Contents
- 1 How does Mount-spcontentdatabase attach to a database?
- 2 Why are there no collections in SharePoint 2010?
- 3 How to dismount spcontentdatabase in Microsoft Office?
- 4 Is it possible to change the DB name on the SP side?
- 5 Can a content database be upgraded in SharePoint 2013?
- 6 How to attach content database to SharePoint web application?
How does Mount-spcontentdatabase attach to a database?
Attaches an existing content database to the farm. NOTE: Please be aware that if a content database that does not exists is specified, it will be created by this cmdlet. The Mount-SPContentDatabase cmdlet attaches an existing content database to the farm.
SharePoint 2010 zero site collection count after attaching a content database. There are various reasons for this, I am discussing one among that, My colleague needs to clone 15 site collections from source to destination on the same farm. One thing he found was all the 15 sites were under a dedicated content database.
How to restore orphaned sites from the same farm?
Try detach and reattach the database which contains the orphaned sites. Restart upgrade if necessary. Later he realized that he was doing database attach detach within the same farm where he should end with restoring a site collection with sameID where it exists in the source content database in the same farm.
How to attach or detach content databases in SharePoint Server?
If the database already exists, it must be the same version as the SharePoint Server 2016 farm or this operation will fail. To attach a content database that is a different version than the farm, use the To attach or detach a content database by using Windows PowerShell procedure in the following section.
How to dismount spcontentdatabase in Microsoft Office?
Use the Dismount-SPContentDatabase cmdlet to detatch the given content database from its currently associated Web application. This cmdlet will not delete the content database. Use the Remove-SPContentDatabase cmdlet to delete a content database.
Is it possible to change the DB name on the SP side?
Yup, changing the DB name on the SP side is a pain in the ***. The best practice in this area is to use the tool cliconfg in order to point every SP server to a given DB server. cliconfg allows you to create SQL alias at the OS level. Using it, you may create an alias server01 pointing to the temp DB server tempSQL .
How to create SQL alias for a DB Server?
The best practice in this area is to use the tool cliconfg in order to point every SP server to a given DB server. cliconfg allows you to create SQL alias at the OS level. Using it, you may create an alias server01 pointing to the temp DB server tempSQL .
What does the new-spcontentdatabase cmdlet do in SharePoint?
The New-SPContentDatabase cmdlet creates a new content database and attaches it to the specified Web application. For permissions and the most current information about Windows PowerShell for SharePoint Products, see the online documentation at SharePoint Server Cmdlets.
However, for SharePoint 2013, the process does not upgrade the site collections. When you attach a content database, for a web application that spans multiple content databases, make sure that you attach the content database that contains the root site collection first.
Attaches the content database to the specified SharePoint Web application. The type must be a valid GUID, in the form 12345678-90ab-cdef-1234-567890bcdefgh; a valid name of SharePoint Web application (for example, MyOfficeApp1); or an instance of a valid SPWebApplication object.