I have uploaded my application to Windows Azure Now I want to store My Local database to Windows Azure Database.
Please Suggest me how do I create table and backup the table there?
There are couple of ways to do that:
The most reliable (that I usually use) is using the SQL Azure Migration Wizard
Then you have the "Generate Scripts" option in your SSMS (SQL Server Management Studio 2008 R2 or later). The generate Scripts option does have a feature to make SQL Azure compliant script. It can also script data. But I suggest using method one if you want to migrate data, too. SQL Azure Migration Wizard uses BCP tool, which dumps the data into binary files, while SSMS just generates inline INSERT Statements
SSIS (SQL Server Integration Services) - you can create a Data Transfer task, but I would use it very rare for small DBs.
Export/Import data tier application (using DACPAC package) - this will migrate your schema and can migrate your data as well.
UPDATE 2017-10-24
Azure SQL Database now supports transactional replication from your on-premises SQL Server. You can configure your Azure SQL Database as subscriber and your SQL Server on-premise as publisher. You can read more about database migration options and strategies here: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sql-database/sql-database-cloud-migrate
Update 2017-12-23
SQL Azure Migration Wizard has been replaced by Data Migration Assistant: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sql-database/sql-database-cloud-migrate
If you already have a database on local machine then you can migrate it directly on Azure using SQL Management Studio. Follow these steps:
Right click on the database name in SSMS
Follow the wizard that appears then
There are a few ways in which to achieve this functionality.
SQL Azure Import/Export. "DACPAC" & "BACPAC"
Microsoft Codename "Data Transfer"
SQL Azure Data Sync Windows Azure SQL Data Sync
Migrating Databases using Import/Export Wizard in SSMS
SQL Azure Migration Wizard (As Mentioned in other Answers)
I'm assuming you're referring to SQL Azure? If so, you'll probably want to use the SQL Azure Migration Wizard # http://sqlazuremw.codeplex.com/
SQL Server 2012 Management Studio and SQL Azure Tools also now has this option I believe.
In SSMS if you right click on the Databases root, there is an option "Import Data-tier Application...", which allows you to restore a BACPAC (you can also right click on a database, and select "Export Data-tier Application..." to export an existing database to a BACPAC).
SQL Server Data Tools enables Visual Studio 2010 with a Data Compare option, which can also be used to move data between two database instances (which would be suited to smaller data patches).
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I need to backup a database I've got access to, but cannot find the option.
According to https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/azure-data-studio/tutorial-backup-restore-sql-server?view=sql-server-ver15 I can simply right-click the database, go to Manage, and it should be there.
I can right-click on the database and get a "Manage" option, but that just gives me some info:
The Azure Data Studio database backup functionality is for on-prem or IaaS SQL Server databases. For Azure SQL Database, create a bacpac export instead. This can be done from within ADS by installing the SQL Server Dacpac extension for ADS.
Im new to the cloud universe of Microsoft and confused with their Migration Services, so forgive me if this question seems like there was no effort put into finding an answer myself.
Im evaluating to migratre our Sybase ASE 16 environment to the Cloud, preferably to AZURE, because of Sybase and Microsoft both rely on T-SQL for procedural programming. This being said I was looking through the docs and could not find any out of the box cloud migrating solution for Sybase.
Link:
https://learn.microsoft.com/de-de/azure/dms/resource-scenario-status
I understand Microsofts definitions of offline and online migration but neither offer a service for Sybase products. I then stumbled up on SSMA ( Micrsoft SQL Server Migration Assistant for SAP Sybase ASE). From my understanding this is a tool to migrate a Sybase Database to a Microsoft SQL Server Database and has nothing to with AZURE.
But I could have an AZURE DB sitting in the cloud and just use it as the destination for my migration?
Is this best practice for SAP Sybase ASE migrations to AZURE?
Azure offers a migration tool to migrate to the cloud. If you need to migrate a Sybase Database you will need to use Microsoft SQL Server Migration Assistant for SAP.
In order to migrate your Sybase Database you need to download the SSMA Client and the extension pack for your Microsoft SQL Server.
Inside the SSMA you first have to convert selected database schemas, then synchronize them in the bottom database explorer with your destination database and then you are ready to hit the migration button.
Keep in mind that Microsoft SQL Server is case insensitive by default but you can change the case sensivity on a database level for sysdb in Microsoft SQL Server Manager.
Also it is important to point out that this tool only migrates DDL but not users and permissions.
Recently we have decided to move our old stuff from SQL Server 2012 to Azure SQL server. I have created a SSDT project using 'Import->Database' option and deployed existing database from SQL Server 2012 to Azure Database.
For some reason we must continue to use existing 'SQL Server 2012' database, so our DBA is changing schema on 'SQL Server 2012' database for new business features. In order to make sure that both the schema ( SQL Server 2012 and Azure SQL Server ) I am planning to use 'Schema compare' option. My source is on-premises 'SQL Server 2012' database and destination is 'Azure SQL Server' database.
After finishing comparison I am getting below error.
"A project which specifies SQL Server 2012 as the target platform cannot be published to SQL Azure."
Is there any way for comparing on-premises database with SQL Azure and push changes to Azure db suing SSDT ?
In the Schema Compare window, click the Options button, go to General, and select "Allow incompatible platforms". This will allow you to compare different platforms such as this. Similarly when publishing you can select this in the Advanced publish options.
I would actually recommend setting the target platform for your database project as Azure rather than SQL 2012, as it enforces a more restrictive set of rules than SQL 2012 does at present. You should be able to deploy anything built with Azure validation to SQL 2012, but the same isn't true the other way around. The same "Allow incompatible platforms" setting will work that way too.
I have an export .bacpac file from a sql azure business database edition and I want import that file to sql azure standard database edition.
I have tried through Azure but I think that is not supported yet.
I have also tried through Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio 2012 but Wizard only shows me old editions "web" and "business" for destination database and it is incompatible...
Thanks.
someone answer me in Microsoft forums:
You're right that today you can't easily change an existing web or
business SQL Database into one of the new service tiers. However that
will change in a few days. We have an update that is being deployed
that will allow you to change an existing DB into Basic/Standard.
Until that update is done, we have guidance on using Export/Import
into the new service tiers.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/azure/dn741340.aspx
Thanks Guy
I have signed up for Azure, created a SQL Server item, but cannot see how to, from there, create a DB (create and design the tables, IOW the DDL part of things). Is this something I need to do with the SQL Design Tools, and then export this from Visual Studio / import into the Azure account? Or how is it done?
If you don't want to use the SSMS as other have suggested you can use the silverlight management tool online to execute TSQL Commands; the upside of this is that you have designer support which SSMS lacks.
Once you have selected your DB in the Azure portal click the manage button:
From there a new window will open where you will have to log into the SQL Server.
Once you have logged into your SQL Server you will have the option to create new tables, create procedures etc.
One handy hint, if you go into your SQL Azure details screen you will notice a section to retrieve connection string snippets that may come in handy hooking up your back-end to your application:
You can install SQL Server Management Studio to connect with your SQL Azure database, and from there you can create tables in the designer, or by entering SQL queries.
Keep in mind that you have to whitelist your IP address in order to access the database. Azure uses whitelisting, meaning that only authorized IP addresses can connect to the database.
You can connect to your database in Azure through Visual Studio and/or SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS).
Check this link for details.
SQL Azure Management