How to Change the Default Database Location

Problem :

After I Create Cluster and I make 2 Share Disk one for Data and the another for Logs I forget to Customize the location For the database What can I do to Change this Location ?

Salutation : 

You have two ways the first by T-SQL and the Second is Wizard Steps :

First Way:

A- Change the Default location for data file :

EXEC xp_instance_regwrite

N’HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE’,

N’Software\Microsoft\MSSQLServer\MSSQLServer’,

N’DefaultData’,

REG_SZ

,N’F:\MSSQL10_50.MSSQLSERVER\MSSQL\DATA’

GO

B- Change the Default location for Logs file :

EXEC xp_instance_regwrite

N’HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE’,

N’Software\Microsoft\MSSQLServer\MSSQLServer’,

N’DefaultLog’,

REG_SZ

,N’G:\MSSQL10_50.MSSQLSERVER\MSSQL\Log’

GO

Second Way:

Open the management Studio >>> Write Click on the Server >>> Select properties

Then Select Database Setting >>> you Will See Database Default Location