SQL Azure CTP SSMS connection

To connect to Azure with SSMS:
1. Launch the SSMS 2008
2. When you are prompted for connection, click CANCEL
Otherwise you would go the following message

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Cannot connect to SERVERNAME.ctp.database.windows.net
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
An exception occurred while executing a Transact-SQL statement or batch. (Microsoft.SqlServer.ConnectionInfo)
-->Invalid object name ’sys.configurations’. (Microsoft SQL Server, Error: 208)




3. Click on NEW QUERY
https://sql.azure.com/


4. Login to the database with detail provided during activation at



a. Server name: SERVERNAME.ctp.database.windows.net
b. Authentication: SQL Server Authentication
c. login: LOGIN@SERVERNAME
d. password
e. DB: if you created a DB, select it under option ->connection properties first.
Since the USE DB_NAME doesn't works...

5. you may just ignore this warning



6. Finish!