Cross Subscription Copying of Databases on Windows Azure SQL Database

Question

We are about to split our testing and production instances in Windows Azure into two separate subscriptions. Currently we have 3 Windows Azure SQL Database instances that r

Answer 1

For anyone landing here, it does appear to be possible to use CREATE DATABASE newDB AS COPY OF [server].[olddb] ( OPTION [, OPTION ...] ) even when the servers are in different subscriptions.

See more at Create Database (Azure SQL Database) - MSDN

Example from MS Docs:

CREATE DATABASE db_copy AS COPY OF ozabzw7545.db_original ( SERVICE_OBJECTIVE = 'P2' ) ;

In my setup I have the admin account and password (login) the same on both servers - that probably helps. Operation will fail if you don't have admin permissions on original server.

I have found through testing that I am not able to change the Edition from Standard to Premium despite including the 'Edition' option - I'm not sure why that is.