Moved SQL to the new box

Hi everybody,

I re-built SQl server 2000 on the new box. Attached and detached all DBs (master, msdb, users DBs) and moved them to the new paths (E:\mssql). Everything is fine.

The questions are:
1. The 'filename' in the master.sysdatabases for 'master' DB is still pointed to the old location (F:\) even physicaly files are on E:\ drive;

2. The 'phyname' in the master.sysdevices for all devices (DBs), including master, msdb, model are still shows the old location (F:\);
At list I will get a wrong reports of the files location.

it could be other places in the system tables that keep old information.
How and where I can correct the information?

3. All jobs, bakups, etc. that creates output files still pointed to the old locations (let say to the F:\sql2000\). F:\ drive is not exists anymore.
I will recreate all jobs and main plans to specify correct path.
But how can I change the DEFAULT locations for all backups, logs, etc. ?

Thank you,
LYOne way you could do it (sorry but its a bit long winded), is to create your dbs on the new server and restore the dbs you wish to move, using the "with move" clause on the resore database command.

By virtue of the fact you have created the dbs on the new server your paths should be OK, and not inherited by the dbs you sp_attach_db'ed

Hope this helps|||In the rebuild situation, I generally will not restore or reattach system databases, only the user databases. Because my past experience of having numerous troubles with the master after restoring to a new machine. Scheduled tasks and DTS can be saved and transfer to the new machine.

Good luck!|||Originally posted by dbabren
One way you could do it (sorry but its a bit long winded), is to create your dbs on the new server and restore the dbs you wish to move, using the "with move" clause on the resore database command.

By virtue of the fact you have created the dbs on the new server your paths should be OK, and not inherited by the dbs you sp_attach_db'ed

Hope this helps

=====

All user DB's are fine.
The only incorrect information for master.sysdatabases.filename (for master database) and master.sysdevices (for all devices).

Thank you.
LYsql

Move System and User database

Dear All,
Is it possible to move system(master, model, msdb and so on...) and user
database to another sql server by just copying all ldf and mdf files in data
directory while the sql on the source server is down?
Any problem using this method instead of backup and restore?
as I don't want to detach the database from source server.
Thanks for any advices
K
That is never a good idea. Check these out:
http://www.support.microsoft.com/?id=314546 Moving DB's between Servers
http://www.support.microsoft.com/?id=224071 Moving SQL Server Databases
to a New Location with Detach/Attach
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=221465 Using WITH MOVE in a
Restore
http://www.support.microsoft.com/?id=246133 How To Transfer Logins and
Passwords Between SQL Servers
http://www.support.microsoft.com/?id=298897 Mapping Logins & SIDs after a
Restore
http://www.dbmaint.com/SyncSqlLogins.asp Utility to map logins to
users
http://www.support.microsoft.com/?id=168001 User Logon and/or Permission
Errors After Restoring Dump
http://www.support.microsoft.com/?id=240872 How to Resolve Permission
Issues When a Database Is Moved Between SQL Servers
http://www.sqlservercentral.com/scri...p?scriptid=599
Restoring a .mdf
http://www.support.microsoft.com/?id=307775 Disaster Recovery Articles
for SQL Server
Andrew J. Kelly SQL MVP
"Kenneth" <Kenneth@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:D1EB32EB-A2F6-465D-978E-58F96DB228F9@.microsoft.com...
> Dear All,
> Is it possible to move system(master, model, msdb and so on...) and user
> database to another sql server by just copying all ldf and mdf files in
> data
> directory while the sql on the source server is down?
> Any problem using this method instead of backup and restore?
> as I don't want to detach the database from source server.
> Thanks for any advices
> K
|||Andrew, Thanks for your reply!
I've already read through these documents.
However, I wonder what will I miss if I move all data including SYSTEM
database to new server.
any problem with that?
besides, will the sa password be moved to the new server if system database
moved? if not where the sa password stored?
Thanks for any advice
"Andrew J. Kelly" wrote:

