https://community.hpe.com/t5/server-management-systems/move-sim-v5-0-database-to-other-sql-server/m-p/3819224#M21345 Don't know if this helps you, but there is a PDF named: "Moving HP SIM 5.0 to a New System", it is here: <A href="http://h10018.www1.hp.com/wwsolutions/misc/hpsim-helpfiles/hpsim_5_migratingNewSystem.pdf" target="_blank">http://h10018.www1.hp.com/wwsolutions/misc/hpsim-helpfiles/hpsim_5_migratingNewSystem.pdf</A><BR /><BR />There are more docs here:<BR /><A href="http://h18013.www1.hp.com/products/servers/management/hpsim/infolibrary.html" target="_blank">http://h18013.www1.hp.com/products/servers/management/hpsim/infolibrary.html</A><BR /><BR />Never done it myself, hope it helps.<BR /><BR />My VERY rough guess is that you...<BR /> Stop the services<BR /> Backup everything<BR /> Replicate the data<BR /> Change the ODBC source<BR /> Start the services Fri, 07 Jul 2006 13:58:03 GMT CG_2 2006-07-07T13:58:03Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/server-management-systems/move-sim-v5-0-database-to-other-sql-server/m-p/3819223#M21344 Hi,<BR /><BR />What steps do I need to take to get the HP SIM running fine when moving the SQL 2000 database to another SQL 2000 server ?<BR /><BR />Have tried it before, but SIM didn't like it very much, anything I need to keep in mind ?<BR /> Fri, 07 Jul 2006 02:03:28 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/server-management-systems/move-sim-v5-0-database-to-other-sql-server/m-p/3819223#M21344 ICT Operations 2006-07-07T02:03:28Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/server-management-systems/move-sim-v5-0-database-to-other-sql-server/m-p/3819224#M21345 Don't know if this helps you, but there is a PDF named: "Moving HP SIM 5.0 to a New System", it is here: <A href="http://h10018.www1.hp.com/wwsolutions/misc/hpsim-helpfiles/hpsim_5_migratingNewSystem.pdf" target="_blank">http://h10018.www1.hp.com/wwsolutions/misc/hpsim-helpfiles/hpsim_5_migratingNewSystem.pdf</A><BR /><BR />There are more docs here:<BR /><A href="http://h18013.www1.hp.com/products/servers/management/hpsim/infolibrary.html" target="_blank">http://h18013.www1.hp.com/products/servers/management/hpsim/infolibrary.html</A><BR /><BR />Never done it myself, hope it helps.<BR /><BR />My VERY rough guess is that you...<BR /> Stop the services<BR /> Backup everything<BR /> Replicate the data<BR /> Change the ODBC source<BR /> Start the services Fri, 07 Jul 2006 13:58:03 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/server-management-systems/move-sim-v5-0-database-to-other-sql-server/m-p/3819224#M21345 CG_2 2006-07-07T13:58:03Z