Hi there
Ok, migrating all databases over time from 2014 to 2016.
Previous upgrades just used detach/attach, all worked ok.
On both servers the dbs and logs are stored on different drives.
I detach from 2014...all fine. Copy mdf and ldf files to correct default locations.
On SQL 2016 SSMS, when I attach and add the mdf file, it does not populate the ldf in the lower window, the mdf does appear ok. The default settings are correct. Indeed if I ok the process, it comes back with an error basically saying it can't create the ldf file because it exists, which indeed it does.
However, if I put both the mdf and ldf files in same location, the attach process works fine even though not the default location.
If I use TSQL, it does work ok. However, I'm used to using the GUI and in the past this has been the easiest option.
Any ideas how to get this working properly, have I missed something obvious?
Regards
Ian