

Under the detach and attach method, the copy or move process will fail if an Integration Services Proxy account is not used. See Create a Database.įrom the Configure Destination Database page select Drop any database on the destination server with the same name, then continue with the database transfer, overwriting existing database files. As a workaround:Ĭreate a shell database on the destination server with the same name as the database to be copied or moved. The Wizard attempts to create a SQL Server Agent job prior to creating the database. Transferring SQL Server Agent jobs that reference databases that do not already exist on the destination server will cause the entire operation to fail. For the SQL Server Management Object method, active sessions are allowed because the database is never taken offline. For the detach and attach method, to avoid data loss or inconsistency, active sessions cannot be attached to the database being moved or copied. ldf files and reattaches the database in the new location. The detach and attach method detaches the database, moves or copies the database.

If you use the SQL Server Management Object method to move the full-text catalog, you must repopulate the index after the move. In addition, selected server objects are copied rather than moved to the destination the database is the only object that is actually moved. The Copy Database Wizard does not delete a source database if you select the Copy option. If you select the Move option, the wizard deletes the source database automatically after moving the database. When using FileTables, you can't use the Copy Database Wizard on the same server because the wizard uses the same directory name.Ī database cannot be moved or copied to an earlier version of SQL Server. Have data or log files stored in Microsoft Azure storage. The Copy Database Wizard cannot be used to copy or move databases that:Īre system databases ( master, model, msdb, tempdb).Īre marked Inaccessible, Loading, Offline, Recovering, Suspect, or in Emergency Mode.

The Copy Database Wizard is not available in the Express edition. Considering a migration to Azure SQL? Review the following tools instead of the Copy Database Wizard:
