Introduction: This topic explains how to export a Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations, Enterprise edition database from an environment that is based on Microsoft Azure. Steps: 1. Create a duplicate of the source database. <“CREATE DATABASE MyNewCopy AS COPY OF axdb_mySourceDatabaseToCopy”> To monitor the progress of the copy operation, run the following query against the MASTER database in the same instance. 2. Run the Sql Server script to Prepare the database. –Prepare a database in SQL Azure for export to SQL Server. –Disable change tracking on tables where it is enabled. declare @SQL varchar(1000) set quoted_identifier off declare changeTrackingCursor CURSOR for select ‘ALTER TABLE ‘ + t.name + ‘ DISABLE CHANGE_TRACKING’ from sys.change_tracking_tables c, sys.tables t where t.object_id = c.object_id OPEN changeTrackingCursor FETCH changeTrackingCursor into @SQL WHILE @@Fetch_Status = 0 BEGIN exec(@SQL) FETCH changeTrackingCursor into @SQL END CLOSE changeTrackingCursor DEALLOCATE changeTrackingCursor –Disable change tracking on the database itself. ALTER DATABASE — SET THE NAME OF YOUR DATABASE BELOW MyNewCopy set CHANGE_TRACKING = OFF –Remove the database level users from the database –these will be recreated after importing in SQL Server. declare @userSQL varchar(1000) set quoted_identifier off declare userCursor CURSOR for select ‘DROP USER ‘ + name from sys.sysusers where issqlrole = 0 and hasdbaccess = 1 and name <> ‘dbo’ OPEN userCursor FETCH userCursor into @userSQL WHILE @@Fetch_Status = 0 BEGIN exec(@userSQL) FETCH userCursor into @userSQL END CLOSE userCursor DEALLOCATE userCursor –Delete the SYSSQLRESOURCESTATSVIEW view as it has an Azure-specific definition in it. –We will run db synch later to recreate the correct view for SQL Server. if(1=(select 1 from sys.views where name = ‘SYSSQLRESOURCESTATSVIEW’)) DROP VIEW SYSSQLRESOURCESTATSVIEW –Next, set system parameters ready for being a SQL Server Database. update sysglobalconfiguration set value = ‘SQLSERVER’ where name = ‘BACKENDDB’ update sysglobalconfiguration set value = 0 where name = ‘TEMPTABLEINAXDB’ –Clean up the batch server configuration, server sessions, and printers from the previous environment. TRUNCATE TABLE SYSSERVERCONFIG TRUNCATE TABLE SYSSERVERSESSIONS TRUNCATE TABLE SYSCORPNETPRINTERS –Remove records which could lead to accidentally sending an email externally. UPDATE SysEmailParameters SET SMTPRELAYSERVERNAME = ” GO UPDATE LogisticsElectronicAddress SET LOCATOR = ” WHERE Locator LIKE ‘%@%’ GO TRUNCATE TABLE PrintMgmtSettings TRUNCATE TABLE PrintMgmtDocInstance –Set any waiting, executing, ready, or canceling batches to withhold. UPDATE BatchJob SET STATUS = 0 WHERE STATUS IN (1,2,5,7) GO 3. Export the database from Azure SQL cd C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\140\DAC\bin SqlPackage.exe /a:export /ssn:.database.windows.net /sdn:MyNewCopy /tf:D:\Exportedbacpac\my.bacpac /p:CommandTimeout=1200 /p:VerifyFullTextDocumentTypesSupported=false /sp:EG=ajgU8!Fx=gY /su:sqladmin Where : ssn (source server name) – The name of the Azure SQL Database server to export from. sdn (source database name) – The name of the database to export. tf (target file) – The path and name of the file to export to. sp (source password) – The SQL password for the source SQL Server. su (source user) – The SQL user name for the source SQL Server. We recommend that you use the sqladmin  

In this Blog we will walk-through how to add custom Domain/sub-domain in Azure web app with the help of GoDaddy. Problem Statement: We have a domain cloudfronts.in, purchased from GoDaddy and we want that it should point to website hosted on Azure. We have divided this blog in two different parts. Part 1: Add new custom Domain Part 2: Add new custom Sub-Domain Pre-Requisite: Azure Subscription with Web apps (Service administrator/Co-administrator) GoDaddy Account with new Domain (Admin) Next we need to follow the steps given below Steps 1: Login to your GoDaddy account with admin credentials and click on Manage domains. Steps 2: Click on domain name that you want to configure. In Our case we want to configure for cloudfronts.in. Double click on domain name and wait for new window. Step 3: Click on DNS Zone file and then edit option. Steps 4: We need some additional information from Azure web apps, that we will add in DNS configuration. Login to your Azure account and navigate to web site that you want to configure. Web site must be in share mode or standard mode to configure domain name. Change apps service plan pricing ties accordingly. Please refer following URL for more information http://azure.microsoft.com/en-in/pricing/details/app-service/ Navigate to Dashboard and click on Manage domains to add new custom domain name for your web site. Steps 5: Copy IP address of Azure web site. This information will need, when we add DNS record in GoDaddy. Steps 6:  Add new A(Address) record and point to IP Address with below configuration. Record Type: A (Host) Host: @ Point to: 192.198.15.14 (Azure website IP Address) If @ record in already present, then edit that record. Add new CName record with below configuration. Record Type: CNAME (Alias) Host: www Point to: cloudfrontsdev.azurewebsites.net (Domain Name of Azure website) Kindly edit this record if already present. Steps 7: Add CNAME(Alias) record that will point to Azure website. This information is required  by azure for verification purpose. Add two CNAME(Alias) record given in Image. Record Type: CNAME(Alias) Alias Name: awverify.www Points to Host Name: awverify.cloudfrontsdev.azurewebsites.net Record Type: CNAME(Alias) Alias Name: awverify Points to Host Name: awverify.cloudfrontsdev.azurewebsites.net Steps 8: Save all changes by clicking on Save Zone File. It might take 10-15 mins to update DNS entry. Steps 9: Add domain name in manage domain section(Azure) and click on ok. Reference https://azure.microsoft.com/en-in/documentation/articles/web-sites-custom-domain-name/  

In this blog we walk-through adding office 365 AD in your Windows Azure account. Blog is divided in two different parts. Part 1: Add Office 365 Active Directory into Microsoft account. Part 2: Add Office 365 Active Directory into Organization account. Pre-Requisite: Azure Subscription to the Microsoft account (Service Administrator). Global admin user of Office 365. Next we need to follow the steps given below to add Office 365 Active directory. Login to azure account using Microsoft account. Navigate to Active Directory and click on new button. Select “use existing directory” option because we are adding office 365 Active directory. Now sign-in with your office 365 user (Global admin). Above process is little bit tedious because user need to sign-in and sign-out frequently. Limitation:  If Microsoft user email address and office 365 user email address is same then this process will get failed. Now you can see “A1 Tech solution” directory added to our Azure account. Add Azure subscription to Active directory. Select your AD from dropdown. Now you can see URL will be changed according to your Office 365 AD domain. Add co-administrator to your subscription. Note:  Each subscription can be associate with only one Active directory.  In order to add co-administrator we have to associate azure subscription with Active directory.