Master Database Migration

Hello,
I need to move/copy a master database from SQL 2005 under Window Server 2003 (32 bit) to another server with Window Server 2008 R2 (64 bit) and SQL 2012. What is the best way to accomplish the task?
Thanks
Ed Saraf

Hello,
You cannot perform a backup/restore procedure to upgrade the system databases to a new version.
Note that system databases can only be restored to the EXACT same version. Source:
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/cindygross/archive/2009/10/28/checklist-for-upgrading-to-a-new-version-of-sql-server.aspx
The procedure you want to perform is not supported.
Hope this helps.
Regards,
Alberto Morillo
SQLCoffee.com

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Migrating master database to another server (DR testing).

So I was tasked to do some DR testing, by moving one of our environments to another. I was tasked with moving 1 user database called Vant, master, and msdb. I managed to accomplish it, but it wasn't easy and a little messy. I'm looking
to see if you guys can help me clean my steps up a bit.
Environment backgroud.
Both environments are SQL Server 2012 Enterprise
Build: 11.0.3368
Instance Name: Default
Process
I took all 3 backups from my source server and placed it in a network location where my destination server can access.
1) I began by trying to restore master database by placing my instance in single user mode, backup restored.
2) when I removed the destination instance from single user mode, the service would not start, did this a couple of times, but no luck.
3)I also made sure the startup parameters were pointing to the right folder location
4)Then I thought, maybe it was the folder location where it restored to, that was causing the problem because they were different; so I went ahead moved master into a folder location that would match the source, i also changed the startup parameters, but
the instance still wouldn't start
5)So then I checked the event logs, and noticed that SQL Server was looking for databases that were on the Source Instance, as well as some of the system databases that I hadn't moved the files to the new folder location
6)Restored the original master database from the destination server so that I could get the service going
7) moved all the system databases from the old folder location on the destination server to where master now resided; created two empty databases with the names the event log was looking for.
8)Restored master database from source server, and the service finally started up
9)When I went into SSMS, I noticed that the two empty databases I created were in recovery pending
10) dropped one of the databases I didn't need, and restored the Vant database, as well as msdb; everything looks good.
So there it is, I totally don't feel good about this. I don't like the fact that the databases came up in "recovery pending" and also that I had to create the databases it was looking for before I could restore and start up the service, but
maybe that's just how it is. Any advice you can give me on how to clean this up would be much appreciated.

Hi,
Did you reffered to Microsoft doumentation on how to move system databses.
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms345408(v=sql.110).aspx
For user databse backup when you restore on different server you use with move option to physically give location to mdf and ldf files.
Moving system database is little tricky
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Oracle Database Migration 10g between Cross Platform...!

Hi,
Like to know any is there any third party tool
available in the market for cross platform EASY database migration
between AIX - 10g R2 to Windows - 10g R2.
Before there used be a third party tool called DBPUT which is no longer
available now.Looking for similar type.
Any Suggestion Please.
Regards,

Hi ,
Do it yourself , I suggest you to use export/import .
Master Note For Oracle Database Upgrades and Migrations (Doc ID 1152016.1)
Export/Import DataPump: The Minimum Requirements to Use Export DataPump and Import DataPump (System Privileges) (Doc ID 351598.1)

Copy Master Database To Another Instance

At our instasllation we have copied the Master database across instances with success. This makes migrations much easier and it has never caused any issues. However I am concerned whether this is officially supported and if there may be something we are
not considering that may cause issues in the future. Of course the source and destination SQL Server instances are the same OS and SQL Server versions and the paths of all databases are the same.
Thank you for your help
Scott

Hi,
I think this method can be used when the backup restore method does not work because of the original database files were corrupted or missing.
Some interesting articles for your reference:
The Easiest Way To Rebuild The master Database:
http://blogs.technet.com/b/fort_sql/archive/2011/02/01/the-easiest-way-to-rebuild-the-sql-server-master-database.aspx
Restoring Master Database :
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms190679.aspx
How to build system databases:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd207003.aspx
Hope the information helps.
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TechNet Community Support

Is it possible to create a new table in the master database with SSMS ?

