Thanks for viewing my question. I currently have a database on SQL Server 2005, which is being migrated to SQL Server 2008. Each SQL Server is named differently in SSMS. The old is named GARDB1, and the new GARDB2008. GARDB2008 is in production with everything running smoothly besides this is the last database I need to move over. Now, obviously both servers have different IP addresses, but I can add the old IP to the new server after migration.
My problem is in connecting too MANY different reports we have connected to the database after migration. The connection strings do not include the IP address, only the name GARDB1. There is also a website attached to this database.
How can I migrate this database to the new server while keeping everything connected? It is okay to have downtime while doing this. I tried creating a new alias in SQL configuration manager, but this did not help. What am I missing?
Thanks for any help!
Josh