moving maxdb data volumes

[Former Member]

Hello experts

We have added a SAN storage to our server and no we want to move the data volumes to the SAN is there a way to do it which i shorter than migration?and are there any parameters that we will need to change to point to the new data location

your ideas will be welcome

[lbreddemann · Accepted solution]

Hi Tersia,

Ok - SDN search does not look up blog entries anymore, so you probably could have missed this one..

[Questions to SAP Support: "How to move MaxDB volumes?"|https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/scn/weblogs?blog=/pub/wlg/11010] [original link is broken] [original link is broken] [original link is broken];

cheers,

Lars

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

thanx Lars ur the man!!

[lbreddemann · Accepted solution]

Please don't forget to just mark the question as answered.

Otherwise I look into it again and again just to find it - answered...

thanks

Lars

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Lars,

I don't see the solution in the thread above. Hast this been deleted? I want to move the MaxDB data volumes from C:[drive] to D:[drive].

Regards,

Sanjay

[lbreddemann · Accepted solution]

Hi Sanjay,

I was able to find the blog just by using the SCN search...

http://scn.sap.com/community/maxdb/blog/2008/09/11/questions-to-sap-support-how-to-move-maxdb-volume...

Have fun,

Lars

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Lars,

Thanks, in the mean time I was also able to find this one :-). I tried the same solution yesterday and it did not work because I am using Database Studio 7.7.06.15. Any reason why it works with Database Manager and not with Database studio?

Regards,

Sanjay

[lbreddemann · Accepted solution]

Hi again,

I don't see why this shouldn't work.

Can you post a screenshot and/or the error message you get there?

regards, Lars

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Lars,

I have attached the screenshot. The error is that database is not running but we can change the destination only when database is offline.

Regards,

Sanjay

[lbreddemann · Accepted solution]

Sanjay,

based on the error message it looks like you're trying to *add* volumes.

The key to *moving* the volumes is

• get the database offline
• change the volume paths (changing - not deleting and adding!)
• move the files to the new paths

cheers,

Lars