migrating cluster instances to stand alone install

Hello all: looking for some general advice on proper approach. looking to move databases off of a clustered instance to a new (non-clustered) server.
Got several issues i'd like some advice on.

1. This is an OLTP instance that's been around for a while & it's pretty well encrusted with apps & processes that attach to it. Therefore it would be a very good thing if we didn't need to change the connection information in several hundred places after the move.
I've tested one approach to this that seems to work: moved the instance to a server which has the same name as the cluster resource associated with the clustered instance and an instance that has the same name as the clustered instance.
For example: cluster install is aiproddb\production, moved it to a box called aiproddb with a named instance called "production". There's a bunch of tedious network stuff that has to be done to make this work (binding an IP address to the MAC address of the new box and some murky DHCP reservation fiddling), but after the network crew got done cursing me it did finally work.
Does this seem like a reasonable approach?

2. What's the best way to transfer security info to the new instance? I used the transfer Logins DTS widget but had some problems with it not being able to find some groups in AD.

3. what's the best way to transfer DTS packages?

4. is it necessary for the new instance to be at the same patch level as the old instance? the old clustered instance is still at SP3 and i threw the latest SP4 on the new location. good/bad/indifferent?

5. i was planning on taking a full backup & restoring it to the new machine. Is there a better way? Is the wizard for copying databases a good thing?

Those are these issues i'm aware of and have given some thought to. There are probably things about this i haven't considered and would appreciate some word on.

thanks,
Garth:D 5. [...] Is the wizard for copying databases a good thing?

thanks,
Garth

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:D

hmscott|||ok. that's one vote against the copy database wizard...|||Hello all: looking for some general advice on proper approach. looking to move databases off of a clustered instance to a new (non-clustered) server.
Got several issues i'd like some advice on.

1. This is an OLTP instance that's been around for a while & it's pretty well encrusted with apps & processes that attach to it. Therefore it would be a very good thing if we didn't need to change the connection information in several hundred places after the move.
I've tested one approach to this that seems to work: moved the instance to a server which has the same name as the cluster resource associated with the clustered instance and an instance that has the same name as the clustered instance.

I know this does not help you now, but in the future, try adding a layer of virtualization in between by using a DNS zone specific to your apps. Then you can move physical servers in and out of production smoothly without impacting application connection strings. Use one DNS A record per database (e.g. MyDB.dev.apps, MySecondDB.dev.apps and MyDB.test.apps and MySecondDB.test.apps). The apps point to the DNS name, the DNS name translates to a physical IP. When it comes time to migrate a database (or an entire server) you have one place to go to update IP addresses (the DNS server).

2. What's the best way to transfer security info to the new instance? I used the transfer Logins DTS widget but had some problems with it not being able to find some groups in AD.

Try exporting the logins to a file, cull selected logins that you don't want/need (sa comes to mind) and then inserting them with proper syntax. Somewhere there is an MS article about using BCP to do this. If I recall correctly, use "bcp log shipping sgl server logins" for your google. I also did it by copying and pasting into an Excel spreadsheet and then using formulae to build the SQL syntax. Crude, but it worked.

This will only build the logins and it will not link the users within the database to the logins (SID mismatch). For that you can use sp_change_users_login.

3. what's the best way to transfer DTS packages?

Depends on how much of your connection info is embedded. A while back I posted a script for backing up DTS packages to a structured file. If there aren't too many, this is a workable approach.

By the way, is this an upgrade to SQL 2005, or a lateral to another SQL 2000 instance? If the former, you have more work cut out for you. If the latter, you should really consider the former (ie, you should be working on an upgrade).

4. is it necessary for the new instance to be at the same patch level as the old instance? the old clustered instance is still at SP3 and i threw the latest SP4 on the new location. good/bad/indifferent?

Should be all right. Watch the AWE memory thing with SP4, but I don't remember specific issues with SP4. Be careful if you are using replication.

5. i was planning on taking a full backup & restoring it to the new machine. Is there a better way?

sp_detach and sp_attach?

The advantage with your method (if you have a large database) is that you can do a partial restore (which might take a long time) and then apply just the last log file to bring the new instance up to date to minimize your outage.

Is the wizard for copying databases a good thing?

Noooooooooooooooo!!!!!