Hello ,
I have problems with this thread :
http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/sqlexpress/thread/5153c43b-7844-41c4-a414-d14730abe435/
If no user database has been created , in SSMS , we can see only the 5 system databases ( master, msdb , tempdb... ).
Logically , the user should connect automatically on the Master database ( if the user is the same as this used to install a new SQL Server instance, this user should be sysadmin that's to say he/she has all possible permissions and especially dbcreator ).
Is it true that it is impossible to create a new table on the master database ?
I have done many researches about this possibility , all I have found is the advice : don't touch to the master database. This database is used to store critical information about the instance and its user databases. Even in the last book of Kalen Delaney
about SQL Server 2012 Internals , I have found nothing clear about the creation of tables in this database ( and what about the other system databases ? I am excluding tempdb ).
If someone has an idea about this thread and my questions , I would be thankful for a reply on this thread or on the related thread in the SQL Server Express Forum ( with my poor written English , I am not sure to have poster in a correct and understandable
way ).
If you think that this thread is not in the good forum , a moderator of this forum can move this related thread ( I have not done the move as I am not sure which is the good forum Database Engine or Transact-SQL ... )
Thanks beforehand and have a nice day.
Mark Post as helpful if it provides any help.Otherwise,leave it as it is.

>>Logically , the user should connect automatically on the Master database ( if the user is the same as this used
to >>install a new SQL Server instance, this user should be sysadmin that's to say he/she has all possible permissions and >>especially dbcreator ).
If you add the current user during the installation you can have it as system admin , or you can add him/her later on
in SQL Server. BTW regarding dbcreator I have wrote some blog , need to read... :-)
http://sqlblog.com/blogs/uri_dimant/archive/2010/09/02/be-careful-to-grant-dbcreator-server-role-to-the-user.aspx
You can (if you have needed permissions) to create objects in master database, usually I create objects for instance maintenance (like rebuild indexes...)
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Oracle E-business suite database migrate from AIX to Linux

Oracle 11i application database migration from single Aix instance to oracle Linux cluster RAC.
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OR
Migrate single instance from aix to linux cluster RAC.
We have installed oracle Linux cluster.
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Best practice for database migration in 11g

Hello,
Database migration is required due to OS change. Here, I have two database instances say A and B in the old server where RDBMS_VERSION is 11.1.0.7.0. They need to be migrated into a new OS where the oracle has been installed with version 11.2.0.2.0.
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How do you declare objects in the master database

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When I do all that with straight SQL, it actually works! But I am having trouble fitting this into our SSDT world.
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I don't want to drop anything in master though, and I don't want to have to publish it separately if we didn't have to.
I suppose I could just have some dynamic SQL in a pre-deployment script that takes care of the master database, but I was trying to do it the 'right' way, in a declarative style, but struggling.
So, in short, what's the recommended approach for getting an 'unsafe' CLR assembly into an SSDT project?
The error that started all this was:
CREATE ASSEMBLY for assembly *** failed because assembly *** is not authorized for PERMISSION_SET = UNSAFE.
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the database owner (DBO) has UNSAFE ASSEMBLY permission and the database has the TRUSTWORTHY database property on;
or
the assembly is signed with a certificate or an asymmetric key that has a corresponding login with UNSAFE ASSEMBLY permission.
Also, would a certificate be better than an asymmetric key? I'm not entirely sure of the difference just yet to be honest.
Thanks,
Ryan

After much fighting with this, figured something out as a workaround, and thought I'd share it.
First, I'm pretty certain the SSDT declarative way for these master objects just doesn't work yet.
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One issue we were running into was when it came to creating the asymmetric key, there are 4 ways to do so, and we didn't want to depend on a hard-coded/absolute file path. The 4 ways are "From file", "from external file", "from
assembly", or "from provider". I still don't 100% understand the from provider way, but ultimately we are actually using the from assembly way, with a little trick/hack I did that allows us to not have to use the 'from file' way and to
reference a hard-coded path on someone's C:\ drive. I really really didn't want to do that b/c we create local dev databases all the time and not everyone has the same paths setup. Also, our databases are deployed on our servers as well as remote-hosted-customer
servers, and up until now, the database release has not needed file system access. Even the CLR itself is created using assembly_bits, which is awesome.
So I thought of something...
What if I had a simple/temporary assembly, which I create from assembly_bits, use to import the public key from, through the create asymmetric key from assembly command, and then drop as if it never existed?
Well...it works!
Here is my current prototype of a pre-deployment script, which I'll go through and cleanup more, but thought I'd share. I also want to document how I created the temporary assembly_bits in case anyone ever wants or needs to know, even though they really
shouldn't. But it should make them feel better. Basically I just created did this to get them:
1 - Created a C# Class Library project in the solution.
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3 - Signed that class library with the .SNK
4 - Added a project reference to that class library from the main database solution.
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7 - Pasted the code I had copy/pasted into the pre-deployment script
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Hope this helps someone. Finally got it!
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Thanks,
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PRINT '**************************************************************************'
PRINT 'Pre\SetupMasterDatabaseKeysAndLoginsIfNecessary.sql'
PRINT '**************************************************************************'
PRINT '************************************************************************************'
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PRINT 'if the system is ever updated to use all UTC dates and no longer requires the TimeZoneInfo class.'
PRINT '************************************************************************************'
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AUTHORIZATION [dbo]
FROM 0x4D5BlahBlahBlah;
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BEGIN
PRINT 'Creating Asymmetric Key from strong-named file...'
CREATE ASYMMETRIC KEY [ClrExtensionAsymmetricKey]
FROM ASSEMBLY [Wits.Database.AsymmetricKeyInitialization]
END
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CREATE LOGIN [ClrExtensionLogin] FROM ASYMMETRIC KEY [ClrExtensionAsymmetricKey]
PRINT 'Granting Permissions to Login created from Asymmetric Key...'
GRANT UNSAFE ASSEMBLY TO ClrExtensionLogin
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Problem while Pro*C compilation on Unix after 10g database migration.

