#Azure vm supported sql server versions install#
#Azure vm supported sql server versions update#
#Azure vm supported sql server versions full#

If you've enabled Microsoft Defender for SQL, then you can view Defender for Cloud recommendations directly in the SQL virtual machines resource of the Azure portal. Restart your SQL Server service for the changes to take effect. You can configure your tempdb directly from the Azure portal, such as specifying the number of files, their initial size, their location, and the autogrowth ratio.

#Azure vm supported sql server versions update#

If you decide to change the version or edition of SQL Server, you can update the metadata within the Azure portal without having to redeploy the entire SQL Server VM. Save on cost by seamlessly transitioning from the bring-your-own-license (also known as the Azure Hybrid Benefit) to the pay-as-you-go licensing model and back again.

#Azure vm supported sql server versions install#

Since Automated Patching doesn't install Cumulative Updates for SQL Server, you can replace it with by integrating Azure Update Manager into your SQL virtual machines resource, which adds improved patching functionality for your SQL Server VMs. For more information, see Configure Azure Key Vault integration for SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines (Resource Manager). For more information, see Automated patching for SQL Server in Azure virtual machines (Resource Manager).Įnables you to automatically install and configure Azure Key Vault on your SQL Server VM. For more information, see Automated backup for SQL Server in Azure virtual machines (Resource Manager).Ĭonfigures a maintenance window during which important Windows and SQL Server security updates to your VM can take place, so you can avoid updates during peak times for your workload. Unlocks management in the portal, so that you can view all of your SQL Server VMs in one place, and enable or disable SQL specific features directly from the portal.Īutomates the scheduling of backups for all databases for either the default instance or a properly installed named instance of SQL Server on the VM. The following table details the benefits unlocked by the extension: Feature Registering with the extension is completely free. When you register your SQL Server on Azure VM with the SQL IaaS Agent extension you unlock a number of feature benefits. This makes virtual machines a good option for many different SQL Server workloads. The virtual machine image gallery allows you to create a SQL Server VM with the right version, edition, and operating system. SQL Server virtual machines (VMs) also simplify licensing costs when you pay as you go.Īzure virtual machines run in many different geographic regions around the world.

#Azure vm supported sql server versions full#

SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines enables you to use full versions of SQL Server in the cloud without having to manage any on-premises hardware.