Migration to Azure SQL Managed Instance
- In Azure SQL Server is offerred in two more ways
- SQL Managed Instance:
- This provides native VNET Integration
- This supports almost all (near 100%) compatibility with latest SQL Server (Enterprise Edition)
- Features like Linked Server, SQL Agent, SQL Server Auditing, SQL Data Sync, DB Mail are supported by SQL MI, but not by Azure SQL Databse
- SQL on VM:
- In this case Azure Create a VM with preinstalled SQL Server
- User if the would need access to VM where SQL Server is running
- Lets try to Migrate Using Azure Data Studio to Azure SQL Managed Instance
- Refer Here for the online approach
- Refer Here for the offline approach
Migration Steps
- Ensure Assessment Report is generated using Database Migration Assistant and uploaded
- INstall Azure Data Studio and Extenison
- Launch ADS and connect to local database
- Right click on the Connection and Manage, Then select Migrate to Azure SQL
- Now choose Azure SQL Managed Instance and follow the steps as shown
- Create a SQL Server Managed Instance Refer Here
- After creating the managed instance follow the steps from here Refer Here
Migrate from Other Databases
- mysql Refer Here
- postgres Refer Here
- mongodb Refer Here
