topic Re: SMSQL migration in Data Protection https://community.netapp.com/t5/Data-Protection/SMSQL-migration/m-p/58200#M9563 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi Walt,</P><P></P><P>You can definitely tick the relevant box, so the source database files won't get deleted.</P><P></P><P>I actually never tried this, so not 100% sure, but I think the original database will be dismounted though (you can't have two databases with the same name under the same instance of SQL).</P><P></P><P>Regards,</P><P>Radek</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 30 Mar 2010 20:34:59 GMT radek_kubka 2010-03-30T20:34:59Z SMSQL migration https://community.netapp.com/t5/Data-Protection/SMSQL-migration/m-p/58195#M9562 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>From what I see in the admin manual, it is possible to migrate data onto NetApp storage with SMSQL.</P><P></P><P>Is it a "move" operation (source is deleted), or a "copy" operation (source remains intact)?</P><P></P><P>I saw a sentence that say you can specify whether to delete the source, but most references indicate a "move" only.</P><P></P><P>Thanks</P><P>Walt</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 05 Jun 2025 07:16:15 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/Data-Protection/SMSQL-migration/m-p/58195#M9562 waltere 2025-06-05T07:16:15Z Re: SMSQL migration https://community.netapp.com/t5/Data-Protection/SMSQL-migration/m-p/58200#M9563 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi Walt,</P><P></P><P>You can definitely tick the relevant box, so the source database files won't get deleted.</P><P></P><P>I actually never tried this, so not 100% sure, but I think the original database will be dismounted though (you can't have two databases with the same name under the same instance of SQL).</P><P></P><P>Regards,</P><P>Radek</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 30 Mar 2010 20:34:59 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/Data-Protection/SMSQL-migration/m-p/58200#M9563 radek_kubka 2010-03-30T20:34:59Z