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How do I move a filegroup in SQL Server?
For this, we need to to do the following:
- Create a secondary filegroup.
- Add data files to the secondary filegroup.
- Move the table to the secondary filegroup by moving the clustered index with the primary key constraint.
- Move the tables to the secondary filegroup by moving the clustered index without the primary key.
How do I get SQL Server filegroup online?
2 Answers
- ALTER DATABASE Database_Name SET OFFLINE;
- ALTER DATABASE Database_Name SET ONLINE;
- RESTORE DATABASE DatabaeName FILEGROUP=’C’ WITH RECOVERY.
How do I move indexes from one filegroup to another in SQL Server?
Right-click the index that you want to move and select Properties. Under Select a page, select Storage. Select the filegroup in which to move the index. If the table or index is partitioned, select the partition scheme in which to move the index.
Can a filegroup of database be set to offline?
Use this option only when the file is corrupted and can be restored. A file set to OFFLINE can only be set online by restoring the file from backup. For more information about restoring a single file, see RESTORE (Transact-SQL). To relocate files, follow the instructions in the documentation, or see the related Q & A:
How to alter database file and filegroups in SQL?
ALTER DATABASE (Transact-SQL) File and Filegroup Options. Modifies the files and filegroups associated with the database. Adds or removes files and filegroups from a database, and changes the attributes of a database or its files and filegroups. For other ALTER DATABASE options, see ALTER DATABASE.
How to change the location of a database file?
Now the file location has been changed. In SSMS right click the Server and select properties . Inside properties go to Database Settings . Change the database default locations for Data and Log to the destination path. Log off from the server.
Is there a SQL command to take a file offline?
There is no T-SQL command to take a filegroup offline, though an individual file can be set offline.