Error 954: Database has invalid schema - SQL2000

I'm restoring a database on another server, the restore from disk goes
through successfully, until I try to click on tables or views I get the
message below:
Error 954: Database 'dbname' has invalid schema
Thanks in advance for any help.ITDUDE27,
Are you using SharePoint and Small Business Server? If so, here are a
couple of links:
http://blogs.technet.com/edwalt/archive/2006/03/06/421346.aspx
http://msmvps.com/blogs/bradley/archive/2005/09/13/66344.aspx
I do have one weird thought: it sounds as if the file location for the files
in the database does not match the actual file locations of the mdf and/or
ldf. Did you use the MOVE option during the RESTORE in order to position
the files properly?
Other than that, I have no really useful suggestions.
RLF
"ITDUDE27" <ITDUDE27@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> I'm restoring a database on another server, the restore from disk goes
> through successfully, until I try to click on tables or views I get the
> message below:
> Error 954: Database 'dbname' has invalid schema
> Thanks in advance for any help.
>|||Thanks Russ.
I'am running SP on SBS 2003. my Live sharepoint site is running fine and I
was able to install SP 2.0 on another server and it came up fine. I trying to
restore a copy of the live db as test and that is what is causing the error.
I had seen the second link you refered too, it was not help full. The point
of this exercise is to restore the sp database using Enterprize manager and
query it and then map it as my SP content database.
I've tried the move command using osql with no success. I think you are
absoluty correct about the Move, I'm just not having any luck, which ever way
I restore the SP db I get the same message.
Thanks in advance for any other feedback.
"Russell Fields" wrote:
> ITDUDE27,
> Are you using SharePoint and Small Business Server? If so, here are a
> couple of links:
> http://blogs.technet.com/edwalt/archive/2006/03/06/421346.aspx
> http://msmvps.com/blogs/bradley/archive/2005/09/13/66344.aspx
> I do have one weird thought: it sounds as if the file location for the files
> in the database does not match the actual file locations of the mdf and/or
> ldf. Did you use the MOVE option during the RESTORE in order to position
> the files properly?
> Other than that, I have no really useful suggestions.
> RLF
> "ITDUDE27" <ITDUDE27@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:DB40C301-EF5E-4664-819C-B251D4F8BE24@.microsoft.com...
> > I'm restoring a database on another server, the restore from disk goes
> > through successfully, until I try to click on tables or views I get the
> > message below:
> >
> > Error 954: Database 'dbname' has invalid schema
> >
> > Thanks in advance for any help.
> >
> >
>
>|||Russell,
Can you comfirm the syntax for me.
Current location: N:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL
Server\MSSQL\BACKUP\avalanche.bak from other server
New location: N:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL\Data
RESTORE DATABASE avalanche_new FROM DISK = 'N:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL
Server\MSSQL\BACKUP\avalanche.bak'
WITH
MOVE 'northwind' TO 'N:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL
Server\MSSQL\BACKUP\avalanche_new.mdf'
MOVE 'northwind_log' TO 'N:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL
Server\MSSQL\BACKUP\avalanche_log.ldf'
Thanks in advance.
"Russell Fields" wrote:
> ITDUDE27,
> Are you using SharePoint and Small Business Server? If so, here are a
> couple of links:
> http://blogs.technet.com/edwalt/archive/2006/03/06/421346.aspx
> http://msmvps.com/blogs/bradley/archive/2005/09/13/66344.aspx
> I do have one weird thought: it sounds as if the file location for the files
> in the database does not match the actual file locations of the mdf and/or
> ldf. Did you use the MOVE option during the RESTORE in order to position
> the files properly?
> Other than that, I have no really useful suggestions.
> RLF
> "ITDUDE27" <ITDUDE27@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:DB40C301-EF5E-4664-819C-B251D4F8BE24@.microsoft.com...
> > I'm restoring a database on another server, the restore from disk goes
> > through successfully, until I try to click on tables or views I get the
> > message below:
> >
> > Error 954: Database 'dbname' has invalid schema
> >
> > Thanks in advance for any help.
> >
> >
>
>|||ITDUDE27,
Syntax looks correct, but the code does not match your spec. Compare:
N:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL\Data
N:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL\BACKUP\avalanche_new.mdf
If N:\ is a network drive that is not a supported configuration for SQL
Server databases. You will need to place the database files on locally
attached storage or on your SAN.
And, of course, I assume that the 'northwind%' logical names are correct.
I also usually specify a couple of things that should not be necessary in my
RESTORE command. Habit, you know, but I include the options:
RECOVERY, REPLACE
FWIW,
RLF
"ITDUDE27" <ITDUDE27@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Russell,
> Can you comfirm the syntax for me.
> Current location: N:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL
> Server\MSSQL\BACKUP\avalanche.bak from other server
> New location: N:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL\Data
>
> RESTORE DATABASE avalanche_new FROM DISK = 'N:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL
> Server\MSSQL\BACKUP\avalanche.bak'
> WITH
> MOVE 'northwind' TO 'N:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL
> Server\MSSQL\BACKUP\avalanche_new.mdf'
> MOVE 'northwind_log' TO 'N:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL
> Server\MSSQL\BACKUP\avalanche_log.ldf'
> Thanks in advance.
>
> "Russell Fields" wrote:
>> ITDUDE27,
>> Are you using SharePoint and Small Business Server? If so, here are a
>> couple of links:
>> http://blogs.technet.com/edwalt/archive/2006/03/06/421346.aspx
>> http://msmvps.com/blogs/bradley/archive/2005/09/13/66344.aspx
>> I do have one weird thought: it sounds as if the file location for the
>> files
>> in the database does not match the actual file locations of the mdf
>> and/or
>> ldf. Did you use the MOVE option during the RESTORE in order to position
>> the files properly?
>> Other than that, I have no really useful suggestions.
>> RLF
>> "ITDUDE27" <ITDUDE27@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:DB40C301-EF5E-4664-819C-B251D4F8BE24@.microsoft.com...
>> > I'm restoring a database on another server, the restore from disk goes
>> > through successfully, until I try to click on tables or views I get the
>> > message below:
>> >
>> > Error 954: Database 'dbname' has invalid schema
>> >
>> > Thanks in advance for any help.
>> >
>> >
>>