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Azure Sql Managed Instance

Expert knowledge for Azure SQL Managed Instance development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when configuring MI networking/VNet, backups & failover, Entra/Key Vault security, or Managed Instance link, and other Azure SQL Managed Instance related development tasks. Not for Azure SQL Database (use azure-sql-database), SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines (use azure-sql-virtual-machines).

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Azure SQL Managed Instance Skill

This skill provides expert guidance for Azure SQL Managed Instance. Covers troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. It combines local quick-reference content with remote documentation fetching capabilities.

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Category Index

Category Lines Description
Troubleshooting L37-L57 Diagnosing and fixing Azure SQL Managed Instance issues: deployment/scale errors, performance, connectivity, geo-replication, memory/log full, backups, XTP, Kerberos auth, and operation health.
Best Practices L58-L80 Performance, HA/DR, and security best practices for Azure SQL Managed Instance, including monitoring, tuning queries, maintenance, alerts, geo-replication, failover, and migration guidance.
Decision Making L81-L95 Guidance for choosing Azure SQL Managed Instance vs other Azure SQL options, selecting tiers and subnet sizes, and planning migrations from SQL Server, Oracle, and Db2.
Architecture & Design Patterns L96-L100 Connectivity architecture, networking models, and connection options for Azure SQL Database, including gateways, endpoints, firewalls, and integration with VNets and private access.
Limits & Quotas L101-L111 Backup immutability, DTU and free-tier limits, memory and In-memory OLTP caps, maintenance windows, operation durations, and resource quotas for Azure SQL Managed Instance.
Security L112-L166 Configuring Azure SQL Managed Instance security: Entra auth, identities, TDE & Key Vault, TLS, auditing, threat protection, private endpoints, Windows/Kerberos auth, and secure configuration.
Configuration L167-L215 Configuring and managing Azure SQL Managed Instance: deployment, networking, backups/restore, maintenance windows/updates, monitoring/alerts, auditing, failover groups, and modifiable settings.
Integrations & Coding Patterns L216-L238 Client app connectivity, drivers, and code samples for multiple languages, plus automation, networking, DTC, XEvents, backups, and Managed Instance link/Agent usage on SQL Managed Instance.
Deployment L239-L254 Deploying and managing Azure SQL Managed Instance and databases: scaling, start/stop, region/subnet moves, DR/replication setup, VNet configuration, and BACPAC import/export.

Troubleshooting

Topic URL
Resolve Azure SQL capacity deployment and scaling errors https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/capacity-errors-troubleshoot?view=azuresql
Resolve common Azure SQL database watcher issues https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database-watcher-faq?view=azuresql
Fix slow database import and export in Azure SQL https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/database-import-export-hang?view=azuresql
Troubleshoot Azure SQL performance using Intelligent Insights https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/intelligent-insights-troubleshoot-performance?view=azuresql
Troubleshoot transient connectivity errors for Azure SQL https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/troubleshoot-common-connectivity-issues?view=azuresql
Troubleshoot Azure SQL and Fabric SQL connectivity errors https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/troubleshoot-common-errors-issues?view=azuresql
Troubleshoot geo-replication and redo lag in Azure SQL Database https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/troubleshoot-geo-replication-redo?view=azuresql
Investigate and fix memory issues in Azure SQL Database https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/troubleshoot-memory-errors-issues?view=azuresql
Resolve transaction log full errors in Azure SQL Database https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/troubleshoot-transaction-log-errors-issues?view=azuresql-db
Monitor Azure SQL Managed Instance backup activity https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/backup-activity-monitor?view=azuresql
Resolve known issues in Azure SQL Managed Instance https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/doc-changes-updates-known-issues?view=azuresql
Monitor XTP in-memory storage and fix capacity error 41823 https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/in-memory-oltp-monitor-space?view=azuresql
Diagnose and fix Managed Instance link issues https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/managed-instance-link-troubleshoot-how-to?view=azuresql
Cancel Azure SQL Managed Instance operations safely https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/management-operations-cancel?view=azuresql
Use Azure Resource Health to diagnose SQL Managed Instance issues https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/resource-health-to-troubleshoot-connectivity?view=azuresql
Resolve transaction log full errors in Azure SQL Managed Instance https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/troubleshoot-transaction-log-errors-issues?view=azuresql-mi
Troubleshoot Entra Kerberos Windows auth for SQL Managed Instance https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/winauth-azuread-troubleshoot?view=azuresql

