Splitting a Content Database into two or three?

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  •  22-10-2019
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Question

I have a SharePoint Farm in which the main Portal Web Application uses a single WSS_Content database, which has grown a lot to about 150 GB.

I know I can now put it offline and attach a new one, but I wonder if I can migrate existing site collections to shrink the size, and if it's possible for Site Collections in offline databases to still have new subsites added?

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Solution

In SharePoint 2010 you can add additional Content Databases to your Web Application and then use the Move-SPSite PowerShell command to move site collections from one database to the other.

To add a Content Database: Goto Central Admin > Application Management > Manage Content Databases. Select your web application and add a database.

To use the Move-SPSite PowerShell command: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff607915.aspx

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