sp_create_removable (Transact-SQL)
Creates a removable media database. Creates three or more files (one for the system catalog tables, one for the transaction log, and one or more for the data tables) and places the database on those files.
Important
This feature will be removed in a future version of Microsoft SQL Server. Avoid using this feature in new development work, and plan to modify applications that currently use this feature. We recommend that you use CREATE DATABASE instead.
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Syntax
sp_create_removable
[ @dbname= ] 'dbname',
[ @syslogical= ] 'syslogical',
[ @sysphysical= ] 'sysphysical',
[ @syssize= ] syssize,
[ @loglogical= ] 'loglogical',
[ @logphysical= ] 'logphysical',
[ @logsize= ] logsize,
[ @datalogical1= ] 'datalogical1',
[ @dataphysical1= ] 'dataphysical1',
[ @datasize1= ] datasize1 ,
[ @datalogical16= ] 'datalogical16',
[ @dataphysical16= ] 'dataphysical16',
[ @datasize16= ] datasize16 ]
Arguments
[ @dbname= ] 'dbname'
Is the name of the database to create for use on removable media. dbname is sysname.[ @syslogical= ] 'syslogical'
Is the logical name of the file that contains the system catalog tables. syslogical is sysname.[ @sysphysical= ] 'sysphysical'
Is the physical name. This includes a fully qualified path, of the file that holds the system catalog tables. sysphysical is nvarchar(260).[ @syssize= ] syssize
Is the size, in megabytes, of the file that holds the system catalog tables. syssize is int. The minimum syssize is 1.[ @loglogical= ] 'loglogical'
Is the logical name of the file that contains the transaction log. loglogical is sysname.[ @logphysical= ] 'logphysical'
Is the physical name. This includes a fully qualified path, of the file that contains the transaction log. logphysical is nvarchar(260).[ @logsize= ] logsize
Is the size, in megabytes, of the file that contains the transaction log. logsize is int. The minimum logsize is 1.[ @datalogical1= ] 'datalogical'
Is the logical name of a file that contains the data tables. datalogical is sysname.There must be from 1 through 16 data files. Typically, more than one data file is created when the database is expected to be large and must be distributed on multiple disks.
[ @dataphysical1= ] 'dataphysical'
Is the physical name. This includes a fully qualified path, of a file that contains data tables. dataphysical is nvarchar(260).[ @datasize1= ] 'datasize'
Is the size, in megabytes, of a file that contains data tables. datasize is int. The minimum datasize is 1.
Return Code Values
0 (success) or 1 (failure)
Result Sets
None
Remarks
If you want to make a copy of your database on removable media, such as a compact disc, and distribute the database to other users, use this stored procedure.
Permissions
Requires CREATE DATABASE, CREATE ANY DATABASE, or ALTER ANY DATABASE permission.
To maintain control over disk use on an instance of SQL Server, permission to create databases is typically limited to a few login accounts.
Permissions on Data and Log Files
In SQL Server 2005, certain permissions are set on the data and log files of each database. The following permissions are set whenever the following operations are applied to a database:
Created |
Modified to add a new file |
Attached |
Backed up |
Detached |
Restored |
The permissions prevent the files from being accidentally tampered with if they reside in a directory that has open permissions. For more information, see Securing Data and Log Files.
Note
MicrosoftSQL Server 2005 Express Edition does not set data and log file permissions.
Examples
The following example creates the database inventory as a removable database.
EXEC sp_create_removable 'inventory',
'invsys',
'C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL10.MSSQLSERVER\MSSQL\Data\invsys.mdf'
, 2,
'invlog',
'C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL10.MSSQLSERVER\MSSQL\Data\invlog.ldf', 4,
'invdata',
'C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL10.MSSQLSERVER\MSSQL\Data\invdata.ndf',
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