Database Mirroring and Replication in SQL Server 2008 R2

I have configured the mirroring and replication between 4 servers (A,B,C,D).i.e, Mirroring between A to B and C to D, Replication between A and C. The configuration was a success and I am able test the replication(B to C) when I have failed over the mirroring
dbs(A to B). The replication works fine after the mirroring fail over but I am not able to check its status in the Replication monitor. When I am having any insert in a table which is replicated in B, it is reflected back to C..it means the replication is
working fine.
Any thought on how I can view the status of replication from mirrored server. I tried adding the publisher in the monitor, but no luck. If I check the snapshot agent status, it says could not retrieve the info, same with the log reader agent status.
Any suggestions on this please.
Thanks, Siri

For example in your case...
Server A is principal and Server B is Mirror with either Manual or Automatic Failover.
Server A is replicated to Server B ( publisher & B is subscriber )
In Server A Database named Test_Mirror_Replication is configured for both mirroring and Replication.
Now you have failed over your Database 'Test_Mirror_Replication' from Server A to Server B.
After the Failover Server A will act as Mirror for DB 'Test_Mirror_Replication' & Server B will act as Principal for DB 'Test_Mirror_Replication'
Hope my understanding is correct ?
If yes then have you tried monitoring the replication after registering in other instance with current principal database sql instance name ? I mean current Publisher database name sql instance ? not your old sql instance name which was before the mirroring
role change or failover...
Hope you are trying with mirror database server name ?
Raju Rasagounder MSSQL DBA

