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Moving INOW Database from SQL Server to another SQL Server Machine Best Practices
Platform
Perceptive Content
Product
Moving INOW Database from SQL Server to another SQL Server Machine
Release
Foundation 26.1
License
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2026-04-16T22:17:28.701022
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en-US

You need to complete the following steps before moving the SQL Server database.

  1. Install Microsoft SQL Server on the new server.
  2. Ensure that you have system administrator (sa) level access to the new database.
  3. Stop all the applications and services associated with Perceptive Content.
  4. Take a backup of your full INOW database.