2. Automated Method: SQL Server Migration Tool<\/strong><\/p>\n But before moving any further, we will find certain reasons because of which users are looking for solutions to move SQL databases.<\/p>\n Suppose, there are 2 servers X & Y and you have to copy your SQL server database from X Server to Y Server, then perform the following steps:<\/p>\n Step-1:<\/strong> Launch \u201cSQL Server Management Studio\u201d and connect to Server X.<\/p>\n Step-2:<\/strong> Right-click on the database >> click on \u201cTasks\u201d >> click on \u201cCopy Database\u201d.<\/p>\n Step-3:<\/strong> A screen will appear. Click on “Next”.<\/p>\n Step-4:<\/strong> Enter the name of the Source server, in this case, it is \u201cServer A\u201d. Then, select the Server Authentication mode and click on “Next”.<\/p>\n Step-5:<\/strong> In the same way, enter the Destination server name (in this case it is \u201cServer B\u201d) and authentication details and click on “Next”.<\/p>\n Step-6:<\/strong> Now select the \u201cUse the SQL Management Object method\u201d option and click on “Next”.<\/p>\n Step-7:<\/strong> Now under \u201cSelect Databases\u201d, 2 options are given: \u201cMove\u201d and \u201cCopy\u201d. As all the databases are listed you can select the ones you want to move to another server. Select whether you want to copy or move the database. Then, click on “Next”.<\/p>\n Step-8:<\/strong> Now you can check the MDF file and log file path on the destination system.<\/p>\n Step-9:<\/strong> Click on “Next”.<\/p>\n Step-10:<\/strong> If the copy fails, enter log events. Here, two options will be provided to you: \u201cSystem event view\u201d and \u201cLocal path\u201d. Next, click and select \u201cWindows event log\u201d and then press the Next button to continue.<\/p>\n Step-11:<\/strong> Select \u201cRun immediately\u201d to run or schedule the run >> click on “Next”.<\/p>\n Step-12:<\/strong> Verify all the options and click on \u201cFinish\u201d.<\/p>\n Status progress will appear. I hope this method helps you. But these methods have its limitation like:<\/p>\n Why this tool?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n Download Tool<\/a> Purchase Now<\/a><\/p>\n There are basically 4 steps to run the tool:<\/p>\n Step-1:<\/strong> Select the mode of migration- Online or Offline<\/p>\n Step-2:<\/strong> Do authentication and select database<\/p>\n Step-3:<\/strong> The tool will show you the preview of the selected SQL database objects and records.<\/p>\n Step-4:<\/strong> Next, choose whether you want to move the SQL data to server or SQL Server compatible scripts. Choose whether you want to create a new database or move to an existing database. You can also choose data and schema or only schema. After selecting all desired choices, click on \u201cExport\u201d.<\/p>\n In this article, you have learned how to move SQL Server database from one server to another server using 2 different methods.<\/p>\n The first involves SSMS (SQL Server Management Studio), however, it has its own shortcomings.<\/p>\n For fast, reliable, error-free transfer of SQL server databases choose the automated Tool.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Do you want to learn how to move SQL Server database from one server to another server? You can follow these 2 methods that I am about to explain <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2152,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2150","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-how-to"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.msoutlooktools.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2150","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.msoutlooktools.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.msoutlooktools.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.msoutlooktools.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.msoutlooktools.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2150"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.msoutlooktools.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2150\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.msoutlooktools.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2152"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.msoutlooktools.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2150"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.msoutlooktools.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2150"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.msoutlooktools.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2150"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
How to Move SQL Server Database from One Server to another Using SSMS<\/h2>\n
\nStep-13:<\/strong> After successful completion of the process, close the windows and refresh the Server Y database node. Now you can see your SQL Server X database that you moved is there with all the data in Server Y.<\/p>\n\n
Professional Method: SQL Server Migration Software<\/h2>\n
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How to Move SQL Server Database from One Server to Another – Authentic Approach<\/h3>\n
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