Upgrading Using One or Two Computers (Logon Screen)

The upgrade process can take place on a single computer or from one computer to another, depending on where Microsoft® SQL Server™ version 6.5 and SQL Server 2000 are installed. The SQL Server Upgrade Wizard identifies the two servers as the export server and import server.

• For a one-computer upgrade, leave the import and export servers at their default values.
  
  
• For a two-computer upgrade, select the name of the computer with your SQL Server 6.5 server as the export server. To upgrade SQL Server from one computer to another, the two computers must be in the same network domain.

Important  The one-computer upgrade is the only method supported when upgrading a server used in replication. A two-computer upgrade is not supported for replication servers.

Export server (6.5)

Export server (6.5) is the name of the SQL Server 6.5 server. This defaults to the name of the computer on which the SQL Server Upgrade Wizard is run, but may be changed if your SQL Server 6.5 server is on another computer.

• Server name

  Server name is the name of your SQL Server version 6.5 server. This defaults to the name of the computer on which the SQL Server Upgrade Wizard is run, but may be changed if your SQL Server 6.5 server is on another computer.

• Administrator password ('sa')

  Enter the system administrator (sa) password for the SQL Server 6.5 server.

• Optional startup arguments

  Enter any trace flags or other startup parameters to be used when the SQL Server Upgrade Wizard starts the SQL Server 6.5 server.

Import server

The import server is the name of the SQL Server 2000 server. This is always the name of the computer on which the SQL Server Upgrade Wizard is run.

• Server name

  Server name is the name of your SQL Server 2000 server computer. This is always the name of the computer on which the SQL Server Upgrade Wizard is run.

• Administrator password ('sa')

  Enter the system administrator (sa) password for the SQL Server 2000 server. Unless you have changed it since installing SQL Server 2000, the default sa password is blank.

• Optional startup arguments

  Enter any trace flags or other startup parameters to be used when the SQL Server Upgrade Wizard starts the SQL Server 2000 server.