How to attach mdf files which are residing on other machine

SQL Server 2005 and the related databases are on one server. Due to

space constraints I have to move one of the database(mdf & ldf) to

second server and access the same from the 1st server.

The following are the steps I ned to follow on the 1st server:

Detached the database

Moved the mdf & ldf files to 2nd machine/server

Attach the database pointing to the 2nd server.

The 1st and 2nd steps went fine, the problem is with the 3rd step.

In the Attach Databases window, I clicked on ADD, it opened LOCATE

DATABASE FILE, the folder structure of the 1st server. Is there any way

I can change the SELECTED PATH and poin to the 2nd server?

I did even mapped network drive to the 2nd server but the mapped drive

is not getting displayed in the LOCATE DATABASE FILE folder structure.

Can we attach mdf/ldf files which reside on other machine?

Thanks in advance.

No - you can't use mdf, ldf or ndf files on devices which are not directly attached to SQL Server. It can't resolve shares, drive mappings, or redirects at this low a level.

Buck Woody

|||Network databases are normally not recommended. Unless your network storage meets strict I/O requirements, it's _not_ supported.

That's said, you can mount a network database if you enable trace flag 1807.

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How to attach mdf files which are residing on other machine

SQL Server 2005 and the related databases are on one server. Due to space
constraints I have to move one of the database(mdf & ldf) to second server
and access the same from the 1st server.
The following are the steps I ned to follow on the 1st server:
1. Detached the database
2. Moved the mdf & ldf files to 2nd machine/server
3. Attach the database pointing to the 2nd server.
The 1st and 2nd steps went fine, the problem is with the 3rd step.
In the Attach Databases window, I clicked on ADD, it opened LOCATE DATABASE
FILE, the folder structure of the 1st server. Is there any way I can change
the SELECTED PATH and poin to the 2nd server?
I did even mapped network drive to the 2nd server but the mapped drive is
not getting displayed in the LOCATE DATABASE FILE folder structure.
Can we attach mdf/ldf files which reside on other machine?
Thanks in advance.> Can we attach mdf/ldf files which reside on other machine?
Short answer: No.
Long answer: Yes, with the proper trace flag, but you don't want to do that (trust me). See
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=304261
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Tibor Karaszi, SQL Server MVP
http://www.karaszi.com/sqlserver/default.asp
http://www.solidqualitylearning.com/
"mallykarjun" <mallykarjuna@.mallykarjuna.com> wrote in message
news:5e451cd9d0a042e2b8571d9eee45d779@.ureader.com...
> SQL Server 2005 and the related databases are on one server. Due to space
> constraints I have to move one of the database(mdf & ldf) to second server
> and access the same from the 1st server.
> The following are the steps I ned to follow on the 1st server:
> 1. Detached the database
> 2. Moved the mdf & ldf files to 2nd machine/server
> 3. Attach the database pointing to the 2nd server.
> The 1st and 2nd steps went fine, the problem is with the 3rd step.
> In the Attach Databases window, I clicked on ADD, it opened LOCATE DATABASE
> FILE, the folder structure of the 1st server. Is there any way I can change
> the SELECTED PATH and poin to the 2nd server?
> I did even mapped network drive to the 2nd server but the mapped drive is
> not getting displayed in the LOCATE DATABASE FILE folder structure.
> Can we attach mdf/ldf files which reside on other machine?
> Thanks in advance.

How to attach mdf files which are residing on other machine

SQL Server 2005 and the related databases are on one server. Due to space
constraints I have to move one of the database(mdf & ldf) to second server
and access the same from the 1st server.
The following are the steps I ned to follow on the 1st server:
1. Detached the database
2. Moved the mdf & ldf files to 2nd machine/server
3. Attach the database pointing to the 2nd server.
The 1st and 2nd steps went fine, the problem is with the 3rd step.
In the Attach Databases window, I clicked on ADD, it opened LOCATE DATABASE
FILE, the folder structure of the 1st server. Is there any way I can change
the SELECTED PATH and poin to the 2nd server?
I did even mapped network drive to the 2nd server but the mapped drive is
not getting displayed in the LOCATE DATABASE FILE folder structure.
Can we attach mdf/ldf files which reside on other machine?
Thanks in advance.> Can we attach mdf/ldf files which reside on other machine?
Short answer: No.
Long answer: Yes, with the proper trace flag, but you don't want to do that
(trust me). See
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=304261
Tibor Karaszi, SQL Server MVP
http://www.karaszi.com/sqlserver/default.asp
http://www.solidqualitylearning.com/
"mallykarjun" <mallykarjuna@.mallykarjuna.com> wrote in message
news:5e451cd9d0a042e2b8571d9eee45d779@.ur
eader.com...
> SQL Server 2005 and the related databases are on one server. Due to space
> constraints I have to move one of the database(mdf & ldf) to second server
> and access the same from the 1st server.
> The following are the steps I ned to follow on the 1st server:
> 1. Detached the database
> 2. Moved the mdf & ldf files to 2nd machine/server
> 3. Attach the database pointing to the 2nd server.
> The 1st and 2nd steps went fine, the problem is with the 3rd step.
> In the Attach Databases window, I clicked on ADD, it opened LOCATE DATABAS
E
> FILE, the folder structure of the 1st server. Is there any way I can chang
e
> the SELECTED PATH and poin to the 2nd server?
> I did even mapped network drive to the 2nd server but the mapped drive is
> not getting displayed in the LOCATE DATABASE FILE folder structure.
> Can we attach mdf/ldf files which reside on other machine?
> Thanks in advance.

How to add tabls to published article without recreating snapshot?

Hi experts:

We have 4 SQL SERVER 2000 servers linked via replication, and due to business changes we have to add one table to the published databases. And the existed database has more than 20g, recreating the snapshot and re-init replication is not allowed as the business cannot be stopped more than 1 hour. So my question is how to add tables to the published article without recreating the snapshot?

By that is not possilbe, can we publish one new article on the same database?

Thanks in advance!

Ron

Hi Ron,

If you are using merge replication, you have to regenerate the snapshot for the entire publication after you added the new article. For snapshot\transactional replication, the snapshot agent will only generate the snapshot for the new article if the immediate_sync property of your publication is set to 0. In any case, you can always put the new article in a separate publication instead.

Hope that helps,

-Raymond

How to access the area beyond the margin?

Hi! I'm new to Crystal Reports but have some projects due very soon!

When I export data from People Soft Query to Crystal, some fields get pushed out to the unworkable area beyond the right margin (beyond the ruler of the Design tab). I cannot select/move/remove these items.

How do I access this "gray" area?

Data is still being retrieved for these fields, so I need to find a way to move or remove them. (Trying to avoid rebuilding all of my new reports!)

Thanks!Did you try setting the landscape print format so that the width will get expanded?|||Did you try setting the landscape print format so that the width will get expanded?

I faced the same problem.. yeah, there are some data in the gray area which i couldnt touch at all.. n yet i try to set it up to landscape in printer properties, but still there are some data missing...

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