Microsoft has released a preview release of SQL Server Migration Assistant (SSMA) that supports migrating databases from Oracle, Sybase ASE, DB2, MySQL and Access to SQL Server 2016 Release Candidate 0. In this release, the following features have been added:
SSMA 6.1 Preview, all platforms:
- Support for SQL Server 2016 Release Candidate 0
- Support for running SSMA on Windows 10
SSMA 6.1 Preview for Oracle now supports Row Level Security including the following:
- Support loading of security policies from the Oracle Virtual Private Database (VPD)
- The Oracle VPD is represented in the SSMA UI with policy objects underneath
- The associated VPD attributes and predicate function are represented in the SSMA UI
- Support loading of security policies from SQL Server 2016
- SQL Server Security policies are represented in the SSMA UI and organized in categories
- The SQL Server Security policies associated attributes are represented in the SSMA UI
- Support for conversion of Oracle security policies to SQL Server security policies
SSMA 6.1 Preview for Oracle now supports In-Memory Tables and Column Store including the following:
- Support loading of in-memory tables shown in UI with ‘M’ icon
- Support conversion to selected SQL Server mapping:
- Row-store table with Non-clustered Columnstore Index
- In-memory OLTP tables
- Clustered Columnstore Index-organized table
- Row-store table without Columnstore Indexes
To download the SSMA 6.1 Preview release see the following links:
- Sybase ASE: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=51472
- Oracle: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=51471
- Access: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=51473
- MySql: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=51470
- DB2: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=51469