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Take a look at this article by Brent Ozar.
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Take a look at this article by Brent Ozar.

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Thanks for the post that was exactly what I am looking for, I needed to move the DB because I am limited to size where the instance of SQL server is running.
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Thanks for the post that was exactly what I am looking for, I needed to move the DB because I am limited to size where the instance of SQL server is running.

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Sorry forgot to post the article...<br />
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<a href="http://www.brentozar.com/archive/2012/01/sql-server-databases-on-network-shares-nas/" rel="ugc">http://www.brentozar.com/archive/2012/01/sql-server-databases-on-network-shares-nas/</a>
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Sorry forgot to post the article...

http://www.brentozar.com/archive/2012/01/sql-server-databases-on-network-shares-nas/ [http://www.brentozar.com/archive/2012/01/sql-server-databases-on-network-shares-nas/]

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Warning! You should do that only for emergency or short-term operation! At least the transaction log should always be local, the data files might then be located on a network share - again, never in a production env!<br />
The reason is that network I/O is unreliable, and doesn't allow for the necessary force-write commands to make write operations safe.
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Warning! You should do that only for emergency or short-term operation! At least the transaction log should always be local, the data files might then be located on a network share - again, never in a production env!
The reason is that network I/O is unreliable, and doesn't allow for the necessary force-write commands to make write operations safe.

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I have a database that mdf, ldf files that are not on the local machine but on a network drive such as X. When I try to attach the databases to the server I am only seeing the local drives C and D.<br />
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Is it possible to attach a database from another network drive or does it have to reside locally?
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I have a database that mdf, ldf files that are not on the local machine but on a network drive such as X. When I try to attach the databases to the server I am only seeing the local drives C and D.

Is it possible to attach a database from another network drive or does it have to reside locally?

Attach a database SQL from network drive??

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