> That is never a good idea. Check these out:
> http://www.support.microsoft.com/?id=314546 Moving DB's between Servers
> http://www.support.microsoft.com/?id=224071 Moving SQL Server Databases
> to a New Location with Detach/Attach
> http://support.microsoft.com/?id=221465 Using WITH MOVE in a
> Restore
> http://www.support.microsoft.com/?id=246133 How To Transfer Logins and
> Passwords Between SQL Servers
> http://www.support.microsoft.com/?id=298897 Mapping Logins & SIDs after a
> Restore
> http://www.dbmaint.com/SyncSqlLogins.asp Utility to map logins to
> users
> http://www.support.microsoft.com/?id=168001 User Logon and/or Permission
> Errors After Restoring Dump
> http://www.support.microsoft.com/?id=240872 How to Resolve Permission
> Issues When a Database Is Moved Between SQL Servers
> http://www.sqlservercentral.com/scri...p?scriptid=599
> Restoring a .mdf
> http://www.support.microsoft.com/?id=307775 Disaster Recovery Articles
> for SQL Server
>
> --
> Andrew J. Kelly SQL MVP
>
> "Kenneth" <Kenneth@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:D1EB32EB-A2F6-465D-978E-58F96DB228F9@.microsoft.com...
>
>
|||There is no problem with moving everything over just don't do a file level
copy of the db's unless you use sp_detach and sp_attach. The sa password is
stored in the master db.
Andrew J. Kelly SQL MVP
"Kenneth" <Kenneth@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:C630D625-C889-49D4-B683-C4997CA05A61@.microsoft.com...[vbcol=seagreen]
> Andrew, Thanks for your reply!
> I've already read through these documents.
> However, I wonder what will I miss if I move all data including SYSTEM
> database to new server.
> any problem with that?
> besides, will the sa password be moved to the new server if system
> database
> moved? if not where the sa password stored?
> Thanks for any advice
> "Andrew J. Kelly" wrote:
|||Hi Ken
well there are times when one just has to move their
entire SQL server install to a new box - such as a server
upgrade
the article below may shed some light on the principles
and procedures involved to accomplish what you are trying
to do
http://vyaskn.tripod.com/moving_sql_server.htm
cheers
James

>--Original Message--
>Andrew, Thanks for your reply!
>I've already read through these documents.
>However, I wonder what will I miss if I move all data
including SYSTEM
>database to new server.
>any problem with that?
>besides, will the sa password be moved to the new server
if system database[vbcol=seagreen]
>moved? if not where the sa password stored?
>Thanks for any advice
>"Andrew J. Kelly" wrote:
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>

Move System and User database

Dear All,
Is it possible to move system(master, model, msdb and so on...) and user
database to another sql server by just copying all ldf and mdf files in data
directory while the sql on the source server is down?
Any problem using this method instead of backup and restore?
as I don't want to detach the database from source server.
Thanks for any advices
KThat is never a good idea. Check these out:
http://www.support.microsoft.com/?id=314546 Moving DB's between Servers
http://www.support.microsoft.com/?id=224071 Moving SQL Server Databases
to a New Location with Detach/Attach
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=221465 Using WITH MOVE in a
Restore
http://www.support.microsoft.com/?id=246133 How To Transfer Logins and
Passwords Between SQL Servers
http://www.support.microsoft.com/?id=298897 Mapping Logins & SIDs after a
Restore
http://www.dbmaint.com/SyncSqlLogins.asp Utility to map logins to
users
http://www.support.microsoft.com/?id=168001 User Logon and/or Permission
Errors After Restoring Dump
http://www.support.microsoft.com/?id=240872 How to Resolve Permission
Issues When a Database Is Moved Between SQL Servers
http://www.sqlservercentral.com/scr...sp?scriptid=599
Restoring a .mdf
http://www.support.microsoft.com/?id=307775 Disaster Recovery Articles
for SQL Server
Andrew J. Kelly SQL MVP
"Kenneth" <Kenneth@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:D1EB32EB-A2F6-465D-978E-58F96DB228F9@.microsoft.com...
> Dear All,
> Is it possible to move system(master, model, msdb and so on...) and user
> database to another sql server by just copying all ldf and mdf files in
> data
> directory while the sql on the source server is down?
> Any problem using this method instead of backup and restore?
> as I don't want to detach the database from source server.
> Thanks for any advices
> K|||Andrew, Thanks for your reply!
I've already read through these documents.
However, I wonder what will I miss if I move all data including SYSTEM
database to new server.
any problem with that?
besides, will the sa password be moved to the new server if system database
moved? if not where the sa password stored?
Thanks for any advice
"Andrew J. Kelly" wrote:

