Somehow I cannot find it anywhere on the internet. Currently we are running an on premise version of SQL Server. We are looking for the possibility to migrate to the azure cloud for our databases.
However one of our databases heavly runs query using an openedge odbc linked server solution to query an progress database.
I cannot find if it is possible to create a linked server in the azure cloud to allow connections to that progress database.
Does anyone knows if it is possible?
No, Azure SQL Database Managed Instance only support SQL Server/SQL Database linked Servers, Single Database and Elastic pool doesn't support linked servers.
You may check the features that supported by Azure SQL Database here:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sql-database/sql-database-features
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I am migrating my databases from Azure SQL VM to Azure SQL DB using offline migration but while migrating I am getting a error i.e " Microsoft.Azure.Management.DataMigration.Models.ODataError"
I am using powershell script to migrate the database.
I don't know what is wrong in this and why am getting this error.
I have attached the error screenshot herein.
As per this thread on Microsoft Q&A, the issue could be in relation to different collation on the source and destination DB's. I recommend you to raise a support ticket if possible.
Alternatively, you can use SQL Server Management Studio(SSMS) to migrate the Database.
Install the SSMS in your local machine and connect to the Azure SQL VM by following connect to SQL server steps in the tutorial.
Once you are connected with the server, follow the steps as mentioned in this thread to migrate the database to Azure SQL Database.
I installed SSRS into an Azure VM (IaaS). In the ssrs configuration manager, I tried the report server databases point to an Azure SQL Managed Instance database, but the connection didn't work. I would like to know if SSRS in an Azure VM support Report Server Databases as Azure SQL Database and/or Azure SQL MAnaged Instance. If it is supported, can you please share any documentation about that?
Thanks!
To my knowledge Report Server databases cannot be hosted on Azure SQL Database as I mentioned on this MSDN forum thread.
As long as I know, the Report Server database can be hosted on a Managed Instance and is mentioned by a Microsoft Data Platform MVP on this article. You won't find any official documentation on how to do this. This scenario makes little sense to me, because you will be paying money for a SQL VM and a Managed Instance. You will be paying SQL licenses for both. You save money if you have SSRS and its databases on the VM,
We are trying to evaluate possibility of migrating our in-house SQL DB server to Azure SQL as a PaaS.
Our legacy windows application which is written in VB6 and now running on VB.NET Framework 4.5
Clarifications I need if I migrate only DB server to Azure:
We use both trusted / credential based SQL connection from our desktop application to connect to SQL DB. If we migrate to Azure SQL, will it support trusted connection which should authenticate current organizations NT user?
We have lot of cross DB queries, do we need to face any challenge to use the queries as it is?
Run time we take a DB backup / restore for some business cases. Does this work?
Are there any restrictions on number of admin users on Azure DB?
Probably yes if you sync your local AD with an AAD (See: Use Azure Active Directory Authentication for authentication with SQL Database, Managed Instance, or SQL Data Warehouse)
Azure SQL Database (PaaS) doesn't support cross DB queries by default - you have to setup / use Elastic Query for that.
Yes, you can take a DB backup at runtime and also restore it. There is also a point-in-time restore feature available. See: Learn about automatic SQL Database backups.
I think you can only specify one server administrator (at least within the portal) but I doubt you will reach any limit on db users.
Instead of using the single database SQL Server PaaS service you should also consider using Managed Instance (preview)
You will have to extend your active directory to Azure active directory to keep using trusted connections. You will learn how to do it on this documentation and this one.
On Azure SQL Database you have elastic queries that allow you to run cross database queries. Learn how to create elastic queries here.
You can create bacpacs (export your databases) to Azure Storage or to on-premises location very easy.
You can configure one Server Admin or one Azure Active Directory Admin (it can be a group) for your Azure SQL Server. However, at the database level you can add many database users to the dbmanager role. You can have more information about this topic here.
I have 4 on-premise database server that has to be connected to Sql azure server as linked server.I will be querying these on-premise server from sql Azure database server.As far as I checked online I get the answer as it is not supported in Azure. Kindly advice on the same.
Azure SQL DB is previewing Elastic Database Query feature at this point in time that will help you query from Azure SQL DB to other DBs. You can get detailed information about the feature here.
I have an operational SQL VM in Azure. How do I provision Azure to see it under SQL Databases and provide it as an option when creating something like Mobile Services?
That is not possible. The SQL Database feature is a service and, while it does run a highly compatible SQL Server environment, it is not the same as the SQL Server you would install on premises, or on a hosted virtual machine. There is not a way to "register" an existing SQL Server database, either in or outside of Azure, as a SQL Database instance.
If you want to have the Mobile Services system pointing to a SQL Server instance that is NOT a SQL Database I do not believe that is possible either. You can post a suggestion to the http://www.mygreatwindowsazureidea.com/forums/34192-general-feedback- site. The product group does monitor this and take it into account during product backlog sessions.