Validation window

Number of Parallel backups. Enter the number of threads that the system should spawn to perform the backup in parallel. This option is useful when there is more than one database to be backed up. The default value is 1.

Use file-based backup. This is the default method for backing up the database(s).

Backup to. Enter the path to the directory where the source SQL Server instance will place the backup files. Use the (…) button to browse for a directory. The folder browser dialog lists only the directories accessible in respect to the local machine on which MxMigrate is running.

Restore from. Enter the path to the directory where the target SQL Server instance will pick up the backup files. Use the (…) button to browse for a directory. The folder browser dialog lists only the directories accessible in respect to the local machine on which MxMigrate is running.

Remove backup files. Check this item if you want to remove the backup files after a successful restore.

The Validation window allows you to validate the Source and Target servers before proceeding with the actual database migration.

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