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INCLUDE
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CMGR_SRV -> SQL Server Services -> SQL Server (SQLEXPRESS) right click and Restart. This of course stopped and restarted my instance of SQLX_SRV enabling the TCP/IP configuration in the previous step to take effect.
On my server, SQLX_SRV is the only instance of SQL Server running and so it's easy to hard wire it to the default port 1433.
The instance name for both SQLX_SRV and SQLX_LOC is the default "SQLEXPRESS". My server machine name is "SERVER1" on the EnglishBrains.com domain. So the proper local name (local within the context of my remote server as connected via RDC) for
my instance of SQLX_SRV would be:
SERVER1\SQLEXPRESS
Note the use of a backslash NOT a forward slash.
Of course to connect remotely from my development machine, which is not on the same domain as my hosting server, I would need to specify the domain as well, so the SQL Server name becomes:
SERVER1.EnglishBrains.com\SQLEXPRESS
I must also use SQL Server Authentication. Before I can use such a remote connection, however, there are still several configuration steps required. So on my server (connected via RDC) I used MS_SRV to connect to SQLX_SRV using SERVER1\SQLEXPRESS
for the server name and Windows Authentication. Once connected I performed the following steps:
MS_SRV -> right click the connected parent SERVER1\SQLEXPRESS instance node at the top -> Properties -> Security -> Server authentication: select "SQL Server and Windows Authentication mode". This will enable connections using either type
of authentication.
Next, leaving the Server Properties dialogue open, Connections -> check "Allow remote connections to this server" box.
Click OK to save these changes and close the Server Properties dialogue.
MS_SRV -> Security -> right click Logins and select "New Login...", the Login - New dialogue opens.
On the General page Enter a name for your new login
Select SQL Server Authorization
Enter and confirm a password
Uncheck Enforce password expiration
Select the default Database and Language
On the ServerRoles page Public will be checked, also check SysAdmin. This is probably not a good idea and I'll uncheck this as soon as I can connect to the SQLX_SRV.
On the User Mapping page select the databases you want your new Login to access and enter the Default Schema of "dbo".
At the bottom of the User Mapping page you'll see the Database Roles table. Public will be selected by default. Also select db_Owner. Again this is probably not a good idea, and I'll refine this once I can connect.
On the Status page confirm that "Grant" is checked under "Permission to connect to database engine" and "Enable" is checked under "Login".
Click OK to save all changes and close the Login - New dialogue.
With these steps completed you should now be able to use MS_SRV to connect to SQLX_SRV using SQL Server Authentication by supplying the name and password for your new Login. I tried this and it worked fine. Next I tried to use this same login
remotely, that is I went to my local development machine and used MS_LOC to try and connect to SQLX_SRV by using
SERVER1.EnglishBrains.com\SQLEXPRESS
and opting for SQL Server Authentication and supplying the name and password of my new login.
THIS DID NOT WORK?? Instead I get the following error message:
Cannot connect to SERVER1.EnglishBrains.com\SQLEXPRESS.
A network-related or instance-specific error occurred while establishing a connection to SQL Server. The server was not found or was not accessible. Verify that the instance name is correct and that SQL Server is configured to allow remote connections. (provider:
SQL Network Interfaces, error: 26 - Error Locating Server/Instance Specified) (Microsoft SQL Server, Error: -1)
For help, click:
http://www.microsoft.com/products/ee/transform.aspx?ProdName=Microsoft+SQL+Server&EvtSrc=MSSQLServer&EvtID=-1
If you follow the suggested help link, you are told:
The SQL Server client cannot connect to the server. This error could be caused by one of the following reasons:
A specified SQL Server instance name is not valid.
The TCP, or named pipes protocols are not enabled.
The firewall on the server has refused the connection.
The SQL Server Browser service (sqlbrowser) is not started.
WRONG on all 4 counts! The instance name IS valid. Both TCP/IP and Named Pipes protocols are enabled. The firewall has been shut down, so it is not relevant. Finally the SQL Server Browser IS started.
The next thing I tried was to circumvent discovery by the SQL Browser service by using the following syntax to specify the IP address and port directly when specifying the SQL Server name.
tcp:68.71.134.186,1433
Using this in the Server Name field I was able to use MS_SRV to successfully connect to SQLX_SRV (using SQL Server Authentication of course) with or without the SQL Browser service running.
However when I tried to connect from MS_LOC to SQLX_SRV using this same login (WITH SQL Browser service running just for good measure) it does not work?? I get the following error message:
Cannot connect to tcp:68.71.134.186,1433.
A network-related or instance-specific error occurred while establishing a connection to SQL Server. The server was not found or was not accessible. Verify that the instance name is correct and that SQL Server is configured to allow remote connections. (provider:
TCP Provider, error: 0 - A connection attempt failed because the connected party did not properly respond after a period of time, or established connection failed because connected host has failed to respond.) (Microsoft SQL Server, Error: 10060)
For help, click:
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?ProdName=Microsoft+SQL+Server&EvtSrc=MSSQLServer&EvtID=10060&LinkId=20476
If you follow the help link you are told:
"The SQL Server client cannot connect to the server. This error could occur because either the firewall on the server has refused the connection or the server is not configured to accept remote connections."
However, the firewall has been shut down and the server HAS been configured to accept remote connections!
I confirmed that i could indeed Ping to 68.71.134.186 and running NetStat -a |find /i "listening" on the server shows that the server is indeed listening at 68.71.134.186 Port 1433 -- which is why I was able to connect to SQLX_SRV using MS_SRV with
tcp:68.71.134.186,1433 .
IN SUMMARY: Even though I can connect to my SQLEXPRESS instance multiple ways from the server itself, I cannot connect remotely from my development machine!
If anyone can help me figure out why I would be very, very grateful!

