I am going to be installing sql server 2012 on win server 2012. I currently have some databases on a win server 2003 running windows sql server 2005. I'm building a new server so I would like to test it out before I migrate things over. My question
is regarding the server hostname as I know sql 2008 r2 had some issues with changing the server hostname after installing sql server std edition so I want to know how people handle migrations like this. I can't call the new server the same as the
current server in PROD for obvious reasons so is there a procedure to follow when I make the hostname change? Plan is to test on "serverB" and once we determine things are working fine. lock users out of prod server "serverA" makes backups
and restore on "serverB" shutdown "serverA" and rename "serverB" to "serverA" Is this good practice and safe?
↧