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Paul has 18 years experience with Microsoft SQL Server. He has worked in the roles of production DBA, database developer, database architect, applications developer, business intelligence and data warehouse developer, and instructor for students aspiring for MCDBA certification. He has performed numerous data migrations and supported large databases (3 Terabyte, 1+ billion rows) with high transactions. He is a member of PASS, blogs about lessons learned from a developer’s approach to SQL Server administration, and has been the president of the Boulder SQL Server Users’ Group for 11 years, from January 2009 to 2020.

Sunday, November 2, 2014

Script for Quickly Moving All Database Files on a SQL Instance

Sometimes there’s a need to move the underlying files for the databases on a SQL instance. 

Scenario
You have all your data files on the “E drive” which is really a RAID.  It has 500 Gbytes available which is plenty.  Months later, the E drive becomes full.  You request more disk.  Some time later your storage engineer gives you a new dedicated  RAID which has been assigned a new drive letter, “S “.  This S volume now has 2 Terabytes of space.

The task at hand is to move some of the databases from the E drive to the S drive.  This is a production server so you want to minimize downtime. 

Strategy
1.      Verify original file locations.
2.       Make a database backup for safety.
3.       Kill any active spids.
4.       Detach files.
5.       Copy files to new location.
6.       Attach files.
7.       Verify database is backed up.
8.       Delete files in original location.

This proc will create T-SQL and some command code for doing all the above.

To create calls for all databases.

SELECT 'Exec MoveDB ''' + name + ''', ''S:\Sql\Data'', ''S:\Sql\Data'', ''S:\Sql\Bak'''
FROM sys.databases           
ORDER BY name          

I put his proc in the Admin database with my other code snippets.

USE Admin

If OBJECT_ID('dbo.MoveDB') Is Not Null
      DROP PROC dbo.MoveDB
go

CREATE PROC [dbo].[MoveDB]
      @DB varchar(100),
      @DestDataPath varchar(300),
      @DestLogPath varchar(300),
      @BackupPath varchar(300) = 'BackupPathHere'
AS
SET NOCOUNT ON
/*    DATE        AUTHOR            REMARKS
      11/1/14           PPaiva            Initial creation.
     
      DESCRIPTION
            Produces scripts for moving a database's files via
                  sp_detach and CREATE DATABASE FOR ATTACH.
            Also produces clean-up scripts for deleting
                  the original files, for use after database
                  has been successfully moved.
                 

      USAGE
            MoveDB 'Admin', 'E:\Sql\Data', 'F:\Sql\Logs'
            MoveDB 'Sopa', 'E:\Sql\Data', 'F:\Sql\Logs'
                 
      DEBUG
            -- Location of database files
            SELECT DB_NAME(database_id), file_id, type_desc, physical_name, database_id
            FROM master.sys.master_files
            ORDER BY DB_NAME(database_id), file_id
           
            -- Generate Exec scripts for all databases
            SELECT 'Exec MoveDB ''' + name + ''', ''S:\Sql\Data'', ''S:\Sql\Data'', ''S:\Sql\Bak'''
            FROM sys.databases           
            ORDER BY name          
     
*/
DECLARE @s varchar(max),
            @sAttach varchar(max) = '',
            @sCmdLine varchar(max) = '',
            @sCmdLineDel varchar(max) = '',
            @sTSql varchar(max) = '',
            @sTSqlDel varchar(max) = '',
            @crlf varchar(2) = Char(13) + Char(10)


SET @s = '-- *******************************************
--  Script for moving database ' + @DB + '
-- *******************************************'
Print @s
Print ''

SET @s = 'SELECT file_id, type_desc, physical_name, *
FROM master.sys.master_files
WHERE DB_NAME(database_id) = ''' + @DB + ''''

Print '-- Verify original file locations'
Print @s
Print ''

Print '-- Make a backup for safety'
SET @s = 'Exec Admin.dbo.BackupDB ''' + @DB + ''', ''' + @BackupPath + ''', ''DT'', 1'
Print @s
Print ''


-- Kill any active connections
Print '-- Kill any active spids'
SET @s = 'ALTER DATABASE [' + @DB + ']
      SET OFFLINE WITH ROLLBACK IMMEDIATE
ALTER DATABASE [' + @DB + ']
      SET ONLINE'
Print @s   
Print ''


Print '-- Detach'
SET @s = 'Exec master.dbo.sp_detach_db @dbname = [' + @DB + ']'
Print @s
Print ''

-- Copy files
SELECT file_id, type_desc, physical_name
INTO #Files
FROM master.sys.master_files
WHERE DB_NAME(database_id) = @DB

DECLARE @MaxFileID int,
            @FileID int = 0,
            @ExistingPath varchar(300),
            @Usage varchar(20),
            @FileNameOnly varchar(100),
            @NumFiles int,
            @i int = 0

SELECT  @MaxFileID = MAX(file_id),
            @NumFiles = COUNT(*)
FROM #Files

SET @sAttach = 'CREATE DATABASE [' + @DB + '] ON '


WHILE @FileID < @MaxFileID
      BEGIN
            SET @i += 1
           
            -- Get next file
            SELECT @FileID = Min(FILE_ID)
            FROM #Files
            WHERE FILE_ID > @FileID
           
            -- Get other attributes
            SELECT  @ExistingPath = physical_name,
                        @Usage = type_desc,
                        @FileNameOnly = dbo.udfGetFilenameAndExtOnly(physical_name)
            FROM #Files
            WHERE FILE_ID = @FileID
           
           
     
            SET @sCmdLine += 'Copy "' + @ExistingPath + '" "'
            SET @sTSql += 'Exec xp_cmdshell ''Copy "' + @ExistingPath + '" "'

            SET @sCmdLineDel += 'Del "' + @ExistingPath  + '"'         
            SET @sTSqlDel += 'Exec xp_cmdshell ''Del "' + @ExistingPath + '"'''          
           
            IF @Usage = 'Rows'
                  BEGIN
                        SET @sCmdLine += @DestDataPath + '"'                       
                        SET @sTSql += @DestDataPath + '"'''                  
                  END
            ELSE
                  BEGIN
                        SET @sCmdLine += @DestLogPath + '"'
                        SET @sTSql += @DestLogPath + '"'''
                  END
     
            SET @sCmdLine += @crlf
            SET @sCmdLineDel += @crlf    
            SET @sTSql += @crlf          
            SET @sTSqlDel += @crlf


            -- Attach
            IF @i > 1
                  SET @sAttach += ', '


            IF @Usage = 'Rows'
                  BEGIN                  
                 
                        SET @sAttach = @sAttach + '
      (FILENAME = ''' +  dbo.udfAddBackslashIfNec(@DestDataPath) +  @FileNameOnly + ''')'
           
                  END
                 
            ELSE
                  SET @sAttach = @sAttach + '
      (FILENAME = ''' +  dbo.udfAddBackslashIfNec(@DestLogPath) +  @FileNameOnly + ''')'
                 
     
     
      END

      SET @sAttach += '
      FOR ATTACH'


Print '-- Command line copy'
Print @sCmdLine

Print ''
Print '-- T-SQL code'
Print @sTSql

Print ''
Print '-- Attach'
Print @sAttach


Print ''
Print '-- Command line DELETE original files'
Print '-- **** Only run this after database has been attached!!  ****'
Print @sCmdLineDel

Print ''
Print '-- T-SQL DELETE original files'
Print '-- **** Only run this after database has been attached!!  ****'
Print @sTSqlDel
Print '-- DONE'
Print ''
Print ''


1 comment:

  1. It is a beneficial code for IT database support and management.

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