How to deploy large sets of data.

How can a large set of data be deployed and implemented by a local DBA.
Large set of data for example over 1 Gigabyte.
For example consisting of 1000 rows of data.
For example for text data ?
Or for binairy data ?
Large set of data, for example over 3 Gigabyte and consisting of
many rows ? (Milions of rows).
The implementation has to be as simple as possible for the local DBA,
thanks for your attention,
ben brugman1 way would be :-
Copy the data out of SQL Server to a text file via (DTS, BCP)
The local DBA then runs a BULK INSERT script to import
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> How can a large set of data be deployed and implemented by a local DBA.
> Large set of data for example over 1 Gigabyte.
> For example consisting of 1000 rows of data.
> For example for text data ?
> Or for binairy data ?
> Large set of data, for example over 3 Gigabyte and consisting of
> many rows ? (Milions of rows).
> The implementation has to be as simple as possible for the local DBA,
> thanks for your attention,
> ben brugman
>|||"ben brugman" <ben@.niethier.nl> wrote in message
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> How can a large set of data be deployed and implemented by a local DBA.
> Large set of data for example over 1 Gigabyte.
> For example consisting of 1000 rows of data.
> For example for text data ?
> Or for binairy data ?
> Large set of data, for example over 3 Gigabyte and consisting of
> many rows ? (Milions of rows).
> The implementation has to be as simple as possible for the local DBA,
> thanks for your attention,
> ben brugman
>
There are several approaces that you can take...
Use multiple files for your data and use sp_detach_db and sp_attach_db.
(Script any SQL authenticated logins if moving to a new machine in a new
environment)
Simply use Backup and Restore.
(Script any SQL authenticated logins if moving to a new machine in a new
environment)
If there are size issues. For example a 3GB backup file is too big to FTP,
or put on a CD etc. You could do a multi-file backup, Zip each file and
then move them. Unzip and restore.
Those are probably the easiest for a dba to perform.
Rick Sawtell
MCT, MCSD, MCDBA