Comments on: How to move the OperationsManager DataBase to a new SQL server http://bradstechblog.com/scom/how-to-move-the-operationsmanager-database-to-a-new-sql-server Microsoft technologies like: System Center Operations Manager, and whatever else comes up at the office. Mon, 22 Mar 2010 19:55:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Brad Hearn http://bradstechblog.com/scom/how-to-move-the-operationsmanager-database-to-a-new-sql-server/comment-page-1#comment-498 Brad Hearn Tue, 19 Jan 2010 20:18:08 +0000 http://bradstechblog.com/?p=297#comment-498 Hi Chris, You will have the chance to change the path when you re-attach the database. At this point the wizard will place all your DB files into that location. If you have a test environment, you should run through once as well. Even if you don't have a test server with a SAN, it would still be helpful for you to go through the process of moving the database itself. However, not being a SQL guy myself don't take this as the right approach. But if you are planning on using the same drive letters for your SAN attached drive. Then you may not need to detach and reattach the database. You might be able to simply stop your sql services, copy the database over to the new drive, change the drive letters on the SAN drive to match the original. And restart the database. Let me know what you do, I am curious. Brad Hi Chris,

You will have the chance to change the path when you re-attach the database. At this point the wizard will place all your DB files into that location. If you have a test environment, you should run through once as well. Even if you don’t have a test server with a SAN, it would still be helpful for you to go through the process of moving the database itself.

However, not being a SQL guy myself don’t take this as the right approach. But if you are planning on using the same drive letters for your SAN attached drive. Then you may not need to detach and reattach the database. You might be able to simply stop your sql services, copy the database over to the new drive, change the drive letters on the SAN drive to match the original. And restart the database.

Let me know what you do, I am curious.

Brad

]]> By: Chris Rundle http://bradstechblog.com/scom/how-to-move-the-operationsmanager-database-to-a-new-sql-server/comment-page-1#comment-496 Chris Rundle Mon, 18 Jan 2010 12:48:49 +0000 http://bradstechblog.com/?p=297#comment-496 Hi Brad, First, thanks for all the articles, they're really useful. A question about moving the OpsMgr databases: If you started off with the DBs on the same server as the SQL Server instance, but then wanted to move them to a SAN for added resilience, at what point in the restore would you specify the new locations for the DBs and Logs, assuming you followed best practice and put the DBs and Logs on separate drives? Regards, Chris Hi Brad,
First, thanks for all the articles, they’re really useful.
A question about moving the OpsMgr databases: If you started off with the DBs on the same server as the SQL Server instance, but then wanted to move them to a SAN for added resilience, at what point in the restore would you specify the new locations for the DBs and Logs, assuming you followed best practice and put the DBs and Logs on separate drives?
Regards,
Chris

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