The Art of SQL Server FILESTREAM - Red Gate Software

Chapter 7: FILESTREAM Database AdministrationALTER DATABASE NorthPoleADD FILEGROUP NorthPole_fs2CONTAINS FILESTREAMListing 7-21:Adding a new FILESTREAM filegroup.Next, associate the filegroup with the location to which we want to move theFILESTREAM data (Listing 7-22).ALTER DATABASE NorthPoleADD FILE(NAME= NorthPole_fs2,FILENAME = 'C:\ArtOfFS\Demos\Chapter7\NorthPole_fs2')TO FILEGROUP NorthPole_fs2Listing 7-22:Adding a file to the newly created FILESTREAM filegroup.The next step is to drop the clustered index (which is also the primary key of the table)using the script in Listing 7-23. If there is currently no clustered index on the table, thenmove on to the next step, which is creating a clustered index.ALTER TABLE [dbo].[Items] DROP CONSTRAINT [PKEY_Items]Listing 7-23:Dropping the clustered index on the Items table.Now, in Listing 7-24, we can re-create the clustered index, specifying the location of thenew FILESTREAM filegroup. SQL Server will move the FILESTREAM data to the newlocation while the clustered index is being built.ALTER TABLE [dbo].[Items]ADD CONSTRAINT [PKEY_Items]PRIMARY KEY CLUSTERED ([ItemID] ASC)FILESTREAM_ON [NorthPole_fs2]Listing 7-24:Rebuilding the clustered index to move the FILESTREAM data.297