> That is never a good idea. Check these out:
> http://www.support.microsoft.com/?id=314546 Moving DB's between Server
s
> http://www.support.microsoft.com/?id=224071 Moving SQL Server Database
s
> to a New Location with Detach/Attach
> http://support.microsoft.com/?id=221465 Using WITH MOVE in a
> Restore
> http://www.support.microsoft.com/?id=246133 How To Transfer Logins and
> Passwords Between SQL Servers
> http://www.support.microsoft.com/?id=298897 Mapping Logins & SIDs after
a
> Restore
> http://www.dbmaint.com/SyncSqlLogins.asp Utility to map logins to
> users
> http://www.support.microsoft.com/?id=168001 User Logon and/or Permissi
on
> Errors After Restoring Dump
> http://www.support.microsoft.com/?id=240872 How to Resolve Permission
> Issues When a Database Is Moved Between SQL Servers
> http://www.sqlservercentral.com/scr...sp?scriptid=599
> Restoring a .mdf
> http://www.support.microsoft.com/?id=307775 Disaster Recovery Articles
> for SQL Server
>
> --
> Andrew J. Kelly SQL MVP
>
> "Kenneth" <Kenneth@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:D1EB32EB-A2F6-465D-978E-58F96DB228F9@.microsoft.com...
>
>|||There is no problem with moving everything over just don't do a file level
copy of the db's unless you use sp_detach and sp_attach. The sa password is
stored in the master db.
Andrew J. Kelly SQL MVP
"Kenneth" <Kenneth@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:C630D625-C889-49D4-B683-C4997CA05A61@.microsoft.com...[vbcol=seagreen]
> Andrew, Thanks for your reply!
> I've already read through these documents.
> However, I wonder what will I miss if I move all data including SYSTEM
> database to new server.
> any problem with that?
> besides, will the sa password be moved to the new server if system
> database
> moved? if not where the sa password stored?
> Thanks for any advice
> "Andrew J. Kelly" wrote:
>|||Hi Ken
well there are times when one just has to move their
entire SQL server install to a new box - such as a server
upgrade
the article below may shed some light on the principles
and procedures involved to accomplish what you are trying
to do
http://vyaskn.tripod.com/moving_sql_server.htm
cheers
James

>--Original Message--
>Andrew, Thanks for your reply!
>I've already read through these documents.
>However, I wonder what will I miss if I move all data
including SYSTEM
>database to new server.
>any problem with that?
>besides, will the sa password be moved to the new server
if system database
>moved? if not where the sa password stored?
>Thanks for any advice
>"Andrew J. Kelly" wrote:
>
DB's between Servers[vbcol=seagreen]
SQL Server Databases[vbcol=seagreen]
Using WITH MOVE in a[vbcol=seagreen]
Transfer Logins and[vbcol=seagreen]
Logins & SIDs after a[vbcol=seagreen]
Utility to map logins to[vbcol=seagreen]
Logon and/or Permission[vbcol=seagreen]
Resolve Permission[vbcol=seagreen]
http://www.sqlservercentral.com/scr...iptdetails.asp?
scriptid=599[vbcol=seagreen]
Recovery Articles[vbcol=seagreen]
message[vbcol=seagreen]
58F96DB228F9@.microsoft.com...[vbcol=seagreen]
so on...) and user[vbcol=seagreen]
ldf and mdf files in[vbcol=seagreen]
restore?[vbcol=seagreen]
server.[vbcol=seagreen]
>.
>

