Mar 11, 2010 #1 mkal Programmer Jun 24, 2003 223 US Using: Microsoft SQL Server 2005 SP3 Can you move the .ldf file on the secondary database that's involved in logshipping? If so any special precautions that I need to be aware of?
Using: Microsoft SQL Server 2005 SP3 Can you move the .ldf file on the secondary database that's involved in logshipping? If so any special precautions that I need to be aware of?
Mar 19, 2010 #2 mrdenny Programmer May 27, 2002 11,595 To do this you would need to detach the database, but when you reattach it it'll be in read-write mode. The easiest way to do this will be to break the log shipping and then start the process over again moving the log to the other drive. Denny MVP MCSA (2003) / MCDBA (SQL 2000) MCTS (SQL 2005 / SQL 2005 BI / SQL 2008 DBA / SQL 2008 DBD / SQL 2008 BI / MWSS 3.0: Configuration / MOSS 2007: Configuration) MCITP (SQL 2005 DBA / SQL 2008 DBA / SQL 2005 DBD / SQL 2008 DBD / SQL 2005 BI / SQL 2008 BI) My Blog Upvote 0 Downvote
To do this you would need to detach the database, but when you reattach it it'll be in read-write mode. The easiest way to do this will be to break the log shipping and then start the process over again moving the log to the other drive. Denny MVP MCSA (2003) / MCDBA (SQL 2000) MCTS (SQL 2005 / SQL 2005 BI / SQL 2008 DBA / SQL 2008 DBD / SQL 2008 BI / MWSS 3.0: Configuration / MOSS 2007: Configuration) MCITP (SQL 2005 DBA / SQL 2008 DBA / SQL 2005 DBD / SQL 2008 DBD / SQL 2005 BI / SQL 2008 BI) My Blog