Attaching SQL Server 2000 database on SQL Serve 2005

Hello!
We are planning to migrate our multi terabyte SQL Server 2000 database
by detaching data/log files on 2000 box and reattaching them on 2005. Has
anyone experienced any issues with this process in general and databases of
such size in particular? As far as I know, SQL Server will perform database
conversion when attaching database on SQL 2005.
Any thoughts are greatly appreciated,
Igor
This is a simple test,with a database names 'test' which on sqlserver 2000.
first:
Stop the database's servers(2000) on machine.
second:
Execute the command on 2005 server:
exec sp_attach_db @.dbname = N'test',
@.filename1 = N'd:\sqlserver database\MSSQL\data\test_Data.MDF',
@.filename2 = N'd:\sqlserver database\MSSQL\data\test_Log.LDF'
ok.So easy.And the server will return a message:'Converting database 'test'
from version 539 to the current version 607.'
"imarchenko" wrote:

> Hello!
> We are planning to migrate our multi terabyte SQL Server 2000 database
> by detaching data/log files on 2000 box and reattaching them on 2005. Has
> anyone experienced any issues with this process in general and databases of
> such size in particular? As far as I know, SQL Server will perform database
> conversion when attaching database on SQL 2005.
>
> Any thoughts are greatly appreciated,
> Igor
>
>
|||you should copy the datafile to a specifically catalog 。And use new files to
attach.Otherwise 2000 server's 'test' database will disappear
"luyan" wrote:
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> This is a simple test,with a database names 'test' which on sqlserver 2000.
> first:
> Stop the database's servers(2000) on machine.
> second:
> Execute the command on 2005 server:
> exec sp_attach_db @.dbname = N'test',
> @.filename1 = N'd:\sqlserver database\MSSQL\data\test_Data.MDF',
> @.filename2 = N'd:\sqlserver database\MSSQL\data\test_Log.LDF'
> ok.So easy.And the server will return a message:'Converting database 'test'
> from version 539 to the current version 607.'
> "imarchenko" wrote:
|||luyan,
Thanks for you reply. I do know how to detach/attach database. My
question is whether anyone has experienced any problems while attaching
terabyte databases.
Thanks,
Igor
"luyan" <luyan@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:051EBA51-A12E-4E42-A07B-94B5D588DA72@.microsoft.com...[vbcol=seagreen]
> you should copy the datafile to a specifically catalog ?And use new files
> to
> attach.Otherwise 2000 server's 'test' database will disappear
> "luyan" wrote:
|||It may take a long time. I did restore a 500 MB SQL 2000 DB to SQL 2005 and
it took about 10 minutes on SAN system. In your situation you have to
consider this issue.
Bill
"imarchenko" wrote:

> Hello!
> We are planning to migrate our multi terabyte SQL Server 2000 database
> by detaching data/log files on 2000 box and reattaching them on 2005. Has
> anyone experienced any issues with this process in general and databases of
> such size in particular? As far as I know, SQL Server will perform database
> conversion when attaching database on SQL 2005.
>
> Any thoughts are greatly appreciated,
> Igor
>
>
|||Bill,
Thanks for you feedback.
Igor
"Bill Wang" <BillWang@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:D23E2D1B-DAA2-4FA2-A5CA-E253DC148BED@.microsoft.com...[vbcol=seagreen]
> It may take a long time. I did restore a 500 MB SQL 2000 DB to SQL 2005
> and
> it took about 10 minutes on SAN system. In your situation you have to
> consider this issue.
> Bill
> "imarchenko" wrote: