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How to attach or detach a content database?
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. You might want to attach or detach content databases for the following reasons.
How to attach a database to a web application?
To attach a content database to a web application, the SharePoint farm service account must have db_owner permission for the content database. If the database already exists, it must be the same version as the SharePoint Server 2016 farm or this operation will fail.
How to attach a database to a SharePoint Server?
1 Open SharePoint Management Shell. 2 At the PowerShell command prompt, type the appropriate command To attach an existing content database: More
How to attach a content database by using central administration?
To attach a content database by using Central Administration Verify that the user account that is being used to perform this operation is a member of the Farm Administrators SharePoint group. Start Central Administration. On the SharePoint Central Administration website, click Application Management.
Where to find an error when attaching a database?
This more specific error message is located in the Message column of the “Attach Database” window that you’ve already opened (you may just need to scroll to the right of the “Databases to attach” section and click on the message to see it in its entirety. Navigate to the directory containing the database and open the properties for the folder.
Start Central Administration. On the SharePoint Central Administration website, click Application Management. On the Application Management page, in the Databases section, click Manage content databases. On the Manage Content Databases page, click Add a content database.
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.