| title | Prepare for upgrade by running Data Migration Assistant | Microsoft Docs |
|---|---|
| ms.custom | |
| ms.date | 03/14/2017 |
| ms.prod | sql |
| ms.reviewer | |
| ms.technology | install |
| ms.topic | conceptual |
| ms.assetid | eabcc635-7adf-4e45-b6f1-158d6e024908 |
| author | MashaMSFT |
| ms.author | mathoma |
| monikerRange | >=sql-server-2016||=sqlallproducts-allversions |
| manager | craigg |
[!INCLUDEappliesto-ss-xxxx-xxxx-xxx-md-winonly]
Prepare to upgrade your OLTP databases and to adopt new features in [!INCLUDEssnover] by downloading and running Microsoft Data Migration Assistant.
Download and install Data Migration Assistant from here. This tool is not included on the [!INCLUDEssnover] installation media.