Checklist Needed

  • Hi Folks,

    Can any one provide me a checklist to validate while doing the database migration from one physical SQL Server to another SQL Server.

    It will be very useful for me.

    Thanks in Advance....

    Regards,

    Karthikraj.L

  • Added a checklist which we followed during migration.

    Migrtion Pre checklist

    1OS & Service pack of both the Server

    2RAM & CPU detail

    3Analyse the disk space in the Target Server

    4Physical layout of Data files, Log files, TempDB data file , Index and Backup files

    5Collect information on Indexes( Cluster & Non Clustered)

    6Collect the information about the Database properties(auto close, auto growth, Auto Stats, Recovery Model & compatibility level etc)

    7Collect the information of dependent applications

    8Colect information about the Application down time

    9Colect information on Database logins , users and their permissions

    10Collect the information and script Jobs

    11Collect information for any Linked Servers

    12Collect the information on any High availabilty setup ( Log Shipping, Replication or Cluster)

    13Check number of Records in each tables

    14Stop the alpplication

    15Put the DB in Read only / Single user mode and take the Backup

    Migrtion Post checklist

    1Restore the Backups to New or Target server

    2Execute DBCC UPDATEUSAGE on the restored database

    3Change the compatibility level if DB migration is between the Lower to Higher version, the compatibility level should be of higher version

    4Check the Database Propeties

    5Rebuild the indexes and update the DB Statistics

    6Fix the Logins & User Permissions

    7Fix the Jobs & alerts

    8Check the number of records in each tables

    9Check if the application is able to connect

    10Check the SQL Server error log if Target Server for any login failed error

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  • Good Points Amin.

    Cheers,
    - Win.

    " Have a great day "

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