1. Renaming Databases
I was thinking of using a few other titles, “There and Lock again, A DBA’s holiday”

2. Mike Rachocki IT Specialist with SGL Carbon Technic, LLC
SQL Server DBA
Started with SQL Server 6.5
System Administrator
Software/Hardware
SAP Security Administrator
2nd Level User Support
2 | Introduction

3. Database Name The name that we can see in the Object explorer window
3 | Terminology

4. Logical File Name
The file name used to reference the physical file in Transact-SQL statements
4 | Terminology

5. Physical File Name
The file name which we can see in the folder structure of windows explorer
5 | Terminology

6. Logical vs. Physical File Names
My favorite beverage in a “Physical” container…
…now that’s “Logical”
6 | Terminology

7. Rename Database
7 | Rename Databsae

8. Rename Logical File Name
8 | Rename Database

9. Rename Physical File Name
9 | Rename Database

10. Demo
10 | Rename Database

11. Summary Rename database Rename logical file Rename physical file

12. Questions?
Mehta, Ashish Kumar "Best Practice for renaming a SQL Server Database" MSSQL Tips,
“Different ways to Renaming a SQL Server Database" MyTechMantra, 25 Dec 2012
“Logical and physical file names of SQL Server data and log files" DBDigger, 10 Dec 2011
12 | Q/A