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SQL Server on Azure VM documentation

Find concepts, quickstarts, tutorials, and samples for SQL Server installed to Azure virtual machines, both Windows and Linux.

SQL Server on Azure VM

Quickstart

  • Create Windows SQL VM (portal)
  • Create Windows SQL VM (PowerShell)
  • Create Linux SQL VM (portal)

Overview

  • What's new?
  • What is SQL Server on Windows VMs?
  • What is SQL Server on Linux VMs?
  • Security considerations
  • Performance guidelines
  • Pricing guidance

Manage

Concept

  • SQL Server IaaS Agent extension
  • Manage with Azure portal
  • Register with SQL VM resource provider
  • Automated patching
  • Change license type
  • Change edition of SQL Server
  • Move to new region
  • Integrate with Azure Key Vault

Business continuity

Overview

  • High availability & disaster recovery
  • Backup and restore
  • Availability groups

How-To Guide

  • Availability group (Azure CLI)
  • Clusterless availability group
  • FCI (Storage Spaces Direct)
  • FCI (Premium File Share)

Tutorial

  • Availability group (manual)

Reference

Deploy

  • Azure portal
  • Azure CLI
  • PowerShell samples

Download

  • SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
  • Azure Data Studio
  • SQL Server Data Tools
  • Visual Studio 2019

Reference

  • Migration guide
  • Transact-SQL (T-SQL)
  • Azure CLI
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