Move System and User database

Dear All,
Is it possible to move system(master, model, msdb and so on...) and user
database to another sql server by just copying all ldf and mdf files in data
directory while the sql on the source server is down?
Any problem using this method instead of backup and restore?
as I don't want to detach the database from source server.
Thanks for any advices
KThat is never a good idea. Check these out:
http://www.support.microsoft.com/?id=314546 Moving DB's between Servers
http://www.support.microsoft.com/?id=224071 Moving SQL Server Databases
to a New Location with Detach/Attach
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=221465 Using WITH MOVE in a
Restore
http://www.support.microsoft.com/?id=246133 How To Transfer Logins and
Passwords Between SQL Servers
http://www.support.microsoft.com/?id=298897 Mapping Logins & SIDs after a
Restore
http://www.dbmaint.com/SyncSqlLogins.asp Utility to map logins to
users
http://www.support.microsoft.com/?id=168001 User Logon and/or Permission
Errors After Restoring Dump
http://www.support.microsoft.com/?id=240872 How to Resolve Permission
Issues When a Database Is Moved Between SQL Servers
http://www.sqlservercentral.com/scripts/scriptdetails.asp?scriptid=599
Restoring a .mdf
http://www.support.microsoft.com/?id=307775 Disaster Recovery Articles
for SQL Server
Andrew J. Kelly SQL MVP
"Kenneth" <Kenneth@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:D1EB32EB-A2F6-465D-978E-58F96DB228F9@.microsoft.com...
> Dear All,
> Is it possible to move system(master, model, msdb and so on...) and user
> database to another sql server by just copying all ldf and mdf files in
> data
> directory while the sql on the source server is down?
> Any problem using this method instead of backup and restore?
> as I don't want to detach the database from source server.
> Thanks for any advices
> K|||Andrew, Thanks for your reply!
I've already read through these documents.
However, I wonder what will I miss if I move all data including SYSTEM
database to new server.
any problem with that?
besides, will the sa password be moved to the new server if system database
moved? if not where the sa password stored?
Thanks for any advice
"Andrew J. Kelly" wrote:
> That is never a good idea. Check these out:
> http://www.support.microsoft.com/?id=314546 Moving DB's between Servers
> http://www.support.microsoft.com/?id=224071 Moving SQL Server Databases
> to a New Location with Detach/Attach
> http://support.microsoft.com/?id=221465 Using WITH MOVE in a
> Restore
> http://www.support.microsoft.com/?id=246133 How To Transfer Logins and
> Passwords Between SQL Servers
> http://www.support.microsoft.com/?id=298897 Mapping Logins & SIDs after a
> Restore
> http://www.dbmaint.com/SyncSqlLogins.asp Utility to map logins to
> users
> http://www.support.microsoft.com/?id=168001 User Logon and/or Permission
> Errors After Restoring Dump
> http://www.support.microsoft.com/?id=240872 How to Resolve Permission
> Issues When a Database Is Moved Between SQL Servers
> http://www.sqlservercentral.com/scripts/scriptdetails.asp?scriptid=599
> Restoring a .mdf
> http://www.support.microsoft.com/?id=307775 Disaster Recovery Articles
> for SQL Server
>
> --
> Andrew J. Kelly SQL MVP
>
> "Kenneth" <Kenneth@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:D1EB32EB-A2F6-465D-978E-58F96DB228F9@.microsoft.com...
> > Dear All,
> >
> > Is it possible to move system(master, model, msdb and so on...) and user
> > database to another sql server by just copying all ldf and mdf files in
> > data
> > directory while the sql on the source server is down?
> >
> > Any problem using this method instead of backup and restore?
> > as I don't want to detach the database from source server.
> >
> > Thanks for any advices
> > K
>
>|||There is no problem with moving everything over just don't do a file level
copy of the db's unless you use sp_detach and sp_attach. The sa password is
stored in the master db.
--
Andrew J. Kelly SQL MVP
"Kenneth" <Kenneth@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:C630D625-C889-49D4-B683-C4997CA05A61@.microsoft.com...
> Andrew, Thanks for your reply!
> I've already read through these documents.
> However, I wonder what will I miss if I move all data including SYSTEM
> database to new server.
> any problem with that?
> besides, will the sa password be moved to the new server if system
> database
> moved? if not where the sa password stored?
> Thanks for any advice
> "Andrew J. Kelly" wrote:
>> That is never a good idea. Check these out:
>> http://www.support.microsoft.com/?id=314546 Moving DB's between
>> Servers
>> http://www.support.microsoft.com/?id=224071 Moving SQL Server
>> Databases
>> to a New Location with Detach/Attach
>> http://support.microsoft.com/?id=221465 Using WITH MOVE in a
>> Restore
>> http://www.support.microsoft.com/?id=246133 How To Transfer Logins
>> and
>> Passwords Between SQL Servers
>> http://www.support.microsoft.com/?id=298897 Mapping Logins & SIDs
>> after a
>> Restore
>> http://www.dbmaint.com/SyncSqlLogins.asp Utility to map logins to
>> users
>> http://www.support.microsoft.com/?id=168001 User Logon and/or
>> Permission
>> Errors After Restoring Dump
>> http://www.support.microsoft.com/?id=240872 How to Resolve Permission
>> Issues When a Database Is Moved Between SQL Servers
>> http://www.sqlservercentral.com/scripts/scriptdetails.asp?scriptid=599
>> Restoring a .mdf
>> http://www.support.microsoft.com/?id=307775 Disaster Recovery Articles
>> for SQL Server
>>
>> --
>> Andrew J. Kelly SQL MVP
>>
>> "Kenneth" <Kenneth@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:D1EB32EB-A2F6-465D-978E-58F96DB228F9@.microsoft.com...
>> > Dear All,
>> >
>> > Is it possible to move system(master, model, msdb and so on...) and
>> > user
>> > database to another sql server by just copying all ldf and mdf files in
>> > data
>> > directory while the sql on the source server is down?
>> >
>> > Any problem using this method instead of backup and restore?
>> > as I don't want to detach the database from source server.
>> >
>> > Thanks for any advices
>> > K
>>|||Hi Ken
well there are times when one just has to move their
entire SQL server install to a new box - such as a server
upgrade
the article below may shed some light on the principles
and procedures involved to accomplish what you are trying
to do
http://vyaskn.tripod.com/moving_sql_server.htm
cheers
James
>--Original Message--
>Andrew, Thanks for your reply!
>I've already read through these documents.
>However, I wonder what will I miss if I move all data
including SYSTEM
>database to new server.
>any problem with that?
>besides, will the sa password be moved to the new server
if system database
>moved? if not where the sa password stored?
>Thanks for any advice
>"Andrew J. Kelly" wrote:
>> That is never a good idea. Check these out:
>> http://www.support.microsoft.com/?id=314546 Moving
DB's between Servers
>> http://www.support.microsoft.com/?id=224071 Moving
SQL Server Databases
>> to a New Location with Detach/Attach
>> http://support.microsoft.com/?id=221465
Using WITH MOVE in a
>> Restore
>> http://www.support.microsoft.com/?id=246133 How To
Transfer Logins and
>> Passwords Between SQL Servers
>> http://www.support.microsoft.com/?id=298897 Mapping
Logins & SIDs after a
>> Restore
>> http://www.dbmaint.com/SyncSqlLogins.asp
Utility to map logins to
>> users
>> http://www.support.microsoft.com/?id=168001 User
Logon and/or Permission
>> Errors After Restoring Dump
>> http://www.support.microsoft.com/?id=240872 How to
Resolve Permission
>> Issues When a Database Is Moved Between SQL Servers
http://www.sqlservercentral.com/scripts/scriptdetails.asp?
scriptid=599
>> Restoring a .mdf
>> http://www.support.microsoft.com/?id=307775 Disaster
Recovery Articles
>> for SQL Server
>>
>> --
>> Andrew J. Kelly SQL MVP
>>
>> "Kenneth" <Kenneth@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message
>> news:D1EB32EB-A2F6-465D-978E-
58F96DB228F9@.microsoft.com...
>> > Dear All,
>> >
>> > Is it possible to move system(master, model, msdb and
so on...) and user
>> > database to another sql server by just copying all
ldf and mdf files in
>> > data
>> > directory while the sql on the source server is down?
>> >
>> > Any problem using this method instead of backup and
restore?
>> > as I don't want to detach the database from source
server.
>> >
>> > Thanks for any advices
>> > K
>>
>.
>

