Best practices for upgrading log shipping server

  • Hi,

    We have a log shipping server. It just contains all the log shipped databases in standby/read only mode.

    We want to upgrade it from 9.00.1399 RTM enterprise edition to SP3 enterprise edition.

    What all precautions should i use before upgrading?

    Do i have to configure log shipping all over again after upgradation.?

    according to schedule, In the night after 8pm the log shipping is stopped until 6am in morning, so is that time good for upgrading ??

    Regards,

    Sushant

    Regards
    Sushant Kumar
    MCTS,MCP

  • SKYBVI (9/10/2010)


    Hi,

    We have a log shipping server. It just contains all the log shipped databases in standby/read only mode.

    We want to upgrade it from 9.00.1399 RTM enterprise edition to SP3 enterprise edition.

    What all precautions should i use before upgrading?

    backup your system databases, disable log shipping copy and restore jobs. take SQL down and make a file copy of resource database.

    Do i have to configure log shipping all over again after upgradation.?

    no. don't forget to re-enable jobs though if you disabled them.

    according to schedule, In the night after 8pm the log shipping is stopped until 6am in morning, so is that time good for upgrading ??

    yes

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  • SKYBVI (9/10/2010)


    according to schedule, In the night after 8pm the log shipping is stopped until 6am in morning, so is that time good for upgrading ??

    Regards,

    Sushant

    Careful, this is most likely when your reports are being run against the server. Always make sure you over-notify people that the server is going down.

  • @ derrick

    That is just log shipping server for maintaning log shipped databases.

    No user is on that server.

    @ george

    skuupgrade would do or i have to download 2005 sp3 and install

    Regards,

    Sushant

    Regards
    Sushant Kumar
    MCTS,MCP

  • download SP3 and install

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  • by the way, post SP3 you should apply security hotfix ms09-062 as well

    http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms09-062.mspx

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  • @ george

    Thanks a lot.

    Regards,

    Sushant

    Regards
    Sushant Kumar
    MCTS,MCP

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