SQL Management Studio Direct Download Link and Installation Guide

Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) is the software provided by Microsoft that you can use to back up your SQL database. You can use SSMS to migrate your database to another server (back up your SQL server and then recover the database on the new server). Use the link to download the installation file, and check how it can be installed.

1. Log in to your Orion server, download the installer from the linked page and run the installer. It might take about 15 minutes to install.

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/ssms/download-sql-server-management-studio-ssms (© 2019 Microsoft, Inc., available at https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/ssms/download-sql-server-management-studio-ssms, obtained on November 4, 2019.),

2. How to Install SQL Server Management Studio on your Local Computer guide can be found here, (https://www.mssqltips.com/sqlservertip/4952/how-to-install-sql-server-management-studio-on-your-local-computer/ ) (content provided by Sergey Gigoyan, available at https://www.mssqltips.com/,  obtained on <August, 2021>)
3. Follow the below article if you are not sure how to do a backup of your database.

Back up the database using SQL Server Management Studio

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