Upgrading a database (Model Explorer)
When a database requires an upgrade, Model Explorer provides users/administrators with the following indications:
• The database icon changes to indicate uninitialized databases.
• The database properties pane and the list view display the Needs Upgrading message.
• The Add Principal, Delete Principal, and Change Principal Roles menu options (located under the Principals menu) are disabled.
• The Backup menu option is always enabled.
• Database administrators can see an Upgrade menu option when they right-click on a database.
To upgrade a database
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You must be a database administrator to upgrade a database
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To upgrade, right-click on the database and click Upgrade. After the database is successfully upgraded, the database icon is updated to show the new status.