Using Azure Resource Manager to Copy Azure SQL Databases

Question

I am currently creating an Environment Deployment Package using ARM and I want to be able copy an existing Azure SQL Database (schema and data) to another Azure SQL Database in a new Resource Group. I created a .bacpac file from the original SQL Database and uploaded it into a Storage Account. I then added a SQL Database Import Resource to my Template and pointed it at the URI of the .bacpac file I created. When I try to run the Deployment, I get this error.

A project which specifies Microsoft Azure SQL Database v12 as the target platform cannot be published to Microsoft Azure SQL Database

 {
      "name": "[concat(parameters('environment'),'dbagg')]",
      "type": "databases",
      "location": "[resourceGroup().location]",
      "apiVersion": "2014-04-01-preview",
      "dependsOn": [
        "[variables('sqlServerName')]"
      ],
      "tags": {
        "displayName": "AggregationDatabase"
      },
      "properties": {
        "collation": "[parameters('AggregationDatabaseCollation')]",
        "edition": "[parameters('AggregationDatabaseEdition')]",
        "maxSizeBytes": "1073741824",
        "requestedServiceObjectiveName": "[parameters('AggregationDatabaseRequestedServiceObjectiveName')]"
      },
      "resources": [
        {
          "name": "Import",
          "type": "extensions",
          "apiVersion": "2014-04-01-preview",
          "dependsOn": [
            "[concat(parameters('environment'),'dbagg')]"
          ],
          "tags": {
            "displayName": "Copy Azure SQL DB"
          },
          "properties": {
            "storageKeyType": "Primary",
            "storageKey": "key",
            "storageUri": "https://test.blob.core.windows.net/databasefiles/AggregationServerDCT.bacpac",
            "administratorLogin": "[parameters('sqlAdminLogin')]",
            "administratorLoginPassword": "[parameters('sqlAdminLoginPassword')]",
            "operationMode": "Import"
          }
        }
      ]
    }

Any help would be greatly appreciated on this.

Wessel Kranenborg Wessel Kranenborg · Accepted Answer · 2016-05-04T11:23:05

The problem is that you are using the wrong value for storageKeyType. You need to use StorageAccessKey.

I use a template like this and that is working correctly, the only difference I see is this key type.

{
  "name": "[concat(variables('sqlServerName'), '/databasename/Import')]",
  "type": "Microsoft.Sql/servers/databases/extensions",
  "apiVersion": "[variables('sqlServerApiVersion')]",
  "tags": {
    "displayName": "Copy Azure SQL DB"
  },
  "properties": {
    "storageKeyType": "StorageAccessKey",
    "storageKey": "[listkeys(variables('storageId'), variables('storageVersion')).key1]",
    "storageUri": "[concat(parameters('_artifactsLocation'), '/database.bacpac')]",
    "administratorLogin": "[parameters('sqlServerAdminLogin')]",
    "administratorLoginPassword": "[parameters('sqlServerAdminLoginPassword')]",
    "operationMode": "Import"
  }
}

See also this documentation about all the properties and possible values: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/azure/mt683388.aspx.

Using Azure Resource Manager to Copy Azure SQL Databases

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