My two cents to help you out on c# code example to configure the remote sql server express.
Hope it helps. It works, but you have to be extra carefull to read it all and setup the server configuration and netsh commands; also the port fowarding on the router.
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Data.SqlClient;
namespace sqlremoteconnection
class Program
static void Main(string[] args)
// this is the local sql server connection
// 192.168.1.101\SQLEXPRESS
// now, the configuration for remote access:
// activate SQL SERVER BROWSER - set it to start "automatic"; then START UP
// SQL Server Configuration Manager
// --> SQL SERVER BROWSER -> properties -> Service -> Start Mode -> automatic -> apply
// --> Log On -> Start -> Ok
            // netsh firewall set portopening protocol = TCP port = 1433 name = SQLPort mode = ENABLE scope = all profile = CURRENT
            // netsh firewall set portopening protocol = UDP port = 1434 name = SQLPort mode = ENABLE scope = all profile = CURRENT
            // netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name = SQLPort dir = in protocol = tcp action = allow localport = 1433 remoteip = any profile = PUBLIC
            // netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name = SQLPort dir = in protocol = udp action = allow localport = 1434 remoteip = any profile = PUBLIC
// VERY IMPORTANT FOR REMOTE ACCESS: you have to add the rules on port fowarding
// on the router!!!
// TCP: 1433
// UDP: 1434
// or just a personal port like TCP 31433/UDP 31434
// read carefully the netsh commands above
// server name: 123.132.24.177\SQLEXPRESS
// server name: anyurl.myftp.org\SQLEXPRESS,1433 <<-- regular port
// server name: anyurl.myftp.org\SQLEXPRESS
// server name: anyurl.myftp.org\SQLEXPRESS,31433 <<-- WOW different PORT here!!!
SqlConnection myConnection = new SqlConnection(
"user id=sa;" +
"password=password_goes_here!;" +
"server=anyurl.myftp.org\\SQLEXPRESS,31433;" +
//"Trusted_Connection=no;" +
"database=database_name_here; " +
"connection timeout=30");
try
myConnection.Open();
catch (Exception e)
Console.WriteLine(e.ToString());
try
SqlDataReader myReader = null;
SqlCommand myCommand = new SqlCommand("select * from mytable", myConnection);
myReader = myCommand.ExecuteReader();
while (myReader.Read())
Console.WriteLine(myReader["tab01_name"].ToString());
Console.WriteLine(myReader["tab01_age"].ToString());
catch (Exception e)
Console.WriteLine(e.ToString());
try
myConnection.Close();
catch (Exception e)
Console.WriteLine(e.ToString());
Adelino Araujo

Filtering extended event in sql server 2008 r2

This code has been generated in sql server 2012 (using the graphical interface).
CREATE EVENT SESSION [backupsmssql] ON SERVER
ADD EVENT sqlserver.sp_statement_starting(
ACTION(
sqlserver.client_app_name,
sqlserver.client_hostname,sqlserver.nt_username,
sqlserver.session_nt_username,sqlserver.sql_text,
sqlserver.username)
WHERE ([sqlserver].[like_i_sql_unicode_string]([sqlserver].[sql_text],N'%backup database%'))
WITH (MAX_MEMORY=4096 KB,EVENT_RETENTION_MODE=ALLOW_SINGLE_EVENT_LOSS,MAX_DISPATCH_LATENCY=30 SECONDS,MAX_EVENT_SIZE=0 KB,MEMORY_PARTITION_MODE=NONE,TRACK_CAUSALITY=OFF,STARTUP_STATE=OFF)
If I try to run it on sql server 2008 r2, the filtering part seems to be misinterpreted and the following error is thrown:
Msg 25706, Level 16, State 8, Line 1
The event attribute or predicate source, "sqlserver.sql_text", could not be found.
If I remove the where clause, the statement runs fine even though the sqlserver.sql_text is returned as part of the actions. So obviously the "sqlserver.sql_text" is existant. Why would I receive a message it does not exists in the
where clause? Was the "like_i_sql_unicode_string" inexistent in 2008 r2 or has the syntax changed in 2012. How can we filter sql_text in 2008 r2? I can't seem to find any doc regarding this, help would be appreciated.
p.s. There is a very similar question here but it has been closed by the moderators and does not answer the question:
https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/sqlserver/en-US/76c2719c-ea02-4449-b59e-465a24c37ba8/question-on-sql-server-extended-event?forum=sqlsecurity

You are on the right track:
The differences in the available events and predicates (source and compare) between SQL Server 2008/R2 and 2012 are quite substantial.
So the LIKE-operator is not available at all under 2008/R2 as a comparison-predicate, and sql_text is also not available as a source-predicate - only as action itself. - One has to realize, that actions really are not automatically also predicates.
For a complete list of predicates you can query like this:
SELECT dm_xe_packages.name AS package_name,
dm_xe_objects.name AS source_name,
dm_xe_objects.description
, dm_xe_objects.object_type
FROM sys.dm_xe_objects AS dm_xe_objects
INNER JOIN sys.dm_xe_packages AS dm_xe_packages
ON dm_xe_objects.package_guid = dm_xe_packages.guid
WHERE
(dm_xe_packages.capabilities IS NULL OR dm_xe_packages.capabilities & 1 = 0)
AND (dm_xe_objects.capabilities IS NULL OR dm_xe_objects.capabilities & 1 = 0)
AND dm_xe_objects.object_type
IN ( 'pred_source', 'pred_compare')
ORDER BY dm_xe_objects.object_type
Unfortunately for your specific filter there is not workaround for Extended Events.
You would have to resort to another predicate for filtering altogether.
BUT: if you are on Enterprise Edition, why not use Auditing. There is a Audit-Group for Backup/Restore.
It would be really simple like the following:
CREATE SERVER AUDIT SPECIFICATION [Audit_BackupRestores]
FOR SERVER AUDIT [AuditTarget]
ADD (BACKUP_RESTORE_GROUP)
If you are on Standard, you found yet another reason to upgrade to a supported version of SQL Server, I am afraid to say..
Andreas Wolter (Blog |
Twitter)
MCSM: Microsoft Certified Solutions Master Data Platform, MCM, MVP
www.SarpedonQualityLab.com |
www.SQL-Server-Master-Class.com

