Data Migration Recommendations Needed

I often have to copy an entire database from production server onto a stagin
g
server. I was looking on other ways this can be done without headaches.
This is what I do. There are probably better ways out there.
1. Perfrom Full backup of the database I need to copy.
2. Use this command to restore to my new location.
Restore FilelistOnly From Disk = 'E:\NCR\NCR'
Restore Database NCR from Disk = 'E:\NCR\NCR'
With Move 'NCR_Data' TO 'E:\mssql7\data\NCR_Data.mdf',
Move 'NCR_Log' To 'E:\mssql7\data\NCR_Log.ldf', stats
3. Run the following script to create this stored proc sp_help_revlogin
USE master
GO
IF OBJECT_ID ('sp_hexadecimal') IS NOT NULL
DROP PROCEDURE sp_hexadecimal
GO
CREATE PROCEDURE sp_hexadecimal
@.binvalue varbinary(256),
@.hexvalue varchar(256) OUTPUT
AS
DECLARE @.charvalue varchar(256)
DECLARE @.i int
DECLARE @.length int
DECLARE @.hexstring char(16)
SELECT @.charvalue = '0x'
SELECT @.i = 1
SELECT @.length = DATALENGTH (@.binvalue)
SELECT @.hexstring = '0123456789ABCDEF'
WHILE (@.i <= @.length)
BEGIN
DECLARE @.tempint int
DECLARE @.firstint int
DECLARE @.secondint int
SELECT @.tempint = CONVERT(int, SUBSTRING(@.binvalue,@.i,1))
SELECT @.firstint = FLOOR(@.tempint/16)
SELECT @.secondint = @.tempint - (@.firstint*16)
SELECT @.charvalue = @.charvalue +
SUBSTRING(@.hexstring, @.firstint+1, 1) +
SUBSTRING(@.hexstring, @.secondint+1, 1)
SELECT @.i = @.i + 1
END
SELECT @.hexvalue = @.charvalue
GO
IF OBJECT_ID ('sp_help_revlogin') IS NOT NULL
DROP PROCEDURE sp_help_revlogin
GO
CREATE PROCEDURE sp_help_revlogin @.login_name sysname = NULL AS
DECLARE @.name sysname
DECLARE @.xstatus int
DECLARE @.binpwd varbinary (256)
DECLARE @.txtpwd sysname
DECLARE @.tmpstr varchar (256)
DECLARE @.SID_varbinary varbinary(85)
DECLARE @.SID_string varchar(256)
IF (@.login_name IS NULL)
DECLARE login_curs CURSOR FOR
SELECT sid, name, xstatus, password FROM master..sysxlogins
WHERE srvid IS NULL AND name <> 'sa'
ELSE
DECLARE login_curs CURSOR FOR
SELECT sid, name, xstatus, password FROM master..sysxlogins
WHERE srvid IS NULL AND name = @.login_name
OPEN login_curs
FETCH NEXT FROM login_curs INTO @.SID_varbinary, @.name, @.xstatus, @.binpwd
IF (@.@.fetch_status = -1)
BEGIN
PRINT 'No login(s) found.'
