| title | SSMA: Automate Migration to SQL Server on Linux | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| description | Automate database migrations to SQL Server on Linux using SQL Server Migration Assistant (SSMA) for Microsoft Access, DB2, MySQL, Oracle and Sybase. | ||
| author | rwestMSFT | ||
| ms.author | randolphwest | ||
| ms.date | 07/03/2025 | ||
| ms.service | sql | ||
| ms.subservice | linux | ||
| ms.topic | conceptual | ||
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[!INCLUDE SQL Server - Linux]
This article introduces SQL Server Migration Assistant that helps you easily migrate databases to SQL Server on Linux from Microsoft Access, DB2, MySQL, Oracle, and Sybase. 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 a variety of source databases including Oracle, MySQL, Sybase, DB2, and Microsoft Access to SQL Server on Linux and 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:
Next, follow the SQL Server Migration Assistant to migrate your source database to SQL Server on Linux.