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,
IgorThis 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 ã'And use new files to
attach.Otherwise 2000 server's 'test' database will disappear
"luyan" wrote:
> 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
> >
> >
> >|||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
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> 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:
>> 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
>> >
>> >
>> >|||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
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> 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
>>