CLI Cookbook: V2P virtual to physical on SQL server

This topic describes how to export a physical single instance SQL Server database from a VDB using the Delphix Engine command-line interface.

Prerequisites

You will need the following information:

• The VDB name which you wish to export.

• The database name of the SQL Server database you wish to create

• The layout of the filesystems on the target server where data should be exported.

• The target repository in which to create the physical database. Repositories can be listed with the /repository list command.

Procedure

1. Execute the command database export .

   CODE

   delphix> database export

2. Specify the set type=MSSqlExportParameters

   CODE

   delphix database export *> set type=MSSqlExportParameters

3. Set the VDB you wish to export

   CODE

   delphix database export *> edit timeflowPointParameters
   delphix database export timeflowPointParameters *> set container=vdb
   delphix database export timeflowPointParameters *> back

4. Edit the sourceConfig configuration, specifying the parameters for the database created via V2P.

   CODE

   delphix database export *> edit sourceConfig
   delphix database export sourceConfig *> set type=MSSqlSIConfig
   delphix database export sourceConfig *> set databaseName=v2p_db
   delphix database export sourceConfig *> set repository=win2012/SQL2016
   delphix database export sourceConfig *> back

5. Set the destination locations.

   CODE

   delphix database export *> edit filesystemLayout
   delphix database export filesystemLayout *> set targetDirectory=C:\temp
   delphix database export filesystemLayout *> set archiveDirectory=archive 
   delphix database export filesystemLayout *> set dataDirectory=datafiles 
   delphix database export filesystemLayout *> set externalDirectory=external 
   delphix database export filesystemLayout *> set scriptDirectory=script 
   delphix database export filesystemLayout *> set tempDirectory=temp

6. Commit the configuration to execute the job.

   CODE

   delphix database export *> commit