But enough on that subject :D .

Those are these issues i'm aware of and have given some thought to. There are probably things about this i haven't considered and would appreciate some word on.

thanks,
Garth

Test, test, test, practice, practice, practice.

Good luck.

Regards,

hmscott

Migrating a single SQL2K Install to a SQL Clustered install.

Is it possible to to migrate a single standalone installation of SQL 2000
Enterprise Edition to be part of a clustered SQL installation. My initial
guess is that as SQL installs by default registering to the Server IP
address, and a clustered install requires its own IP address to be installed
under. Therefore I would have to unistall any SQL install and start from
scratch?
Thanks
Hi
You are correct, you first ahve to un-install and re-install. No other way.
Regards
Mike
"Siz Choudhury" wrote:

> Is it possible to to migrate a single standalone installation of SQL 2000
> Enterprise Edition to be part of a clustered SQL installation. My initial
> guess is that as SQL installs by default registering to the Server IP
> address, and a clustered install requires its own IP address to be installed
> under. Therefore I would have to unistall any SQL install and start from
> scratch?
> Thanks
|||Be sure to back up all of your databases, so can restore them to the
cluster..
Wayne Snyder, MCDBA, SQL Server MVP
Mariner, Charlotte, NC
www.mariner-usa.com
(Please respond only to the newsgroups.)
I support the Professional Association of SQL Server (PASS) and it's
community of SQL Server professionals.
www.sqlpass.org
"Siz Choudhury" <Siz Choudhury@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:E14A249A-0E2B-467D-80B6-BFCDE8B9C778@.microsoft.com...
> Is it possible to to migrate a single standalone installation of SQL 2000
> Enterprise Edition to be part of a clustered SQL installation. My initial
> guess is that as SQL installs by default registering to the Server IP
> address, and a clustered install requires its own IP address to be
installed
> under. Therefore I would have to unistall any SQL install and start from
> scratch?
> Thanks
sql

Migrating a single SQL2K Install to a SQL Clustered install.

Is it possible to to migrate a single standalone installation of SQL 2000
Enterprise Edition to be part of a clustered SQL installation. My initial
guess is that as SQL installs by default registering to the Server IP
address, and a clustered install requires its own IP address to be installed
under. Therefore I would have to unistall any SQL install and start from
scratch?
ThanksHi
You are correct, you first ahve to un-install and re-install. No other way.
Regards
Mike
"Siz Choudhury" wrote:
> Is it possible to to migrate a single standalone installation of SQL 2000
> Enterprise Edition to be part of a clustered SQL installation. My initial
> guess is that as SQL installs by default registering to the Server IP
> address, and a clustered install requires its own IP address to be installed
> under. Therefore I would have to unistall any SQL install and start from
> scratch?
> Thanks|||Be sure to back up all of your databases, so can restore them to the
cluster..
--
Wayne Snyder, MCDBA, SQL Server MVP
Mariner, Charlotte, NC
www.mariner-usa.com
(Please respond only to the newsgroups.)
I support the Professional Association of SQL Server (PASS) and it's
community of SQL Server professionals.
www.sqlpass.org
"Siz Choudhury" <Siz Choudhury@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:E14A249A-0E2B-467D-80B6-BFCDE8B9C778@.microsoft.com...
> Is it possible to to migrate a single standalone installation of SQL 2000
> Enterprise Edition to be part of a clustered SQL installation. My initial
> guess is that as SQL installs by default registering to the Server IP
> address, and a clustered install requires its own IP address to be
installed
> under. Therefore I would have to unistall any SQL install and start from
> scratch?
> Thanks

Migrating a single SQL2K Install to a SQL Clustered install.

Is it possible to to migrate a single standalone installation of SQL 2000
Enterprise Edition to be part of a clustered SQL installation. My initial
guess is that as SQL installs by default registering to the Server IP
address, and a clustered install requires its own IP address to be installed
under. Therefore I would have to unistall any SQL install and start from
scratch?
ThanksHi
You are correct, you first ahve to un-install and re-install. No other way.
Regards
Mike
"Siz Choudhury" wrote:

> Is it possible to to migrate a single standalone installation of SQL 2000
> Enterprise Edition to be part of a clustered SQL installation. My initial
> guess is that as SQL installs by default registering to the Server IP
> address, and a clustered install requires its own IP address to be install
ed
> under. Therefore I would have to unistall any SQL install and start from
> scratch?
> Thanks|||Be sure to back up all of your databases, so can restore them to the
cluster..
Wayne Snyder, MCDBA, SQL Server MVP
Mariner, Charlotte, NC
www.mariner-usa.com
(Please respond only to the newsgroups.)
I support the Professional Association of SQL Server (PASS) and it's
community of SQL Server professionals.
www.sqlpass.org
"Siz Choudhury" <Siz Choudhury@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:E14A249A-0E2B-467D-80B6-BFCDE8B9C778@.microsoft.com...
> Is it possible to to migrate a single standalone installation of SQL 2000
> Enterprise Edition to be part of a clustered SQL installation. My initial
> guess is that as SQL installs by default registering to the Server IP
> address, and a clustered install requires its own IP address to be
installed
> under. Therefore I would have to unistall any SQL install and start from
> scratch?
> Thanks

Migrate ASP .net web site from sql 2005 express to sql 2005 standard edition

Dear all,

I've been using ASP.NET with SQL 2005 express for several months and everything has been fine. Now a customer asks me to install my application on an already existant instance of SQL Server standard edition.

I was not able to use nor my application, neither a HelloWorld example.

I created a simple Default.aspx that uses a simple database with a single table "Person" via a standard gridview. When I try to open the page I receive an error wich informs me that NT Network service is not able to access database.

I've been searching on google for hours and I've tryed unsuccessfully several different way.

Can anyone suggest me a scientific procedure to migrate an ASP .net web site from sql 2005 express to sql 2005 standard ?

Thank you very Much

Fabrizio

As I know the only think you have to change is a connection string because SQL express uses different syntax for it. You can move your database to SQL server standard just by connecting it to server, you have to create your users and give them correct rights, you also have to create ASP DB if you would like to use ASP authentication finally modify your connections stirings to point to SQL server not to local SQL server express file.

There are a lot of post about this on this ASP forum.

Good luck

Microsoft.NET Framework 2.0 on EM64T

Hi All,

I am trying to install the 64-bit version of Microsoft.NET Framework 2.0 on my machine (EM64T processor), however, I am getting the following error message:

Error creating process <C:\DOCUME~1\sanfil\LOCALS~1\Temp\IXP000.TMP.exe>. Reason: C:\WINDOWS\system32\advpack.dll

Could anyone, please, help me to find what I am missing/
Thanks!
Sanfil

Hi

If you are running Windows 2003 x64 edition or Windows XP x64 edition, make sure you are installing the x64 edition of .NET 2.0 (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=B44A0000-ACF8-4FA1-AFFB-40E78D788B00&displaylang=en)

If you are running a 32 bit Windows version, you need ot install the 32 bit version of .NET 2.0 (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=0856EACB-4362-4B0D-8EDD-AAB15C5E04F5&displaylang=en)

When it comes to x64, the OS edition installed determines what installs you do, not the processor family.

Regards

Mike

Microsoft Visual Studio is unable to load this document after SQL Server SP2 install.

Hello all,

Over the weekend, I loaded the SQL Server SP2 on to my production database after having it on my dev server for two weeks with out any problems.

After I did this, I went to check all my SSIS packages and found them not able to load.

I get this message “Microsoft Visual Studio is unable to load this document: The package failed to load due to error 0xC0010014 “One or more error occurred. There should be more specific errors preceding this one that explains the details of the errors. This message is used as a return value from functions that encounter errors”. This occurs when CPackage::LoadFromXML fails.

Now when I look at the errors I see:

Error 1 Error loading Master_Full_Weekly.dtsx: Error loading value "<DTS:LogProvider xmlns : DTS="www.microsoft.com/SqlServer/Dts" > <DTS : Property DTS:Name="ConfigString">SQL_TPMTSH_Datamart</DTS: Property><DTS : Property DTS:Name="DelayValidation">0</DTS: Property><DTS: Property DTS:Name="ObjectName">DTS Log Provider for SQL Serve" from node "DTS: LogProvider". D:\ETL\Projects\TPM\TPMTSH\Master_Full_Weekly.dtsx 1 1

Does anyone know what this is about and how I can go about fixing it?Anyone?|||

Could you try to register xml modules:

regsvr32 msxml3.dll

regsvr32 msxml6.dll

HTH.

Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio SP2 upgrade

Hi
Having an issue after sp2 install on SQl 2005. The problem I am having is
when I try to open the Maintenance Plans applet in system manager. I get the
following error:
TITLE: Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio
--
Failed to retrieve data for this request. (Microsoft.SqlServer.SmoEnum)
For help, click:
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?ProdName=Microsoft+SQL+Server&LinkId=20476
--
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
An exception occurred while executing a Transact-SQL statement or batch.
(Microsoft.SqlServer.ConnectionInfo)
--
Invalid column name 'from_msx'.
Invalid column name 'has_targets'. (Microsoft SQL Server, Error: 207)
For help, click:
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?ProdName=Microsoft+SQL+Server&ProdVer=09.00.3042&EvtSrc=MSSQLServer&EvtID=207&LinkId=20476
--
BUTTONS:
OK
--
I do not see any of the previse jobs the only thing I get is this error.
Any help is appreciated.
Dell Poweredge 1950
Windows 2003 STD sp2
Intel Xeon 3.2
4.0 gb Ram
--
Joel Cavazos
Network Administrator
MCSE, MCSA, MCPDid you upgrade the client tools but not the server instance (database
services)?
--
Aaron Bertrand
SQL Server MVP
"jcavazos" <jcavazos@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:DE12769F-1002-48C7-8487-89753A36CC84@.microsoft.com...
> Hi
> Having an issue after sp2 install on SQl 2005. The problem I am having is
> when I try to open the Maintenance Plans applet in system manager. I get
> the
> following error:
> TITLE: Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio
> --
> Failed to retrieve data for this request. (Microsoft.SqlServer.SmoEnum)
> For help, click:
> http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?ProdName=Microsoft+SQL+Server&LinkId=20476
> --
> ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
> An exception occurred while executing a Transact-SQL statement or batch.
> (Microsoft.SqlServer.ConnectionInfo)
> --
> Invalid column name 'from_msx'.
> Invalid column name 'has_targets'. (Microsoft SQL Server, Error: 207)
> For help, click:
> http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?ProdName=Microsoft+SQL+Server&ProdVer=09.00.3042&EvtSrc=MSSQLServer&EvtID=207&LinkId=20476
> --
> BUTTONS:
> OK
> --
> I do not see any of the previse jobs the only thing I get is this error.
> Any help is appreciated.
> Dell Poweredge 1950
> Windows 2003 STD sp2
> Intel Xeon 3.2
> 4.0 gb Ram
> --
> Joel Cavazos
> Network Administrator
> MCSE, MCSA, MCP|||Aaron
Going back thur the update summary log I did find that thier was a error in
the update process regarding the database services the error is:
----
Product : Database Services (MSSQLSERVER)
Product Version (Previous): 1399
Product Version (Final) :
Status : Failure
Log File : C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\90\Setup
Bootstrap\LOG\Hotfix\SQL9_Hotfix_KB921896_sqlrun_sql.msp.log
Error Number : 29534
Error Description : MSP Error: 29534 Service 'MSSQLSERVER' could
not be started. Verify that you have sufficient privileges to start system
services. The error code is (1067) The process terminated unexpectedly.
----
Sorry I totally missed this.
--
Joel Cavazos
Network Administrator
MCSE, MCSA, MCP
"Aaron Bertrand [SQL Server MVP]" wrote:
> Did you upgrade the client tools but not the server instance (database
> services)?
> --
> Aaron Bertrand
> SQL Server MVP
>
>
> "jcavazos" <jcavazos@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:DE12769F-1002-48C7-8487-89753A36CC84@.microsoft.com...
> > Hi
> >
> > Having an issue after sp2 install on SQl 2005. The problem I am having is
> > when I try to open the Maintenance Plans applet in system manager. I get
> > the
> > following error:
> >
> > TITLE: Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio
> > --
> >
> > Failed to retrieve data for this request. (Microsoft.SqlServer.SmoEnum)
> >
> > For help, click:
> > http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?ProdName=Microsoft+SQL+Server&LinkId=20476
> >
> > --
> > ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
> >
> > An exception occurred while executing a Transact-SQL statement or batch.
> > (Microsoft.SqlServer.ConnectionInfo)
> >
> > --
> >
> > Invalid column name 'from_msx'.
> > Invalid column name 'has_targets'. (Microsoft SQL Server, Error: 207)
> >
> > For help, click:
> > http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?ProdName=Microsoft+SQL+Server&ProdVer=09.00.3042&EvtSrc=MSSQLServer&EvtID=207&LinkId=20476
> >
> > --
> > BUTTONS:
> >
> > OK
> > --
> >
> > I do not see any of the previse jobs the only thing I get is this error.
> > Any help is appreciated.
> >
> > Dell Poweredge 1950
> > Windows 2003 STD sp2
> > Intel Xeon 3.2
> > 4.0 gb Ram
> > --
> > Joel Cavazos
> > Network Administrator
> > MCSE, MCSA, MCP
>
>

Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio SP2 upgrade

Hi
Having an issue after sp2 install on SQl 2005. The problem I am having is
when I try to open the Maintenance Plans applet in system manager. I get th
e
following error:
TITLE: Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio
--
Failed to retrieve data for this request. (Microsoft.SqlServer.SmoEnum)
For help, click:
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?Prod...er&LinkId=20476
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
An exception occurred while executing a Transact-SQL statement or batch.
(Microsoft.SqlServer.ConnectionInfo)
Invalid column name 'from_msx'.
Invalid column name 'has_targets'. (Microsoft SQL Server, Error: 207)
For help, click:
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?Prod...07&LinkId=20476
BUTTONS:
OK
--
I do not see any of the previse jobs the only thing I get is this error.
Any help is appreciated.
Dell Poweredge 1950
Windows 2003 STD sp2
Intel Xeon 3.2
4.0 gb Ram
--
Joel Cavazos
Network Administrator
MCSE, MCSA, MCPDid you upgrade the client tools but not the server instance (database
services)?
Aaron Bertrand
SQL Server MVP
"jcavazos" <jcavazos@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:DE12769F-1002-48C7-8487-89753A36CC84@.microsoft.com...
> Hi
> Having an issue after sp2 install on SQl 2005. The problem I am having is
> when I try to open the Maintenance Plans applet in system manager. I get
> the
> following error:
> TITLE: Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio
> --
> Failed to retrieve data for this request. (Microsoft.SqlServer.SmoEnum)
> For help, click:
> http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?Prod...er&LinkId=20476
> --
> ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
> An exception occurred while executing a Transact-SQL statement or batch.
> (Microsoft.SqlServer.ConnectionInfo)
> --
> Invalid column name 'from_msx'.
> Invalid column name 'has_targets'. (Microsoft SQL Server, Error: 207)
> For help, click:
> http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?Prod...07&LinkId=20476
> --
> BUTTONS:
> OK
> --
> I do not see any of the previse jobs the only thing I get is this error.
> Any help is appreciated.
> Dell Poweredge 1950
> Windows 2003 STD sp2
> Intel Xeon 3.2
> 4.0 gb Ram
> --
> Joel Cavazos
> Network Administrator
> MCSE, MCSA, MCP|||Aaron
Going back thur the update summary log I did find that thier was a error in
the update process regarding the database services the error is:
----
--
Product : Database Services (MSSQLSERVER)
Product Version (Previous): 1399
Product Version (Final) :
Status : Failure
Log File : C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\90\Setup
Bootstrap\LOG\Hotfix\SQL9_Hotfix_KB92189
6_sqlrun_sql.msp.log
Error Number : 29534
Error Description : MSP Error: 29534 Service 'MSSQLSERVER' could
not be started. Verify that you have sufficient privileges to start system
services. The error code is (1067) The process terminated unexpectedly.
----
--
Sorry I totally missed this.
--
Joel Cavazos
Network Administrator
MCSE, MCSA, MCP
"Aaron Bertrand [SQL Server MVP]" wrote:

> Did you upgrade the client tools but not the server instance (database
> services)?
> --
> Aaron Bertrand
> SQL Server MVP
>
>
> "jcavazos" <jcavazos@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:DE12769F-1002-48C7-8487-89753A36CC84@.microsoft.com...
>
>