steps for upgrade sql server 2005 to 2008

  • Hi all,

    We need to move our production sql server 2005 to 2008,pls give the steps we need to do,and what are the things we need to check.

    pls help me.

  • Set All user dbs to RESTRICTED_USER

    Verify no user connections

    Disable SQL Agent

    Script out DB_Mail profiles

    Script out SQL Jobs

    Script out Users/Logins

    Script out DB_Mail profiles

    Save out All SSIS packages

    Script out, Linked Server connections, Operators, Alerts, Proxies.

    Full Backup of all DB's

    Remove(Script out) All replication, publisher, subscriber and distributor

    Restore only user databases (Don't restore System databses)

    Run add user connections

    Run link_users script

    Install DB_Mail profiles from script.

    Run script to add link servers

    test link servers

    Install Operators, Alerts, Proxies from script.

    Install SSIS packages

    Install jobs from script

    Test at least one job

    Run publisher replication script

    Run subscriber replication script - If this server is also a subscriber.

  • Change compatability mode from 90 to 100

  • DBA_1276 (3/23/2010)


    Hi all,

    We need to move our production sql server 2005 to 2008,pls give the steps we need to do,and what are the things we need to check.

    pls help me.

    I have suggested run the upgrade advisory check all the t-sql queries then change the compatibility level.

    First do it in your development server once everything is fine then go ahead for production.

    Muthukkumaran Kaliyamoorthy
    https://www.sqlserverblogforum.com/

  • I am just completing a migration from SQL 2005/Win2003 to SQL 2008/Win2008. Here are some links to review:

    1) Review this forum entry: http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic843135-1550-1.aspx

    2) Here is a good article on moving Users from one server to another: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/918992

    I have migrated servers two times now (2005 -> 2005 and now 2005 -> 2008). The steps I use:

    a) Backup all of the databases.

    b) Write a script to copy all of the database names, name of backups, etc. and put them into a table.

    c) Create a temp database on the new server, put the table and data from step (b) in the server.

    d) Using a USB drive, copy the backups from the old server to the new server (USB drive has the advantage of speed, not having to use UNC connections to get to those backups).

    e) Copy the users from the old server to the new server (if it is a clean new server the SIDs will remain the same between the two servers).

    f) Copy any SQL Agent jobs from one server to another (I use the Idera SQL Job Manager to copy the jobs from one server to another. I believe it may still be a free download? http://www.idera.com/Products/Free-Tools/SQL-job-manager/ ).

    Unfortunately, the migration does take a while... necessary weekend work in my case. I was lucky enough that our Production servers are not highly transactional, so we could afford to take them down for 8 hours.

    I can post a few of my scripts, if you are interested. 😀

    Hope this helps! 🙂

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