I think all of us know how to move files for SQL Server databases from disk to another disk but today I will explain how we can do it on SQL Server always on to reduce the downtime and taking new backup to return the database to always-on again. Let us start on the technical steps.
- Preparations Steps
- Check the current DB Files locations
- Check Always on Health Status
- Disable all backup jobs on Primary and secondary servers
- Suspend the data movement on Secondary server
- Remove Database from Primary server
- Update DB files by new disk location on secondary server
- Stop SQL Server instance on Secondary server
- Move (CUT) DB Files from old location to new Location (Past)
- Start the SQL Server instance again
- Verify the DB File Location Using T-SQL on the post
- Join the DB to availability group from Primary server
- Check SQL Server always on Health Status Using T-SQL on the post
- Enable the SQL Server Jobs\
- Failover the SQL Server for Primary (X) to Secondary Server (Y) and do the same steps on (X)
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