I'm migrating a SQL Server instance to new disk on the same server. All of the user databases have been moved (detach/attach) but now I need to move the folders used by SQL Server. I'm using dbo. exp_instance_regwrite to reset location to the new folders but I'm not sure how to handle the Security Certificate files that are in the same folder as my master files and msqlsystemresource files.
Does anyone know what these are?
Are they to support data encryption in one of the 40+ vendor databases we have on the instance or are they to secure connections?
Can I cut and past them?
Do they have to be under the same location as the master and mysqlsystemresource files?
The only entry I see in the registry for "certificates' under hkeylocal...Software...Microsoft...Microsoft SQL Server is under ........SuperSocketNetLib and is empty
Network Configuration Force Encryption = n
Native Client Configuration: Force Protocol Encryption and Trust Server Certificate both = n