I am planning to upgrading/migrating a database from SQL 2005 to SQL 2008 R2.
The database does not have Full Text Search. Recovery model is set to FULL.
I am planning to make a full backup on the old server, then restore the backup on the new server.
Before the backup, the application that uses this database will be turned off so no more transactions will be made.
I was so happy with my plan until I read this marked as IMPORTANT on the restore section of the documentation:
"Under the full or bulk-logged recovery model, before you can restore a database in SQL Server Management Studio, you must back up the active transaction log (known as the tail of the log). "
at this URL: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms177429(v=sql.105).aspx
And got confused if this was something I had to take into consideration within my plans.
Two questions:
1 - Am I correct on my approach to do backup and restore to migrate/upgrade this particular database?
2 - Does the backup of the "tail of the log" applies to my scenario?
Thanks beforehand for your input. It is most appreciated.
Paulino