I am getting the following error while compiling Pro*C code after 10g Database migration,
ld: 0706-006 Cannot find or open library file: -l trace10
ld:open(): A file or directory in the path name does not exist.
I am using a Makefile for compilation and this makes direct reference to library -ltrace10
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Please guide.
Thanks in advance
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I am getting the following error while compiling Pro*C code after 10g Database migration,
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7.6.03 ? Why do you use outdated software for your migration.
At least use 7.6.06 or 7.7.07 !
About the performance topic - well, you've to figure out what the database is waiting for.
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Also you should use the parameter check to make sure that you don't run into any setup-induced bottlenecks.
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Why can't I edit the Master Database

Can someone from NI please explain the reasoning behind not letting the user edit the master database? I want to do something simple like remove one of the redundant + and "dot" polarity indicators on some of the capacitor footprints without having to, one by one, change each capacitor to use my custom footprint.
I have found several errors in the master database yet I can't fix those parts or footprints or remove them, thus increasing the likely hood that they will get used by mistake/unknowingly again.
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Greg

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Click the Add button to add a new definition. Note, the definition will appear for all components of the same type. Also watch out for the polarity of capacitors and other components where relevant.
Garret
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National Instruments
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PDP pages do not get restored in database migration

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I have an issue while performing database migration. Let me explain the scenario. The issue is that I had migrated 4+1 databases, i.e., 1 Content db and 4 Project Server DBs. We have only 2 site collections listed in DB, PWA and Top level root site collection,
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in all restoration. Though there are ways to get the PDP pages like using Playbook tool or configuring Manually again, but as per the concept it should be migrated along with the content database.
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The PDPs reside in a document library within the PWA site. You mentioned above when you did the 4+1 restore you deleted the PWA site, the main benefit of doing a 4+1 is that you don't lose the contents of your PWA site and effectively wire it back up on
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In answer to your other question, yes Playbooks can be used to move PDP's between environments.
So in short, don't delete the PWA site post content DB migration :)
Hope this helps.
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Hi i am using oracle 10.2 in windows 2003 server in test environment
when i tried to migrate the database from os file system to ASM
it give me the following error
Error
Examine and correct the following error(s), then retry the operation.
Remote Operation Error - ERROR: Wrong password for user
though i have provided the correct details
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hi !
i tried it
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Database Migrate Host asm
Logged In As SYS
An ASM instance should exist on host asm and be managed as an Enterprise Manager target. If the ASM instance already exists, add it as an Enterprise Manager target by providing connection information and clicking the Continue button. Otherwise, please use DBCA to create an ASM instance on this host before adding it as an Enterprise Manager target.
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* Oracle Home :C:\oracle\product\10.2.0\db_1
* SYS Username :sys
* SYS Password :migrate
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Enter the credentials of the user who owns the database Oracle server installation.
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Remote Operation Error - ERROR: Wrong password for user
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Master Database cannot be accessed

So I have bought the newest version (12.0) of Multisim for Academic versio for almost a month. I have never been able to properly used this software. The first installation was working fine, but when I tried to build my circuit design, it turned out that many OpAmp components were missing (eg. TLC277). I spend a couple hours Googling to find whether there were anyway I could update my components database with no luck.
After a few reinstallations and update to 12.0.1, this software simply stoped working. The error message of missing Advance database pops up everytime I start the software. So I proceeded to search through a few forums and found out there were some registry posted as to solve the problem. I tried installing the register many times and I ended up with no luck. I tried to do registry clean up and reinstall the softare again and again. Nothing has worked so far. It's really frustrating. I'm hoping if there is any solution at all.
I am using windows 7 64-bit ultimate dual boot on mac bootcamp.
Solved!
Go to Solution.

I have the student edition. I guess that is one of the reason why I could not find that component in first place.
I might be wrong. I just don't why they limit such basic component for student. It is one of the reason I need to purchase the software in the first place.
I have friends who install previous version of the software with all the needed components.
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