Dell R810 User Manual
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Servers: Database consolidation on Dell PowerEdge R810 servers
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We performed all SQL Server 2000 administration using Query
Analyzer and Enterprise Manager, the two main tools in the SQL
Server 2000 environment. Likewise, we performed all
administration for the SQL Server 2008 R2 installation using SQL
Server Management Studio, the main administration interface for
SQL Server 2008 R2.
NOTE:
Be aware that various methods exist for migrating
databases between instances and versions of SQL Server,
including detach/attach, backup/restore, and the copy
database wizard. We chose to use the backup/restore
method.
Backing up your SQL Server 2000 database
Using the SQL Server 2000 server, take the following steps to back
up your database. Backup times vary.
1.
To keep users from issuing updates during the
migration process, you can either set the
database to read-only mode or set the access
property to SINGLE_USER. Both choices
immediately sever all user connections. See
for details on setting the database to
single-user mode.
Perform a full backup of your SQL Server 2000
database, as we did in Figure 10. See
for details.
Figure 10. SQL Server 2000 backup
configuration.