CLOSE login_curs
DEALLOCATE login_curs
RETURN -1
END
SET @.tmpstr = '/* sp_help_revlogin script '
PRINT @.tmpstr
SET @.tmpstr = '** Generated '
+ CONVERT (varchar, GETDATE()) + ' on ' + @.@.SERVERNAME + ' */'
PRINT @.tmpstr
PRINT ''
PRINT 'DECLARE @.pwd sysname'
WHILE (@.@.fetch_status <> -1)
BEGIN
IF (@.@.fetch_status <> -2)
BEGIN
PRINT ''
SET @.tmpstr = '-- Login: ' + @.name
PRINT @.tmpstr
IF (@.xstatus & 4) = 4
BEGIN -- NT authenticated account/group
IF (@.xstatus & 1) = 1
BEGIN -- NT login is denied access
SET @.tmpstr = 'EXEC master..sp_denylogin ''' + @.name + ''''
PRINT @.tmpstr
END
ELSE BEGIN -- NT login has access
SET @.tmpstr = 'EXEC master..sp_grantlogin ''' + @.name + ''''
PRINT @.tmpstr
END
END
ELSE BEGIN -- SQL Server authentication
IF (@.binpwd IS NOT NULL)
BEGIN -- Non-null password
EXEC sp_hexadecimal @.binpwd, @.txtpwd OUT
IF (@.xstatus & 2048) = 2048
SET @.tmpstr = 'SET @.pwd = CONVERT (varchar(256), ' + @.txtpwd + ')'
ELSE
SET @.tmpstr = 'SET @.pwd = CONVERT (varbinary(256), ' + @.txtpwd + ')'
PRINT @.tmpstr
EXEC sp_hexadecimal @.SID_varbinary,@.SID_string OUT
SET @.tmpstr = 'EXEC master..sp_addlogin ''' + @.name
+ ''', @.pwd, @.sid = ' + @.SID_string + ', @.encryptopt = '
END
ELSE BEGIN
-- Null password
EXEC sp_hexadecimal @.SID_varbinary,@.SID_string OUT
SET @.tmpstr = 'EXEC master..sp_addlogin ''' + @.name
+ ''', NULL, @.sid = ' + @.SID_string + ', @.encryptopt = '
END
IF (@.xstatus & 2048) = 2048
-- login upgraded from 6.5
SET @.tmpstr = @.tmpstr + '''skip_encryption_old'''
ELSE
SET @.tmpstr = @.tmpstr + '''skip_encryption'''
PRINT @.tmpstr
END
END
FETCH NEXT FROM login_curs INTO @.SID_varbinary, @.name, @.xstatus, @.binpwd
END
CLOSE login_curs
DEALLOCATE login_curs
RETURN 0
GO
4. Then I run that sp (sp_help_revlogin) and copy that data to my new
server to fix the users.
The problem I have is that the users logins all need to be fixed I will run
this to fix them
use DatabaseName
go
sp_change_users_login Auto_Fix, 'user'
go
Sometimes this doesnt work. Get the users from one server to another is my
biggest problem. Pleassssssse Help. Thanks alotHOW TO: Transfer Logins and Passwords Between Instances of SQL Server
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/246133
AMB
"Lontae Jones" wrote:

> I often have to copy an entire database from production server onto a stag
ing
> server. I was looking on other ways this can be done without headaches.
> This is what I do. There are probably better ways out there.
> 1. Perfrom Full backup of the database I need to copy.
> 2. Use this command to restore to my new location.
> Restore FilelistOnly From Disk = 'E:\NCR\NCR'
> Restore Database NCR from Disk = 'E:\NCR\NCR'
> With Move 'NCR_Data' TO 'E:\mssql7\data\NCR_Data.mdf',
> Move 'NCR_Log' To 'E:\mssql7\data\NCR_Log.ldf', stats
> 3. Run the following script to create this stored proc sp_help_revlogin
>
> USE master
> GO
> IF OBJECT_ID ('sp_hexadecimal') IS NOT NULL
> DROP PROCEDURE sp_hexadecimal
> GO
> CREATE PROCEDURE sp_hexadecimal
> @.binvalue varbinary(256),
> @.hexvalue varchar(256) OUTPUT
> AS
> DECLARE @.charvalue varchar(256)
> DECLARE @.i int
> DECLARE @.length int
> DECLARE @.hexstring char(16)
> SELECT @.charvalue = '0x'
> SELECT @.i = 1
> SELECT @.length = DATALENGTH (@.binvalue)
> SELECT @.hexstring = '0123456789ABCDEF'
> WHILE (@.i <= @.length)
> BEGIN
> DECLARE @.tempint int
> DECLARE @.firstint int
> DECLARE @.secondint int
> SELECT @.tempint = CONVERT(int, SUBSTRING(@.binvalue,@.i,1))
> SELECT @.firstint = FLOOR(@.tempint/16)
> SELECT @.secondint = @.tempint - (@.firstint*16)
> SELECT @.charvalue = @.charvalue +
> SUBSTRING(@.hexstring, @.firstint+1, 1) +
> SUBSTRING(@.hexstring, @.secondint+1, 1)
> SELECT @.i = @.i + 1
> END
> SELECT @.hexvalue = @.charvalue
> GO
> IF OBJECT_ID ('sp_help_revlogin') IS NOT NULL
> DROP PROCEDURE sp_help_revlogin
> GO
> CREATE PROCEDURE sp_help_revlogin @.login_name sysname = NULL AS
> DECLARE @.name sysname
> DECLARE @.xstatus int
> DECLARE @.binpwd varbinary (256)
> DECLARE @.txtpwd sysname
> DECLARE @.tmpstr varchar (256)
> DECLARE @.SID_varbinary varbinary(85)
> DECLARE @.SID_string varchar(256)
> IF (@.login_name IS NULL)
> DECLARE login_curs CURSOR FOR
> SELECT sid, name, xstatus, password FROM master..sysxlogins
> WHERE srvid IS NULL AND name <> 'sa'
> ELSE
> DECLARE login_curs CURSOR FOR
> SELECT sid, name, xstatus, password FROM master..sysxlogins
> WHERE srvid IS NULL AND name = @.login_name
> OPEN login_curs
> FETCH NEXT FROM login_curs INTO @.SID_varbinary, @.name, @.xstatus, @.binpwd
> IF (@.@.fetch_status = -1)
> BEGIN
> PRINT 'No login(s) found.'
