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 Move Index file to different location

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kumarich1
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99 Posts

Posted - 2008-05-19 : 10:35:52
I want to move index file(69 gb) to different location.Right now data and index files are on the same drive(e), I am trying to move index files from e drive to f drive, so I will get 69 gb free on e drive . Can anyone please advise me what precautions I should take and advise best practice.

Thanks in advance

ravilobo
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker

1184 Posts

Posted - 2008-05-19 : 11:10:50
This operation can not be done online. You may need an outage for this. Alternatively consider partitioning.

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sodeep
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker

7174 Posts

Posted - 2008-05-19 : 12:51:34
make sure to take a full backup before moving files to other location.
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