Service-specific error code -2146885628- MS SQL Server 2008 r2 Express

I have had no end of problems starting my MS SQL Server 2008 r2 Express.
My database program (Sage ACT! Pro 2011) starts fine. However when it attempts to start my default database, I get the following error message:
When I start my database within my application software (ACT Pro 2011) , I get the following error:
I am not abler to open any database with in ACT 2011. This error tells me that I must manually start SQL Server. I am running Windows 7 Pro, SP1. So I go to Services, and right click on SQL Server (ACT7) and click start and get the following error:
I have contacted Swiftpage and spent 2 hours on the phone with their technical support. They manually (via remote desktop connection) deleted ACT Pro 2011 and manually deleted SQL Server 2008 r2 Express (in registry and all files and folders).
I decided to upgrade, so ACT Pro v16 was installed. SQL Server still would not start automatically or manually. The ACT technical support person, after two very long hours said: that it is not an ACT problem, that I would need to turn to Microsoft for
a resolution as to why SQL Server will not start, and how to remedy this issue.
I hope someone can offer help or point me in the direction to get this very bad problem resolved. I cannot work without my CRM! can someone help?
Thanks!

This is the sum total of an error log in: C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL10_50.act7\MSSQL\Log. There are no error logs for June 23 to July 14. This is the closest
date to the first time I experienced this SQL Server problem.
2014-07-15 09:32:43.31 Server Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 (SP2) - 10.50.4000.0 (X64)
Jun 28 2012 08:36:30
Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation
Express Edition (64-bit) on Windows NT 6.1 <X64> (Build 7601: Service Pack 1)
2014-07-15 09:32:44.12 Server (c) Microsoft Corporation.
2014-07-15 09:32:44.12 Server All rights reserved.
2014-07-15 09:32:44.12 Server Server process ID is 2276.
2014-07-15 09:32:44.15 Server System Manufacturer: 'TOSHIBA', System Model: 'Satellite L775D'.
2014-07-15 09:32:44.27 Server Authentication mode is MIXED.
2014-07-15 09:32:44.27 Server Logging SQL Server messages in file 'c:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL10_50.ACT7\MSSQL\Log\ERRORLOG'.
2014-07-15 09:32:44.63 Server This instance of SQL Server last reported using a process ID of 6980 at 7/15/2014 9:13:22 AM (local) 7/15/2014 1:13:22 PM (UTC). This is an informational message only; no user action is required.
2014-07-15 09:32:44.63 Server Registry startup parameters:
-d c:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL10_50.ACT7\MSSQL\DATA\master.mdf
-e c:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL10_50.ACT7\MSSQL\Log\ERRORLOG
-l c:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL10_50.ACT7\MSSQL\DATA\mastlog.ldf
2014-07-15 09:32:46.39 Server SQL Server is starting at normal priority base (=7). This is an informational message only. No user action is required.
2014-07-15 09:32:46.40 Server Detected 4 CPUs. This is an informational message; no user action is required.
2014-07-15 09:33:00.47 Server Using dynamic lock allocation. Initial allocation of 2500 Lock blocks and 5000 Lock Owner blocks per node. This is an informational message only. No user action is required.
2014-07-15 09:33:33.57 Server Node configuration: node 0: CPU mask: 0x000000000000000f:0 Active CPU mask: 0x000000000000000f:0. This message provides a description of the NUMA configuration for this computer. This is an informational message
only. No user action is required.
2014-07-15 09:33:37.59 spid7s Starting up database 'master'.
2014-07-15 09:33:40.89 spid7s FILESTREAM: effective level = 0, configured level = 0, file system access share name = 'ACT7'.
2014-07-15 09:33:42.39 spid7s SQL Trace ID 1 was started by login "sa".
2014-07-15 09:33:42.56 spid7s Starting up database 'mssqlsystemresource'.
2014-07-15 09:33:42.86 spid7s The resource database build version is 10.50.4000. This is an informational message only. No user action is required.
2014-07-15 09:33:46.59 spid10s Starting up database 'model'.
2014-07-15 09:33:46.58 spid7s Server name is 'Harold_Schultz\ACT7'. This is an informational message only. No user action is required.
2014-07-15 09:33:46.59 spid10s Error: 17204, Severity: 16, State: 1.
2014-07-15 09:33:46.59 spid10s FCB::Open failed: Could not open file e:\sql10_main_t.obj.x86fre\sql\mkmastr\databases\objfre\i386\model.mdf for file number 1. OS error: 3(The system cannot find the path specified.).
