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description: Learn how to migrate Microsoft SQL Server Standalone to Azure VMware Solution.
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ms.topic: how-to
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ms.service: azure-vmware
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ms.date: 3/17/2023
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ms.date: 3/20/2023
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| **Scenario** | **Downtime expected** | **Notes** |
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| **Standalone instance** | LOW | Migration is done using VMware vMotion, the DB is available during migration time, but it isn't recommended to commit any critical data during it. |
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| **Always-On Availability Group** | LOW | The primary replica will always be available during the migration of the first secondary replica and the secondary replica will become the primary after the initial failover to Azure. |
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| **Failover Cluster Instance** | HIGH | All nodes of the cluster are shutdown and migrated using VMware HCX Cold Migration. Downtime duration depends upon database size and private network speed to Azure cloud. |
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| **Standalone instance** | Low | Migration is done using VMware vMotion, the DB is available during migration time, but it isn't recommended to commit any critical data during it. |
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| **Always-On Availability Group** | Low | The primary replica will always be available during the migration of the first secondary replica and the secondary replica will become the primary after the initial failover to Azure. |
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| **Failover Cluster Instance** | High | All nodes of the cluster are shutdown and migrated using VMware HCX Cold Migration. Downtime duration depends upon database size and private network speed to Azure cloud. |
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## Migrate Microsoft SQL Server standalone
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1. Log into your on-premises **vCenter Server** and access the VMware HCX plugin.
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1. Under **Services** select **Migration** > **Migrate**.
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a. Select the Microsoft SQL Server virtual machine.
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a. Set the vSphere cluster in the remote private cloud of the migrated SQL cluster as the **Compute Container**.
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a. Select the vSAN Datastore as remote storage.
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a. Select a folder. This isn't mandatory, but we recommended separating the different workloads in your Azure VMware Solution private cloud.
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a. Keep **Same format as source**.
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a. Select **vMotion** as Migration profile.
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a. In **Extended Options** select **Migrate Custom Attributes**.
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a. Verify that on-premises network segments have the correct remote stretched segment in Azure VMware Solution.
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a. Select **Validate** and ensure that all checks are completed with pass status.
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a. Select **Go** to start the migration.
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- Select the Microsoft SQL Server virtual machine.
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- Set the vSphere cluster in the remote private cloud of the migrated SQL cluster as the **Compute Container**.
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- Select the vSAN Datastore as remote storage.
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- Select a folder. This isn't mandatory, but we recommended separating the different workloads in your Azure VMware Solution private cloud.
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- Keep **Same format as source**.
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- Select **vMotion** as Migration profile.
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- In **Extended Options** select **Migrate Custom Attributes**.
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- Verify that on-premises network segments have the correct remote stretched segment in Azure VMware Solution.
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- Select **Validate** and ensure that all checks are completed with pass status.
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- Select **Go** to start the migration.
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1. After the migration has completed, access the virtual machine using VMware Remote Console in the vSphere Client.
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a. Verify the network configuration and check connectivity both with on-premises and Azure VMware Solution resources.
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a. Using SQL Server Management Studio verify you can access the database.
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- Verify the network configuration and check connectivity both with on-premises and Azure VMware Solution resources.
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- Using SQL Server Management Studio verify you can access the database.
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:::image type="content" source="media/sql-server-hybrid-benefit/sql-standalone-1.png" alt-text="Diagram showing a SQL Server Management Studio connection to the migrated database." border="false" lightbox="media/sql-server-hybrid-benefit/sql-standalone-1.png":::
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