Automate database migration to SQL Server on Linux with SQL Server Migration Assistant (SSMA)

Applies to: SQL Server on Linux

This article introduces SQL Server Migration Assistant (SSMA), which helps you migrate databases to SQL Server on Linux from Microsoft Access, Db2, MySQL, Oracle, and SAP ASE. SSMA is a Windows application, so use SSMA when you have a Windows machine that can connect to a remote SQL Server instance on Linux.

SSMA supports migrations to SQL Server on Linux from several source databases, including Oracle, MySQL, SAP ASE, Db2, and Microsoft Access. It helps automate migration tasks such as:

• Assess your source database
• Convert the source database schema to Microsoft SQL Server schema
• Migrate the schema
• Migrate the data
• Test the migration

To get started, download SQL Server Migration Assistant (SSMA) for your source database from the following list:

• SSMA for Access
• SSMA for Db2
• SSMA for MySQL
• SSMA for Oracle
• SSMA for SAP ASE

Next, open the SQL Server Migration Assistant overview and select your source database.

Related content

• Microsoft Data Migration blog
• SQL Server Migration Assistant (SSMA) blog