Copy db from Production to testing!

[Jimmy24]

Dear Sir or Madam,

I have a current production enviornment of SQL 2000 with about 60 databases on SQL server A. I have finished building a SQL server B for testing and I would like to copy 2 of the databases from production into testing. What would be the best way to do it. Copy 2 (db's) from production (SQL Server A) to testing (SQL Server B) (2 different server)

Thanks you for you assistance. Regards,

Jimmy

 

[ptheriault]

I would use the backup and restore method. Take your most recent backup from Prod and copy it to Dev. Then just restore it.
Do you need the logins to be the same. If so you can use sp_help_revlogin to script out all your logins from the Prod server and create them on the dev box.

CREATE PROCEDURE sp_help_revlogin @login_name sysname = NULL AS
DECLARE @name    sysname
DECLARE @xstatus int
DECLARE @binpwd  varbinary (256)
DECLARE @txtpwd  sysname
DECLARE @tmpstr  varchar (256)
DECLARE @SID_varbinary varbinary(85)
DECLARE @SID_string varchar(256)

IF (@login_name IS NULL)
  DECLARE login_curs CURSOR FOR 
    SELECT sid, name, xstatus, password FROM master..sysxlogins 
    WHERE srvid IS NULL AND name <> 'sa'
ELSE
  DECLARE login_curs CURSOR FOR 
    SELECT sid, name, xstatus, password FROM master..sysxlogins 
    WHERE srvid IS NULL AND name = @login_name
OPEN login_curs 
FETCH NEXT FROM login_curs INTO @SID_varbinary, @name, @xstatus, @binpwd
IF (@@fetch_status = -1)
BEGIN
  PRINT 'No login(s) found.'
  CLOSE login_curs 
  DEALLOCATE login_curs 
  RETURN -1
END
SET @tmpstr = '/* sp_help_revlogin script ' 
PRINT @tmpstr
SET @tmpstr = '** Generated ' 
  + CONVERT (varchar, GETDATE()) + ' on ' + @@SERVERNAME + ' */'
PRINT @tmpstr
PRINT ''
PRINT 'DECLARE @pwd sysname'
WHILE (@@fetch_status <> -1)
BEGIN
  IF (@@fetch_status <> -2)
  BEGIN
    PRINT ''
    SET @tmpstr = '-- Login: ' + @name
    PRINT @tmpstr 
    IF (@xstatus & 4) = 4
    BEGIN -- NT authenticated account/group
      IF (@xstatus & 1) = 1
      BEGIN -- NT login is denied access
        SET @tmpstr = 'EXEC master..sp_denylogin ''' + @name + ''''
        PRINT @tmpstr 
      END
      ELSE BEGIN -- NT login has access
        SET @tmpstr = 'EXEC master..sp_grantlogin ''' + @name + ''''
        PRINT @tmpstr 
      END
    END
    ELSE BEGIN -- SQL Server authentication
      IF (@binpwd IS NOT NULL)
      BEGIN -- Non-null password
        EXEC sp_hexadecimal @binpwd, @txtpwd OUT
        IF (@xstatus & 2048) = 2048
          SET @tmpstr = 'SET @pwd = CONVERT (varchar(256), ' + @txtpwd + ')'
        ELSE
          SET @tmpstr = 'SET @pwd = CONVERT (varbinary(256), ' + @txtpwd + ')'
        PRINT @tmpstr
	EXEC sp_hexadecimal @SID_varbinary,@SID_string OUT
        SET @tmpstr = 'EXEC master..sp_addlogin ''' + @name 
          + ''', @pwd, @sid = ' + @SID_string + ', @encryptopt = '
      END
      ELSE BEGIN 
        -- Null password
	EXEC sp_hexadecimal @SID_varbinary,@SID_string OUT
        SET @tmpstr = 'EXEC master..sp_addlogin ''' + @name 
          + ''', NULL, @sid = ' + @SID_string + ', @encryptopt = '
      END
      IF (@xstatus & 2048) = 2048
        -- login upgraded from 6.5
        SET @tmpstr = @tmpstr + '''skip_encryption_old''' 
      ELSE 
        SET @tmpstr = @tmpstr + '''skip_encryption'''
      PRINT @tmpstr 
    END
  END
  FETCH NEXT FROM login_curs INTO @SID_varbinary, @name, @xstatus, @binpwd
  END
CLOSE login_curs 
DEALLOCATE login_curs 
RETURN 0

GO

- Paul
- If at first you don't succeed, find out if the loser gets anything.