How to move the Enterprise Vault SQL databases

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Description

This article describes how to move the Enterprise Vault (EV) databases to a different SQL server or a new version of MS SQL Server for EV. 

An occasion can exist where the Enterprise Vault databases must be moved from one SQL Server to another.  Examples include, but not limited to:

  1. Upgrade of the SQL Server version (ex.: SQL Server 2008 R2 to SQL Server 2012 R2).
  2. Upgrade of the SQL Server hardware.
  3. Distribution of databases to allow for more processing power to be applied to each database.
The information below will assist in moving the Enterprise Vault databases from one SQL Server to another.

Note: If Compliance Accelerator and/or Discovery Accelerator are also installed in the environment and their databases are to be moved to a different SQL Server and/or SQL Server instance and/or SQL Server TCP Port, refer to the following articles in the Related articles section:
  • How to move Compliance Accelerator or Discovery Accelerator databases
  • How to modify the configuration files after moving the Compliance Accelerator or Discovery Accelerator databases to a different SQL server
  • How to move Discovery Accelerator and Analytics databases

Issue/Introduction

This article describes how to move the Enterprise Vault (EV) databases to a different SQL server or a new version of MS SQL Server for EV. An occasion can exist where the Enterprise Vault databases must be moved from one SQL Server to another. Examples include, but not limited to:
  1. Upgrade of the SQL Server version (ex.: SQL Server 2008 R2 to SQL Server 2012 R2).
  2. Upgrade of the SQL Server hardware.
  3. Distribution of databases to allow for more processing power to be applied to each database.
The information below will assist in moving the Enterprise Vault databases from one SQL Server to another.

Note: If Compliance Accelerator and/or Discovery Accelerator are also installed in the environment and their databases are to be moved to a different SQL Server and/or SQL Server instance and/or SQL Server TCP Port, refer to the following articles in the Related articles section:
  • How to move Compliance Accelerator or Discovery Accelerator databases
  • How to modify the configuration files after moving the Compliance Accelerator or Discovery Accelerator databases to a different SQL server
  • How to move Discovery Accelerator and Analytics databases
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