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title: "Moving BizTalk360 Application & MS SQL database to new server"
slug: "moving-biztalk360-application-ms-sql-database-to-new-server"
updated: 2023-11-22T11:50:13Z
published: 2023-11-22T11:50:13Z
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# Moving BizTalk360 Application & MS SQL database to new server

Please follow the below method for moving the BizTalk 360 database from one instance to another instance.

## Moving the BizTalk 360 Database to new SQL instance

Say your scenario might be due to some reason BizTalk360 server needs to be shut down and have to migrate BizTalk360 database to new server and you need all your KB articles, alarms & alarm mapping to be restored the same, what could be the steps you can follow to achieve this?

**Explanation:** The first thing you have to know is that our BizTalk360 license has combined with SQL server name, so when you change the SQL server from one server to another server, please de-activate the licenses provided and activate it again once after moving to another SQL server.

***Treat BizTalk360 database like any other normal database, we suggest you to contact your Database Administrator to move from one server to another server.***

Once after moving BizTalk360 database to the new server, please find the instructions what needs to be changed in regards to BizTalk360 DB server configuration to point to a new SQL instance.

**For changing the BizTalk360 DB SQL instance, we need to change in three Locations**

- BizTalk360 installation Folder (web)
- Installation Folder(Monitoring Service)
- installation Folder (Analytics service) - if installed with analytics

**Web Folder:** Please navigate to

- C:\Program Files (x86)\Kovai Ltd\BizTalk360\Web (according to your installation location)
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Kovai Ltd\BizTalk360\Analytics
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Kovai Ltd\BizTalk360\Service

1. Click on the Web.Config file
2. Change the connection string for new SQL instance details in this particular line of code.
3. Changing the connection string for new SQL instance has to be done for both Monitoring Service config files & Analytics service Config files(analytics'- if installed)

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## Moving the BizTalk360 Application and its database to new server

For moving the BizTalk360 database along with the BizTalk360 application from machine1 to machine2 , please proceed the following steps:

1. Deactivate the license from old BizTalk360 Application server and you can refer to the below link for the instructions.

[https://docs.biztalk360.com/docs/license-activationdeactivation](https://docs.biztalk360.com/docs/license-activationdeactivation)

1. Move the BizTalk360 database from Machine 1 to Machine 2 (with the help of SQL Administrator).
2. Uninstall BizTalk360 from old BizTalk360 Application server.
3. Re-install BizTalk360 Application in the new server where you want to move the application and during the installation, you can provide the new SQL server details where BizTalk360 database was moved and get it installed.
4. Once the installation is completed, the license can be activated to start using the application without any data lose.

## Moving just the BizTalk360 application to a new server

Follow below steps to move BizTalk360 application from 1 server to other

1. Deactivate the license and uninstall BizTalk360 from Machine 1.
2. Run the BizTalk360 installer in the new Machine ( Machine 2 ) where you want to move the application.
3. During the installation process deselect the Database feature as shown below and install only the services and web in Machine 2.![](https://cdn.document360.io/253f6006-3994-42d0-98cd-fdc637f51791/Images/Documentation/image-1700584151033.png)