I need to move/copy all of my databases (only 5) from one server to another. I know how to make backup and restore but I also need to move all information of my databases including users, schema, etc…
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I need to move/copy all of my databases (only 5) from one server to another. I know how to make backup and restore but I also need to move all information of my databases including users, schema, etc…
In general there are two possibilities to copy database:
1 BACKUP-RESTORE
In this case you will have some probles main of which is
After you move databases to a new server, users may not be able to log in to the new server.A solution of this problem is provided here:How to transfer logins and passwords between instances of SQL Server
2 DETACH-COPY-ATTACH it’s just copying (or moving) of database files to another server.
About pros and cons of each approach you can read here SQL Server backup/restore v.s. detach/attach