Posted by Massimo on 08/19/06 13:08

Put the database offline, copy the data file/s and the transaction log/s,
and attach the database file from the new path (sp_attach_db).
You can use the command for attaching a single data file recreating a very
small transaction log (sp_attach_single_file_db).

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/224071/EN-US/

Bye
Massimo


"Charles MacLean" <charlesmaclean@sbcglobal.net> ha scritto nel messaggio
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> I need to move our production database to a brand new machine on our LAN.
> Both machines are running SQL2K. I'd like to place the production
database
> in a directory on the destination machine with a slightly different path
> name than the source SQL server.
> How can I shrink the transaction log to the minimum size before I try the
> move? What is the best way to move the database to the new machine? We
> have Veritus Backup Exec.
>
> Regards,
> Charles MacLean
>
>
>

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