Advice? Server migrations with replication.

  • I have been tasked with migrating our sql servers

    to new hardware, about 6 of them are standard 2005

    servers that have publications that are subscribed

    to from the main 'reporting' server. All of these are

    moving to new hardware (all to internal disks as we

    do not have san storage). I plan to sequence it as

    follows: 1 - Get the main 'reporting' machine up and

    running first, and start subscribing to the existing

    publications from live servers

    2 - Restore the most recent backup of the live servers

    to the new hardware then get the developers to change

    the connection strings on the webservers to start

    writing data to the new servers.

    The question I have of all the seasoned pro's out there

    is, do you think this is the best sequence? And what

    'catches' or 'gotchas!' should I watch out for?

    Many thanks all

    voltron

  • Please don't cross post. It just wastes peoples time and fragments replies.

    No replies to this thread please. Direct replies to: http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic846818-361-1.aspx

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
    SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

    We walk in the dark places no others will enter
    We stand on the bridge and no one may pass
  • Ok sorry about that. Should I remove the other one?

  • Threads can't be deleted. That's why I put the redirection in here and the request for no more replies. Just leave this thread alone and people can answer in the other one.

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
    SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

    We walk in the dark places no others will enter
    We stand on the bridge and no one may pass

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