Before you begin, make sure that
You can migrate your Ground Link proxy database from Firebird to Microsoft SQL Server with M-Files Admin.
To migrate the Ground Link proxy database to Microsoft SQL Server:
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Open M-Files Admin.
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In the left-side tree view, expand a connection to M-Files server.
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Expand Ground Link
Proxies.
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Right-click a Ground Link proxy.
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Click .
Result:The Ground Link Proxy - Microsoft SQL Server dialog is
opened.
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In Server name, enter the connection address to your Microsoft SQL Server, such as mysqlserver.mydomain.local.
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In Database name, enter a name for the Ground Link proxy database.
We recommend to use the same name as the Ground Link proxy has on M-Files Server.
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In the Administrator credentials and Basic user
credentials sections, enter the credentials. For instructions,
refer to this
table.
- Optional:
Select Test Connection to test the connection to your Microsoft SQL Server.
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Select OK.
Result:A warning dialog is opened to tell you that the operation cannot be undone.
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Select Yes to close the warning dialog and start the migration.
Your Ground Link proxy now uses
the Microsoft SQL Server database engine. The database of your Ground Link proxy is on the specified Microsoft SQL Server.
