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1. #Sql 11 change default file location how to#
2. #Sql 11 change default file location install#
3. #Sql 11 change default file location update#
4. #Sql 11 change default file location upgrade#

In a case, even if client is not sure about setup file or if the setup file is not existed as shown in summary file

So double click this installation center will allow us to repair existing instance? Note: Just before 圆4 folder (as shown below)įiles\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Setup Bootstrap\SQLServer2008R2\圆4 ) Since it is an already installed instance I can see it's setup file here "C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Setup Bootstrap\SQLServer2008R2" Programms>Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2>Configuration Tools>SQL Server Installation Center (64bit)>Run As Administrator To repair an existing instance do we have to select installation center: All

#Sql 11 change default file location how to#

Ok now it's clear for me on how to find the setup file location. In regards to my early question and as per my observation I have found that below location can direct to setup file:Īll Programms>Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2>Configuration Tools>SQL Server Installation Center (64bit)>Right Click>Open File Location: Directing to LandingPageĬ:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Setup Bootstrap\SQLServer2008R2\圆4įrom setup Bootstrap we can see log folder there Summary text file can be seen, here we can find the setup file location. Now here we are drafting precautionary measures and roll back procedure hence collecting all available setup file locations:

#Sql 11 change default file location install#

Now we don't have SQL Setup file location which is considering as a hurdle to install new instances & repair existing instance (if required) & rollback service pack may require un-install and install new instance in worst scenarios.

#Sql 11 change default file location upgrade#

In this perspective even we are short of details we want to upgrade Service Packs initially one after another but here our challenge is that these servers are earlier maintained by other DBA's and we are left with no useful information, in these scenarios Or you could specify the data and log file locations when creating your database, a good habit that everyone should have! I still prefer to set the default values, in order to help those that might not have good habits formed yet.To be clear, we are maintaining few servers and want to propose implementations as per the Microsoft best practices. You will find the option for this on the ‘Database Engine Configuration’ screen as follows:īy doing this during the installation you can avoid the need to restart the service at a later date to make this simple change. I’d suggest that you configure these directories when you are installing SQL Server. Run that, restart the instance, and then run our create database script again. , N'SoftwareMicrosoftMSSQLServerMSSQLServer'ĮXEC xp_instance_regwrite N'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE' In fact, after you make your change in the SSMS, hit the little button at the top that says ‘Script’ and check out what is being done behind the scenes: EXEC xp_instance_regwrite N'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE' The reason why is because the default locations are read from registry values. Turns out that setting the default database locations requires you to restart the SQL instance in order for those changes to take effect. Press OK, and we’ll run our create database script again (don’t forget to drop the original database first) to find this result set:

#Sql 11 change default file location update#

Let’s update the setting to point to the new directories: It’s also important to note that storing your data and log files on the same disk is not a recommended practice. These changes will only apply to new databases created from this point forward. It is important to note that updating these locations will NOT migrate the current data and log files to the new directories. I will create two new folders (C:SQLData and C:SQLLogs) to store the data and log files for new databases. Which returns the locations of our data and log files, which we see are the defaults:Ĭhanging the default is easy enough, we can just update the file locations inside of SSMS.

If we create a simple database we can verify that the files are written to these directories: CREATE DATABASE TestFileLoc You can see these properties for yourself by right-clicking on the instance name inside of SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) and navigating to the ‘Database Settings’ tab: When you create a database in SQL Server and do not specify a file location for your data and log files SQL Server will rely on the default locations as defined in the server properties.