Change the file to point to the new server’s network name. On the dentrix server, open \images\rtx.con.Choose Import Database and choose the file you just copied over.Move the resulting exported database to the idb server. Choose Export Database and choose a path.
We’ll call this machine “idb server” below.
It is beyond the scope of this entry to explain how to make this work, but a hint to get you down that path: static IPs and the hosts file. So, if I ping “server1”, I would get a proper response. “server1”, “server2”), and not just by IP address (e.g.
UPDATE 2: After a massive meltdown of our servers and a long technical session with the good people at Dentrix Image, we learned a few things: ldf) might have worked had I tried changing the firewall settings sooner! UPDATE: In all likelihood, the first method (copy. Oh, how I wish Dentrix Image had better (or any, for that matter) documentation, except for this site which looks like it was written by someone in high school.