Re: SQL 7 to SQL 2000

From: Keith Kratochvil (sqlguy.back2u_at_comcast.net)
Date: 02/08/05


Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2005 06:35:49 -0600

Great. You may find these articles helpful:

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

INF: Moving SQL Server databases to a new location with Detach/Attach
http://www.support.microsoft.com/?id=224071

HOW TO: Move Databases Between Computers That Are Running SQL Server
http://www.support.microsoft.com/?id=314546

INF: Using the WITH MOVE Option with the RESTORE Statement
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=221465

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

HOW TO: Transfer Logins and Passwords Between Instances of SQL Server
http://www.support.microsoft.com/?id=246133

PRB: "Troubleshooting Orphaned Users" Topic in Books Online is Incomplete
http://www.support.microsoft.com/?id=274188

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

SAMPLE: Mapsids.exe Helps Map SIDs Between User and Master Databases When
Database Is Moved
http://www.support.microsoft.com/?id=298897

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

-- 
Keith
"Steve" <Steve@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:A72D6C89-40CC-4D07-818B-B3A03F37B3B2@microsoft.com...
> Keith;
>
> Thanks for the reply.  Eventually I am going to upgrade the Existing
server.
> However I would like to copy the existing databases and import them into a
> test SQL2K server first for testing purposes.
>
> I got a couple of ?? regarding that.
>
> 1.) Can one just use a BCP command to copy the dbs to an alternative
> location or should I import the dbs.
>
> 2.) What do I have to do with the log files and transaction files after
> copying the dbs into SQL2K?
>
> Thanks in advance.
> Steve
>
> "Keith Kratochvil" wrote:
>
> > I have done it several times without any problems.  Are you simply going
to
> > upgrade the existing SQL 7 machine to SQL Server 2000?  The upgrade
should
> > go easy enough.  As always, you should make sure that you have good
database
> > backups before you start anything like this.
> >
> > -- 
> > Keith
> >
> >
> > "Steve" <Steve@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:E1C63A94-B419-4D77-BACB-7F78B927B95D@microsoft.com...
> > > Hi all;
> > >
> > > Has anyone encountered compatability issues or the like with an
upgrade
> > from
> > > 7 to 2K?
> > >
> > > I have a pretty "stock" SQL 7 server and wish to upgrade it to 2000.
I
> > have
> > > read all the normal white papers on the upgrade but am sure there are
some
> > > "gotchas" out there.
> > >
> > > Any info would be appreciated.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Steve
> >
> >


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