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How do I migrate an Access database to Azure?
Pre-migration
- Open SSMA for Access.
- Select File, and then select New Project.
- Provide a project name and a location for your project and then, in the drop-down list, select Azure SQL Database as the migration target.
- Select OK.
- Select Add Databases, and then select the databases to be added to your new project.
How do I migrate Azure SQL managed instance to Azure SQL Database?
In this article
- Prerequisites.
- Register the Microsoft.DataMigration resource provider.
- Create an Azure Database Migration Service instance.
- Create a migration project.
- Specify source details.
- Specify target details.
- Select logins.
- Configure migration settings.
How to migrate access databases to SQL Azure?
If you want your Access applications to use the data in SQL Server or SQL Azure, use link the Access tables to the SQL Server tables. You can also use the Migration Wizard to guide you through this process. For more information, see Migration Wizard.
What happens when you migrate an access database?
When you migrate an Access database, it’s similar to a split database in that SQL Server is acting as a new back-end for the data that is now located on a server. As a result, you can still maintain the front-end Access database with linked tables to the SQL Server tables.
Can a migration assistant create a new database?
The database must exist, since the SQL Server Migration Assistant doesn’t have the ability to create a new database. You can create a new database via the SQL Azure Portal that is also a good place to get your SQL Azure server name, administrator login, and password if you need them. Clicking Next takes you to the Link Tables step.
How to prepare for SQL Server database migration?
Assess the database for compatibility by using the latest version of the Data Migration Assistant (DMA). Prepare any necessary fixes as Transact-SQL scripts. Make a transactionally consistent copy of the source database being migrated or halt new transactions from occurring in the source database while migration is occurring.