> CLOSE login_curs
> DEALLOCATE login_curs
> RETURN -1
> END
> SET @.tmpstr = '/* sp_help_revlogin script '
> PRINT @.tmpstr
> SET @.tmpstr = '** Generated '
> + CONVERT (varchar, GETDATE()) + ' on ' + @.@.SERVERNAME + ' */'
> PRINT @.tmpstr
> PRINT ''
> PRINT 'DECLARE @.pwd sysname'
> WHILE (@.@.fetch_status <> -1)
> BEGIN
> IF (@.@.fetch_status <> -2)
> BEGIN
> PRINT ''
> SET @.tmpstr = '-- Login: ' + @.name
> PRINT @.tmpstr
> IF (@.xstatus & 4) = 4
> BEGIN -- NT authenticated account/group
> IF (@.xstatus & 1) = 1
> BEGIN -- NT login is denied access
> SET @.tmpstr = 'EXEC master..sp_denylogin ''' + @.name + ''''
> PRINT @.tmpstr
> END
> ELSE BEGIN -- NT login has access
> SET @.tmpstr = 'EXEC master..sp_grantlogin ''' + @.name + ''''
> PRINT @.tmpstr
> END
> END
> ELSE BEGIN -- SQL Server authentication
> IF (@.binpwd IS NOT NULL)
> BEGIN -- Non-null password
> EXEC sp_hexadecimal @.binpwd, @.txtpwd OUT
> IF (@.xstatus & 2048) = 2048
> SET @.tmpstr = 'SET @.pwd = CONVERT (varchar(256), ' + @.txtpwd + '
)'
> ELSE
> SET @.tmpstr = 'SET @.pwd = CONVERT (varbinary(256), ' + @.txtpwd +
')'
> PRINT @.tmpstr
> EXEC sp_hexadecimal @.SID_varbinary,@.SID_string OUT
> SET @.tmpstr = 'EXEC master..sp_addlogin ''' + @.name
> + ''', @.pwd, @.sid = ' + @.SID_string + ', @.encryptopt = '
> END
> ELSE BEGIN
> -- Null password
> EXEC sp_hexadecimal @.SID_varbinary,@.SID_string OUT
> SET @.tmpstr = 'EXEC master..sp_addlogin ''' + @.name
> + ''', NULL, @.sid = ' + @.SID_string + ', @.encryptopt = '
> END
> IF (@.xstatus & 2048) = 2048
> -- login upgraded from 6.5
> SET @.tmpstr = @.tmpstr + '''skip_encryption_old'''
> ELSE
> SET @.tmpstr = @.tmpstr + '''skip_encryption'''
> PRINT @.tmpstr
> END
> END
> FETCH NEXT FROM login_curs INTO @.SID_varbinary, @.name, @.xstatus, @.binpwd
> END
> CLOSE login_curs
> DEALLOCATE login_curs
> RETURN 0
> GO
> 4. Then I run that sp (sp_help_revlogin) and copy that data to my new
> server to fix the users.
> The problem I have is that the users logins all need to be fixed I will r
un
> this to fix them
> use DatabaseName
> go
> sp_change_users_login Auto_Fix, 'user'
> go
> Sometimes this doesnt work. Get the users from one server to another is m
y
> biggest problem. Pleassssssse Help. Thanks alot