How to: Export Your Solution to a Database Backup File

If you are deploying your own Microsoft Dynamics NAV application on Windows Azure instead of CRONUS International Ltd., then you must create a backup of your application database before you start to deploy Microsoft Dynamics NAV.

To create a backup of the Microsoft Dynamics NAV database

  1. Create a backup of the SQL database for the Microsoft Dynamics NAV application.

    For more information, see Create a Full Database Backup (SQL Server).

  2. Copy the backup file to the computer that you will use to provision Microsoft Dynamics NAV on Windows Azure.

See Also

Concepts

Preparing for Deploying Microsoft Dynamics NAV on Windows Azure
Deploying Microsoft Dynamics NAV on Windows Azure Using the Example Scripts
Deploying and Managing Microsoft Dynamics NAV on Windows Azure
Network Topologies for Microsoft Dynamics NAV on Windows Azure