I already migrate database from MSSQL 2008 R2 to MSSQL 2016 to new machine. Below is the steps that I used:
3) Attach the database specifying the new location of the moved file(s): After detaching, the database will be removed from SQL Server but will be intact within the data and transaction log files that compose the database. You can use these data and transaction log files to attach the database to any instance of SQL Server, including the server from which the database was detached. After attaching, the database will be available in exactly the same state it was in when it was detached.
Ref: http://www.sqlcircuit.com/2012/10/database-migration-from-sql-server-2000.
But I'm not sure how to ensure that MSSQL that I already migrate is using new engine in MSSQL 2016. And how I can check the performance of the MSSQL.
sha