NamedFileGroup Element (ADF)

Contains elements that describe a named filegroup and its database files.

Syntax

<Database>
    <NamedFileGroup>

Element Characteristics

Characteristic	Description
Data type	None.
Default value	None.
Occurrence	Optional one or more times per Database element.
Updates	Cannot be added or deleted.

Element Relationships

Relationship	Elements
Parent element	Database Element (ADF)
Child elements	FileGroupName Element (ADF) FileSpec Element (ADF)

Remarks

The NamedFileGroup element contains the definition of one filegroup. Every database has a PRIMARY filegroup, and if you define application database properties, you must have a PRIMARY filegroup. You can have additional filegroups to group additional data files together for administrative, data allocation, and placement purposes. For more information about files and filegroups, see Understanding Files and Filegroups.

If you want to alter the application database after creating the application, use the Microsoft SQL Server tools, such as SQL Server Management Studio.

Example

The following example shows how to create two filegroups, one named Primary and one named Secondary. The Primary filegroup has one data file and the Secondary filegroup has with two data files.

<NamedFileGroup>
<FileGroupName>Primary</FileGroupName>
<FileSpec>
    <LogicalName>StockPrimary</LogicalName>
    <FileName>C:\SQLData\StockPrimary.mdf</FileName>
    <Size>2GB</Size>
    <MaxSize>5GB</MaxSize>
    <GrowthIncrement>500MB</GrowthIncrement>
</FileSpec>
</NamedFileGroup>
<NamedFileGroup>
    <FileGroupName>Secondary</FileGroupName>
    <FileSpec>
        <LogicalName>StockSecondary1</LogicalName>
        <FileName>D:\Data\StockSecondary1.ndf</FileName>
        <Size>1000MB</Size>
        <MaxSize>5000MB</MaxSize>
        <GrowthIncrement>25%</GrowthIncrement>
    </FileSpec>
    <FileSpec>
        <LogicalName>StockSecondary2</LogicalName>
        <FileName>D:\Data\StockSecondary2.ndf</FileName>
    </FileSpec>
</NamedFileGroup>

See Also

Reference

Application Definition File Reference

Other Resources

CREATE DATABASE (Transact-SQL)
Defining the Application Database
Updating Instances and Applications

Help and Information

Getting SQL Server 2005 Assistance