Sunday, December 7, 2014

Set or Change the Server Collation

Changing the default collation for an instance of SQL Server can be a complex operation and involves the following steps:

  • Make sure you have all the information or scripts needed to re-create your user databases and all the objects in them.
  • Export all your data using a tool such as the bcp Utility. For more information, see Bulk Import and Export of Data (SQL Server).
  • Drop all the user databases.
  • Rebuild the master database specifying the new collation in the SQLCOLLATION property of the setup command. For example:
    Setup /QUIET /ACTION=REBUILDDATABASE /INSTANCENAME=InstanceName 
    /SQLSYSADMINACCOUNTS=accounts /[ SAPWD= StrongPassword ] 
    /SQLCOLLATION=CollationName
    
    For more information, see Rebuild System Databases.
  • Create all the databases and all the objects in them.
  • Import all your data.

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