| title | Prepare for upgrade: Data Migration Assistant |
|---|---|
| description | Prepare to upgrade your OLTP databases and to adopt new features in SQL Server by downloading and running Microsoft Data Migration Assistant. |
| ms.custom | seo-lt-2019 |
| ms.date | 12/13/2019 |
| 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 |
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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.