

Note->this need to do carefully perform when you do one from 2000 to 2008 or 2008R2 - there are things like your jobs/packages/logins/users need to trasfer mannualy and post of the database upgrade & changed the compatibilitythen run the index/stats So, I generated script of my database (version 2008) and run in SQL Server 2005, backup and restore to my database hoster, it works. My database is created locally with a compatibility level of 100 (SQL Server 2008). Connect to the target SQL Server, inside SSMS, expand the SQL Server in Object Explorer and expand the databases node. My database hoster allows to restore SQL Server databases with a compatibility level of 90 (SQL Server 2005). (here just change the other versions which you want to see from the same page like 2012/2014/2008R2) The first method we are going to learn is from SQL Server Management Studio. Hardware and Software Requirements for Installing SQL Server 2016 Express 2014 Kingdom 2016 requires SQL Server Express 2008 R2 or SQL Server Express 2012.

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How to Upgrade to SQL Server 2008 from SQL Server 2000 Note: SQL Server Express has backward compatibility issues.

Verify with your apps/business good to go ahead,because lot of changes from one version to other version.Ĭhecklist for upgrading to a new version of SQL Server (in the same link you can go through the olderversion like 2008r2/2012/2014) >Migration SQL Server 2000 to SQL Server 2008īreaking Changes to Database Engine Features in SQL Server 2016 Ensure your SQL server 2000 is in latest service pack then ensure if you for sql server2005 then it should be SP4 and if its for SQL 2008(SP2) or SQL 2008 R2 (SP1) (or)May latest SP (I havent tested but itīefore you upgrade use the Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Upgrade Advisor to see.
