Get set up

Database Migration Service isn't yet in scope for any Compliance certifications or reports (unlike Cloud SQL, for example). But, we're working on bringing Database Migration Service into scope. For more information on Google Cloud's Compliance programs, see Services in Scope.

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Overview

1. Sign in to your Google Cloud account. If you're new to Google Cloud, create an account to evaluate how our products perform in real-world scenarios. New customers also get $300 in free credits to run, test, and deploy workloads.

2. In the Google Cloud Console, on the project selector page, select or create a Google Cloud project.

   Note: If you don't plan to keep the resources that you create in this procedure, create a project instead of selecting an existing project. After you finish these steps, you can delete the project, removing all resources associated with the project.

   Go to project selector

3. Make sure that billing is enabled for your Cloud project. Learn how to confirm that billing is enabled for your project.

4. Enable the Database Migration Service API.

   Enable the API

5. Make sure that you have the Database Migration Admin role assigned to your user account.

   Go to the IAM page