2014-07-15 09:33:46.85 spid7s Informational: No full-text supported languages found.
2014-07-15 09:33:46.85 spid10s Error: 5120, Severity: 16, State: 101.
2014-07-15 09:33:46.85 spid10s Unable to open the physical file "e:\sql10_main_t.obj.x86fre\sql\mkmastr\databases\objfre\i386\model.mdf". Operating system error 3: "3(The system cannot find the path specified.)".
2014-07-15 09:33:46.85 spid7s Starting up database 'msdb'.
2014-07-15 09:33:46.85 spid7s Error: 17204, Severity: 16, State: 1.
2014-07-15 09:33:46.85 spid7s FCB::Open failed: Could not open file e:\sql10_main_t.obj.x86fre\sql\mkmastr\databases\objfre\i386\MSDBData.mdf for file number 1. OS error: 3(The system cannot find the path specified.).
2014-07-15 09:33:46.85 spid7s Error: 5120, Severity: 16, State: 101.
2014-07-15 09:33:46.85 spid7s Unable to open the physical file "e:\sql10_main_t.obj.x86fre\sql\mkmastr\databases\objfre\i386\MSDBData.mdf". Operating system error 3: "3(The system cannot find the path specified.)".
2014-07-15 09:33:47.04 Server Warning: Support for the VIA protocol is deprecated and will be removed in a future version of Microsoft SQL Server. If possible, use a different network protocol and disable VIA.
2014-07-15 09:33:47.33 Server Virtual Interface Architecture protocol is not supported for this particular edition of SQL Server.
2014-07-15 09:33:48.03 spid7s Error: 17207, Severity: 16, State: 1.
2014-07-15 09:33:48.03 spid7s FileMgr::StartLogFiles: Operating system error 2(The system cannot find the file specified.) occurred while creating or opening file 'e:\sql10_main_t.obj.x86fre\sql\mkmastr\databases\objfre\i386\MSDBLog.ldf'.
Diagnose and correct the operating system error, and retry the operation.
2014-07-15 09:33:48.04 spid10s Error: 17207, Severity: 16, State: 1.
2014-07-15 09:33:48.04 spid10s FileMgr::StartLogFiles: Operating system error 2(The system cannot find the file specified.) occurred while creating or opening file 'e:\sql10_main_t.obj.x86fre\sql\mkmastr\databases\objfre\i386\modellog.ldf'. Diagnose
and correct the operating system error, and retry the operation.
2014-07-15 09:33:48.08 spid7s File activation failure. The physical file name "e:\sql10_main_t.obj.x86fre\sql\mkmastr\databases\objfre\i386\MSDBLog.ldf" may be incorrect.
2014-07-15 09:33:48.08 spid10s File activation failure. The physical file name "e:\sql10_main_t.obj.x86fre\sql\mkmastr\databases\objfre\i386\modellog.ldf" may be incorrect.
2014-07-15 09:33:48.15 spid10s Error: 945, Severity: 14, State: 2.
2014-07-15 09:33:48.15 spid10s Database 'model' cannot be opened due to inaccessible files or insufficient memory or disk space. See the SQL Server errorlog for details.
2014-07-15 09:33:48.38 spid10s Could not create tempdb. You may not have enough disk space available. Free additional disk space by deleting other files on the tempdb drive and then restart SQL Server. Check for additional errors in the event
log that may indicate why the tempdb files could not be initialized.
2014-07-15 09:33:48.39 spid10s SQL Trace was stopped due to server shutdown. Trace ID = '1'. This is an informational message only; no user action is required.
2014-07-15 09:33:48.38 Server Error: 17190, Severity: 16, State: 1.
2014-07-15 09:33:48.38 Server Initializing the FallBack certificate failed with error code: 1, state: 1, error number: -2146893802.
2014-07-15 09:33:48.42 Server Unable to initialize SSL encryption because a valid certificate could not be found, and it is not possible to create a self-signed certificate.
2014-07-15 09:33:48.44 Server Error: 17182, Severity: 16, State: 1.
2014-07-15 09:33:48.44 Server TDSSNIClient initialization failed with error 0x80092004, status code 0x80. Reason: Unable to initialize SSL support. Cannot find object or property.
2014-07-15 09:33:48.44 Server Error: 17182, Severity: 16, State: 1.
2014-07-15 09:33:48.44 Server TDSSNIClient initialization failed with error 0x80092004, status code 0x1. Reason: Initialization failed with an infrastructure error. Check for previous errors. Cannot find object or property.
2014-07-15 09:33:48.44 Server Error: 17826, Severity: 18, State: 3.
2014-07-15 09:33:48.44 Server Could not start the network library because of an internal error in the network library. To determine the cause, review the errors immediately preceding this one in the error log.
2014-07-15 09:33:48.44 Server Error: 17120, Severity: 16, State: 1.
2014-07-15 09:33:48.44 Server SQL Server could not spawn FRunCM thread. Check the SQL Server error log and the Windows event logs for information about possible related problems.

