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Microsoft OfficeLive Communications Server 2003

Database Setup Tool

1. IntroductionThe Microsoft Office Live Communications Server 2003 commandline script

tool, dbsetup, can be used to move a Live Communications Server database dataand lo files to different hard dis!s than the" #ere oriinall" installed on$

1.1 Problem Statement

%n order for a Live Communications Server to perform #ell, it is critical that the

&ser Services database 'MS()* data and transaction lo files reside on different

ph"sical hard dis!s$ %f it is not specified e+plicitl" durin Setup, these files #illinstall on the same hard dis!$ This tool allo#s an administrator to relocate them

as needed$

1.2 Products Utilized

The dbsetup tool is a indo#s Script -ost script file$ indo#s Script -ost

version .$/ 'or later* is reuired for it to run$

2. sin! t"e ToolCaution1 The tool, as provided, is the same tool #hich sets up and removes theLive Communications Server database$ s such, it is ver" po#erful and, if

misused, can completel" remove a database causin all data in it to be lost$ The

tool is provided here onl" for purposes of usin the movefiles option and no

other$

2.1 Setup

(bsetup$#sf is located in the documents folder of the Live Communications

Server C($

2.2 UsageUsage: dbsetup.wsf /movefiles [/dbpath:value] [/logpath:value] [/verbose]

Options:

movefiles: Moves the data file and/or log file of an existingdatabase according to the dbpath and/or logpath

parameters specified.

dbpath: The path where the data file should be moved.

logpath: The path where the log file should be moved.

The movefiles option must be specified$

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2.3 How to Use the Dbsetup Tool

The Live Communications Server must be stopped before usin this tool$ To do

so, issue the follo#incommand from an operatin s"stem command #indo#1

net stop rtcsrv /

6un the follo#in to move the database and lo files to their ne# locations1

cscript.exe //nologo dbsetup.wsf /movefiles /dbpath:!newdbpath"/logpath:!newlogpath" /verbose

The Live Communications Server can then be restarted #ith1net start rtcsrv

2.4 !ample

The follo#in sho#s an e+ample #hich moves the database file to a director"called 7d18LC (ata9 and the transaction lo file to a director" called 7e18LC Lo9$

%t is assumed that d1 and e1 are separate ph"sical drives for optimal performance$

net stop rtcsrv

The #ive $ommunications %erver service is stopping.

The #ive $ommunications %erver service was stopped successfull.

cscript.exe //nologo dbsetup.wsf /movefiles /dbpath:&d:'#$ (ata&/logpath:&e:'#$ #og& /verbose

$onnecting to %)# %erver on T*%T'rtc

Opened database rtc

(etached database rtc

Moved the data file from [c:'data'rtc+v,.mdf] to [d:'#$ (ata'rtc+v,.mdf]

Moved the log file from [c:'data'rtc+v,.ldf] to [e:'#$ #og'rtc+v,.ldf]

(atabase attached

Opened database rtc

*xecuting resource %et(bOptions on rtc

net start rtcsrv

The #ive $ommunications %erver service is starting....

The #ive $ommunications %erver service was started successfull.

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2." Possible rrors

%f the Live Communications Server process is not stopped, or if an" other

connections to the database are made #ith tools such as Microsoft S:L Server;

:uer" nal"

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