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Peter99
Constraint Violating Yak Guru

498 Posts

Posted - 2011-03-31 : 19:03:17
Hi,

We are rebuilding sql server 2005. After disaster new sql server instance will be installed, msdb will be restored from netbackup, Logins from previous instance will be restored on new sql server instance. Before we had cluster environment, now we build stand alone server.

We also have some linked server on our previous instance. How we can recreate or copy linked servers from previous instance to new one. We just have backup of system databases. I think we have linked server info in master databases. Since we are changing the server name that will also change instance name, I don't want to restore master db from netbackup. I will just restore msdb and user databases.

Any help will be appreciated.

Thanks

tkizer
Almighty SQL Goddess

38200 Posts

Posted - 2011-03-31 : 19:07:01
So be ready with a script to create your linked servers. You can script them out in SSMS, right click on them to see.

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Peter99
Constraint Violating Yak Guru

498 Posts

Posted - 2011-04-01 : 11:30:13
Thanks.
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jackv
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker

2179 Posts

Posted - 2011-04-02 : 05:56:39
You can also transfer from table to table . Ultimately the linked server information is stored in a table. I prefer the scripting method - as you can review prior to executing on new instance

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