"Cloning" a New SQL Server. Restore MSDB ?

  • I am migrating from a SQL 2008 server to a SQL 2016 server. This is an important server for reporting, but not production.
    Any reason not to backup/restore MSDB from old 2008 server to new 2016 server to bring over all the jobs and packages ??

    I also have Reporting Services to bring over, so planning to backup/restore them too.

    (It's been a while since I built new servers)

  • Packages changed between versions (they are now encrypted). I believe there were other undocumented changes to objects as well. Even without that, there is the complication of the changes in regards to packages.

    I see the benefit of the history in msdb, but I generally just script the jobs and recreate them in that type of move. I keep the old server around for historical reference in job history but after a few weeks, it is really not very useful.

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