Comments on: SQL Upgrades are a one way street. http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/sql-server/sql-upgrades-are-a-one-way-street/ Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:21:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: mrdenny http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/sql-server/sql-upgrades-are-a-one-way-street/#comment-310 mrdenny Mon, 12 Oct 2009 19:55:17 +0000 http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/sql-server/?p=713#comment-310 I was attempting to (and apparently poorly) show that there were a lot of changes from 8-9, but there were even more from 6.5-7. I was attempting to (and apparently poorly) show that there were a lot of changes from 8-9, but there were even more from 6.5-7.

]]> By: Wqwetto http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/sql-server/sql-upgrades-are-a-one-way-street/#comment-309 Wqwetto Mon, 12 Oct 2009 19:28:45 +0000 http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/sql-server/?p=713#comment-309 >> nothing like the changes from SQL 6.5 to SQL << What are you talking about? The changes were *dramatic*! In 6.5 dbs were assigned not to files but to devices which were taking up whole disk partitions (mostly). MSSQL7 persistence storage was a total rewrite of the sybase cruft. cheers, >> nothing like the changes from SQL 6.5 to SQL <<
What are you talking about? The changes were *dramatic*!

In 6.5 dbs were assigned not to files but to devices which were taking up whole disk partitions (mostly). MSSQL7 persistence storage was a total rewrite of the sybase cruft.

cheers,

]]> By: PhilFactor http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/sql-server/sql-upgrades-are-a-one-way-street/#comment-307 PhilFactor Mon, 12 Oct 2009 13:16:45 +0000 http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/sql-server/?p=713#comment-307 This is true, there are several ways of doing a 'downgrade' with a third-party tool. ISQL Toolbelt is the one I'm most familiar with. One can use either SQL Compare/Data compare, or SQL Packager will do it, or you can script something to do it with the SDK. It is unusual to want to downgrade, and it is a very slow business on a large database, but it always makes the upgrade a more relaxing experience if you know you can either do a bareboned downdrade or resore an old backup and use Data Compare to update the backup from the 'upgraded' system. This is true, there are several ways of doing a ‘downgrade’ with a third-party tool. ISQL Toolbelt is the one I’m most familiar with. One can use either SQL Compare/Data compare, or SQL Packager will do it, or you can script something to do it with the SDK. It is unusual to want to downgrade, and it is a very slow business on a large database, but it always makes the upgrade a more relaxing experience if you know you can either do a bareboned downdrade or resore an old backup and use Data Compare to update the backup from the ‘upgraded’ system.

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