# Transitioning a Amazon RDS for SQL Server database from OFFLINE to ONLINE
Transitioning a database from OFFLINE to ONLINE

You can transition your Microsoft SQL Server database on an Amazon RDS DB instance from `OFFLINE` to `ONLINE`. 


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| SQL Server method | Amazon RDS method | 
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| ALTER DATABASE *db\$1name* SET ONLINE; | EXEC rdsadmin.dbo.rds\$1set\$1database\$1online *db\$1name* |