Move SQL Server 2008 datafile to another location
In order to reallocate datafiles to other locations, for instance in case you need to move mdf’s to a faster HDD, you must take following steps: 1) Take affeccted DB offline :
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ALTER DATABASE DB_NAME SET OFFLINE WITH ROLLBACK IMMEDIATE; |
2) Physically move ldf or mdf files to new location 3) Execute, for each datafile:
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ALTER DATABASE DB_NAME MODIFY FILE ( NAME = 'DATAFILE_NAME', FILENAME = 'path\datafile.mdf' ); |
4) Bring database online
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ALTER DATABASE DB_NAME SET ONLINE; |
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