Running The SQL Server 2005 Upgrade Advisor - Video Series Video Category: Installing, Deploying, and Upgrading SQL Server Skill Level: 200 (Beginner - Intermediate) Versions/Editions Covered: SQL Server 2005 The SQL Server 2005 Upgrade Advisor is a helpful tool designed to identify potential problems when upgrading your database/server/application to SQL Server 2005. This video series talks about using the Upgrade Advisor against SQL Server 2000 and SQL Server 7.0 in an attempt to understand what changes must be made in our SQL Server 7.0 and 2000 databases before upgrading them to SQL Server 2005.

Videos in this Series:

Title Skill Length Download Part 1 - An Overview of the Options Available for Upgrading and Migrating   300 8 mins. Download Part 2 - Installing the SQL Server Upgrade Advisor from the CD and Upgrading Fro...   200 5 mins. Download Part 3 - Running the January 2006 Microsoft SQL Server Upgrade Advisor Against a...   200 30 mins. Download Part 4 - Running the January 2006 Microsoft SQL Server Upgrade Advisor Against a...   200 11 mins. Download

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Keyboard Shortcut for Query Analyzer: Shift+F1 brings up the context-sensitive help in Books Online SQL Server 2000 Resource Kit - More Helpful Tools: "Database Hammer" is a customizable tool for testing your database server with various loads Keyboard Shortcut for Query Analyzer: F8 brings up the always-useful Object Explorer