Moving from SQL server 2005 to SQL server 2008 ... for a MS/SQL newbie.

Hello,
I am in charge of moving an existing SAP NW BI (SPS20) from a MS SQL Server 2005 database on Windows Server 2003 (x864/64 bit) Platform to a MS SQL Server 2008 database/Windows Server 2008 Platform (x64/64 bit).
The SID of the SAP system will remain the same.
The thing is that I have always worrked so far on Oracle/Unix environements, windows/MSSQL is an entire new world for me,
so I am quite worried.
I have read many sap notes/installation guides/forum posts regarding this operation, I will describe here my understanding
of the techinical operations that I will need to perfrom.
Could you correct me if I am wrong, as well as give me your comments ?
1/ I will need to perform an SQL server database copy within a homogeneous system copy.
2/First ,I'll have to install on the target environnement the SQL server 2008 database. I'll have to install the SQL Server Database Software with SQL4SAP (no need to install the database server software manually, right ?). Afterwards, I'll install on the target environnent, SAP Netweaver 7.0 SR3 with a modified Instalaltion Master DVD.
3/ On the source environement, I'll perfrom a database backup of the SQL Server 2005 system and restore the database on the target environement. since I choose to perfrom a restore of the database , there is no need to follow all the steps described in sap note 151603 :determine the file structure of the source database, create the directory structure for the target database, etc ...
4/ Once the restoration is finished, I use SAPINST and finish the homogeneous copy : >additional sofware->system copy>target system->central system --> Based on AS Abap --central installation
Your comments are welcome.
Thank you for your attention
Best Regards.
Raoul

Hi Raoul,
you also need a modified Kernel DVD for the installation on SQL 2008 (see SAP Note 1152240).
And don't forget to install and patch the Visual Studio c++ Runtime (also described in that note).
I also would recommend to restore the backup and then install SAP NW 7.0 SR3 and use the restored SQL 2008 database.
So the basic steps are:
1. Perform backup and restore to SQL 2008
1.1 Install SQL 2008 with SQL4SAP
1.2 Backup old database
1.3. Restore backup on SQL 2008
2. Install VC runtime on Win 2008
3. Create modified Kernel DVD
4. Create modified Master DVD
5. Perform system copy target installaton with - additional sofware->system copy>target system--->central system --> Based on AS Abap --central installation and use the SQL 2008 database
You could also use SQL Server 2008 R2 which was release last month.
Please also check Note 1476928
Best,
Sebastian Dusch

Database Mirroring and Replication in SQL Server 2008 R2

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