Can an MS SQL 2005 backup be restored onto an instance of MS SQL 2008?

Question

Is it possible to restore a backup of a SQL Server 2005 database onto an instance of SQL Server 2008?

I need to rebuild a server as it\'s getting rather crufty, so I pla

Answer 1

You can restore the 2005 backup with 2008 without any problems. The compatibility from this point of view is nice.

Backward is not possible only with backup files.

In any case you can also recreate the database structure and use SSIS to transfer data from one server to another.