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blinton25
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 Posted - 2004-02-21 : 16:40:00
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| Hello,How are you today?I wish to create a copy of my SQL Server 2000 database on another machine. I assumed that I could backup my database from Machine1, burn the file created on to a CD-RW, take it to Machine2, and restore it. I opened Enterprise Manager, Tools>Restore Datbase>From Device>Select Devices>Addselected the backup file and ensured that Database-complete was selected.However, I got the following error message:"Device activation error. The physical file name 'c:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL\data\T.mdf may be incorrect. File 'T_dat cannot be restored to 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL\data\T.mdf. Use WITH MOVE to identify a valid location for the file.Device activation error. The physical file name 'c:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL\data\T.ldf may be incorrect. File 'T_log cannot be restored to 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL\data\T.ldf. Use WITH MOVE to identify a valid location for the file.RESTORE DATABASE is terminating abnormally."How should I go about moving my database? |
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nr
SQLTeam MVY
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Posted - 2004-02-21 : 17:27:25
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| exactly what it says.A restore by default will create the files in the same path as the backup - this doesn't exist in the destination server.If you look at restore database in bol there is a move option to change the location of the files.In enterprise manager in the restore dualog there is a second tab which gives the location of these files - just overwite the path with an existing one before clicking OK.==========================================Cursors are useful if you don't know sql.DTS can be used in a similar way.Beer is not cold and it isn't fizzy. |
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blinton25
Yak Posting Veteran
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Posted - 2004-02-22 : 00:06:27
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| Hello,My path was incorrect, once I specified a valid one the restore worked ok.Thanks. |
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Move Database between computers, Backup/Restore?