Moving Full Text Catalog

  • Hi, After much drama starting the move process I have now moved all the databases off some storage to new shiney storage

    If i use

    Select name, physical_name from sys.master_files

    I can see 2 catalogs left on the old storage.

    Any one know how to move it? Not having much luck looking online.

    Cheers

  • BOL "Moving database files" states that full-text catalog can be moved using Alter Database statement

  • Hi,

    Sorry I was meant to update, Yes I event saw the forest though the trees and read that article.

    If you use:

    Select name, physical_name from sys.master_files

    It shows some files called "sysft_ftCatalog" Those are ones i needed to move and the last files that showed up on the old storage

    Using

    Alter database MY_DB modify file (name=sysft_ftCatalog,filename='Z:\FTDATA\MY_DB\')

    go

    This worked for 1 of the catalogs.

    But on another catalog the move worked but when i tried to do backups on the db. I would get a message saying the catalog was off line. I tried a rebuild but after leaving it for over 24 hours it still hadnt completed. I ended up just copying the the details of the catalog and deleting the old one, making a new one.

    Im guessing this is ok? Not had any complaints so far but its not a massibly used db.

    Thanks for the reply

    S

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