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kamii47
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Posted - 12/05/2006 :  06:14:13  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Can any body let me know that How can I add secondary file group in my existing database {with data} in sql server2000.
I can't find any option in sql server enterprise manager to add secondary filegroup.

harsh_athalye
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Posted - 12/05/2006 :  06:24:03  Show Profile  Visit harsh_athalye's Homepage  Click to see harsh_athalye's MSN Messenger address  Send harsh_athalye a Yahoo! Message  Reply with Quote
In the database properties dialog box in Enterprise Manager, fourth tab from the left. Click on the empty row, type in the new filegroup name and Bingo...You have added new filegroup. Now start adding data files to the newly created filegroup.

Harsh Athalye
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TonyTheDBA
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 12/05/2006 :  07:19:27  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Copy and Paste this into Query Analyser
ALTER DATABASE <db_name, Sysname , DBName>
  ADD FILE ( NAME       = <logical_file_name , , DBCurrName>_<data_or_log , dat|log , dat>
           , FILENAME   = '<OS_Drive, , D:><OS_Path, , \data\><db_name, Sysname , DBName>\<OS_Filename, ,Filename.ndf>'
           , FILEGROWTH = <filegrowth , 128 | 10 , 128><suffix, % | KB | MB | GB | TB , MB>  
           , SIZE       = <size , , 512><Size_suffix , KB | MB | GB | TB , MB>
           , MAXSIZE    = <maxsize , 512|UNLIMITED , 512><Size_suffix , KB | MB | GB | TB , MB>
           ) TO FILEGROUP <DB_Filegroup, , [PRIMARY]>

Presh <CTRL>+<SHFT>+<M> and fill in the appropriate values for your database.

Remember "The GUI is evil! Query Analyser is your friend"


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sponguru_dba
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India
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Posted - 12/05/2006 :  07:22:21  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Hi

1.Create File group
ALTER DATABASE <Database name> ADD FILEGROUP <desire filegroupname>

2.Add the Data file to that group
Alter database <Db_name> add file
(name=<Data file name>,filename='c:\<ndfdatafile_name>.ndf',size=1Mb,maxsize=2mb,filegrowth=1mb)
to filegroup <Created file group name>


Cheers...

SreenivasaRao
Bangalore,INDIA
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TonyTheDBA
Posting Yak Master

United Kingdom
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Posted - 12/05/2006 :  07:24:31  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Doh! Oh Bother! Copied the wrong script fragment! Try this 
ALTER DATABASE <db_name, Sysname , DBName>
  ADD FILEGROUP <filegroupname , , NewFilegroup>
to create the filegroup, followed by the other fragment to add files to the filegroup


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