move msdb

I am getting following error when moving msdb database to different drive.

“SQL SERVER is in SINGLE USER MODE and only one administrator can connect”

I followed steps menthioned in http://support.microsoft.com/kb/224071

Also, it was mentioned that even object browser is also one connection- http://deepakinsql.blogspot.com/2007/08/moving-system-databases-in-sql-2005.html , so I closed that but didn't work.

I am using SQL 2005 Enterprise non clustered with no service pack on windows 2003 server

Did anybody faced this problem and found any solution.

thanks,

Hi
This will help.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/224071#
|||

I used the same KB article but still getting the error.

Thanks,

|||May be this help?
Stop the SQL Server Agent service before connecting to an instance of SQL Server in single-user mode; otherwise, the SQL Server Agent service uses the connection, thereby blocking it.
|||

After adding ;–c;-m;-T3608 at the end of starup, restart came with SQL Agent not running. So SQL Agent is not running . Moreover I stopped other services like sql browser , Integration service , Analysis service to make sure nobody is connecting. Can I see who is using administrator connection to figure out where it is getting used?

Thanks,

|||STOP SQL SERVICES.
START SQL FROM command prompt

C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL.1\MSSQL\Binn>sqlservr.exe -m
Connect using SQL Management Studio.
|||I have tested above method and it is working on my SQL server 2005 developer edition.

Move MSDB

Hi,
Is there a way to move the MSDB database files to a different disk? A detach
command is disabled in the EM, but would it work from the QA? And would this
work?
TIA
GerryGerry,
Yes. Read KB 224071. It has instruction on how to move msdb. Follow the instructions closely.
--
Tibor Karaszi, SQL Server MVP
Archive at: http://groups.google.com/groups?oi=djq&as_ugroup=microsoft.public.sqlserver
"Gerry Laenen" <gerry_laenen@.NOSPAMhotmail.com> wrote in message
news:3fa0cc78$0$264$ba620e4c@.reader1.news.skynet.be...
> Hi,
> Is there a way to move the MSDB database files to a different disk? A detach
> command is disabled in the EM, but would it work from the QA? And would this
> work?
> TIA
> Gerry
>