master, MSDB, Model) If I use Detach and Attach stored procedures
> to do the databases migration, should I overwrite all the existing systems
> databaes in the new server?  Should I detach all the system databases in the
> new server and overwrite all those databases with the Old server's systems
> databases and Attach them back on the new server?
> Thanks a lot, any suggestion is welcome
> Ed


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  • Re: Restore Master DB to New Server
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