Device holding MASTER, MODEL, MSDB, and TempDB FULL

I have other drives that are quite large that I could move any one of these
to. Not sure how to do the move...this is a production server and down
time needs to be almost non-existent.
TempDB is taking up 1 gig, if there was a way to move it without bringing
down the server, that would be great (like adding a file to new drive, then
shrinking with EMPTY_FILE on old drive.....can this be done during
production or would it cause slowness or locking, etc.?)What version of SQL Server are you using ...?
Have you tried Shrinking it. DBCC SHRINKFILE
HTH
Ryan Waight, MCDBA, MCSE
"John Hamilton" <jhamil@.nowhere.com> wrote in message
news:ODt9rtJnDHA.2528@.TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> I have other drives that are quite large that I could move any one of
these
> to. Not sure how to do the move...this is a production server and down
> time needs to be almost non-existent.
> TempDB is taking up 1 gig, if there was a way to move it without bringing
> down the server, that would be great (like adding a file to new drive,
then
> shrinking with EMPTY_FILE on old drive.....can this be done during
> production or would it cause slowness or locking, etc.?)
>|||I'm using 2000, and I tried DBCC SHRINKFILE, it didn't change the size.
"Ryan Waight" <Ryan_Waight@.nospam.hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:eWnaIzJnDHA.2012@.TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> What version of SQL Server are you using ...?
> Have you tried Shrinking it. DBCC SHRINKFILE
>
> --
> HTH
> Ryan Waight, MCDBA, MCSE
> "John Hamilton" <jhamil@.nowhere.com> wrote in message
> news:ODt9rtJnDHA.2528@.TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > I have other drives that are quite large that I could move any one of
> these
> > to. Not sure how to do the move...this is a production server and down
> > time needs to be almost non-existent.
> >
> > TempDB is taking up 1 gig, if there was a way to move it without
bringing
> > down the server, that would be great (like adding a file to new drive,
> then
> > shrinking with EMPTY_FILE on old drive.....can this be done during
> > production or would it cause slowness or locking, etc.?)
> >
> >
>|||Tried SHRINKFILE again and it worked this time....'?
"Ryan Waight" <Ryan_Waight@.nospam.hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:eWnaIzJnDHA.2012@.TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> What version of SQL Server are you using ...?
> Have you tried Shrinking it. DBCC SHRINKFILE
>
> --
> HTH
> Ryan Waight, MCDBA, MCSE
> "John Hamilton" <jhamil@.nowhere.com> wrote in message
> news:ODt9rtJnDHA.2528@.TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > I have other drives that are quite large that I could move any one of
> these
> > to. Not sure how to do the move...this is a production server and down
> > time needs to be almost non-existent.
> >
> > TempDB is taking up 1 gig, if there was a way to move it without
bringing
> > down the server, that would be great (like adding a file to new drive,
> then
> > shrinking with EMPTY_FILE on old drive.....can this be done during
> > production or would it cause slowness or locking, etc.?)
> >
> >
>|||Have a look at this :- http://www.aspfaq.com/show.asp?id=2446
good for future reference..
--
HTH
Ryan Waight, MCDBA, MCSE
"John Hamilton" <jhamil@.nowhere.com> wrote in message
news:%234Iku4JnDHA.2080@.TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> Tried SHRINKFILE again and it worked this time....'?
>
> "Ryan Waight" <Ryan_Waight@.nospam.hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:eWnaIzJnDHA.2012@.TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > What version of SQL Server are you using ...?
> >
> > Have you tried Shrinking it. DBCC SHRINKFILE
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > HTH
> > Ryan Waight, MCDBA, MCSE
> >
> > "John Hamilton" <jhamil@.nowhere.com> wrote in message
> > news:ODt9rtJnDHA.2528@.TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > > I have other drives that are quite large that I could move any one of
> > these
> > > to. Not sure how to do the move...this is a production server and
down
> > > time needs to be almost non-existent.
> > >
> > > TempDB is taking up 1 gig, if there was a way to move it without
> bringing
> > > down the server, that would be great (like adding a file to new drive,
> > then
> > > shrinking with EMPTY_FILE on old drive.....can this be done during
> > > production or would it cause slowness or locking, etc.?)
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>|||This would indicate an open transaction was preventing the shrink. DBCC
OPENTRAN shows any open transcations
--
HTH
Ryan Waight, MCDBA, MCSE
"John Hamilton" <jhamil@.nowhere.com> wrote in message
news:%234Iku4JnDHA.2080@.TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> Tried SHRINKFILE again and it worked this time....'?
>
> "Ryan Waight" <Ryan_Waight@.nospam.hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:eWnaIzJnDHA.2012@.TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > What version of SQL Server are you using ...?
> >
> > Have you tried Shrinking it. DBCC SHRINKFILE
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > HTH
> > Ryan Waight, MCDBA, MCSE
> >
> > "John Hamilton" <jhamil@.nowhere.com> wrote in message
> > news:ODt9rtJnDHA.2528@.TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > > I have other drives that are quite large that I could move any one of
> > these
> > > to. Not sure how to do the move...this is a production server and
down
> > > time needs to be almost non-existent.
> > >
> > > TempDB is taking up 1 gig, if there was a way to move it without
> bringing
> > > down the server, that would be great (like adding a file to new drive,
> > then
> > > shrinking with EMPTY_FILE on old drive.....can this be done during
> > > production or would it cause slowness or locking, etc.?)
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>