Best Practices

Topic URL
Analyze Azure SQL monitoring data with KQL and T-SQL https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database-watcher-analyze?view=azuresql
Performance tuning guidance for Azure SQL applications https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/performance-guidance?view=azuresql
Plan for Azure SQL planned maintenance events https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/planned-maintenance?view=azuresql
Configure and use read scale-out replicas in Azure SQL https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/read-scale-out?view=azuresql
Apply security best practices for Azure SQL https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/security-best-practice?view=azuresql
Identify and resolve Azure SQL query performance issues https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/identify-query-performance-issues?view=azuresql
Set up alerts and notifications for Azure SQL Managed Instance https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/alerts-create?view=azuresql
Run disaster recovery drills for SQL Managed Instance https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/disaster-recovery-drills?view=azuresql
Design Azure SQL Managed Instance disaster recovery https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/disaster-recovery-guidance?view=azuresql
Use failover groups for geo-replication in SQL Managed Instance https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/failover-group-sql-mi?view=azuresql
Manage database file space on Azure SQL Managed Instance https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/file-space-manage?view=azuresql-mi
High availability and disaster recovery checklist for Azure SQL Managed Instance https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/high-availability-disaster-recovery-checklist?view=azuresql
Identify and resolve query bottlenecks on Azure SQL Managed Instance https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/identify-query-performance-issues?view=azuresql
Migrate to Azure SQL MI using Log Replay Service https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/log-replay-service-migrate?view=azuresql
Apply best practices for Managed Instance link replication https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/managed-instance-link-best-practices?view=azuresql
Monitor Azure SQL Managed Instance performance using DMVs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/monitoring-with-dmvs?view=azuresql
Tune Azure SQL Managed Instance performance for applications https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/performance-guidance?view=azuresql
Apply T-SQL differences for Azure SQL Managed Instance https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/transact-sql-tsql-differences-sql-server?view=azuresql
Use batching to improve Azure SQL application performance https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/performance-improve-use-batching?view=azuresql

Decision Making

Topic URL
Use Azure SQL decision tree to choose service https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/azure-sql-decision-tree?view=azuresql
Compare Azure SQL Database vs Managed Instance features https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/features-comparison?view=azuresql
Configure license-free standby replica for SQL Managed Instance https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/failover-group-standby-replica-how-to-configure?view=azuresql
Choose between Log Replay Service and Managed Instance link https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/log-replay-service-compare-mi-link?view=azuresql
Compare ML Services in SQL Managed Instance vs SQL Server https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/machine-learning-services-differences?view=azuresql
Choose vCore service tiers for SQL Managed Instance https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/service-tiers-managed-instance-vcore?view=azuresql
Use Next-gen General Purpose tier in SQL MI https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/service-tiers-next-gen-general-purpose-use?view=azuresql
Determine subnet size and IP range for Azure SQL Managed Instance https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/vnet-subnet-determine-size?view=azuresql
Plan and execute Db2 to SQL Managed Instance migration https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/migration-guides/managed-instance/db2-to-managed-instance-guide?view=azuresql
Plan Oracle to Azure SQL Managed Instance migration https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/migration-guides/managed-instance/oracle-to-managed-instance-guide?view=azuresql
Plan and decide SQL Server to Azure SQL migrations https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/migration-guides/modernization?view=azuresql

Architecture & Design Patterns

Topic URL
Understand connectivity architecture for Azure SQL Database https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/connectivity-architecture?view=azuresql

Limits & Quotas

Topic URL
Understand automatic backup immutability for Azure SQL https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/automatic-backup-immutability?view=azuresql
Understand DTU benchmark characteristics for Azure SQL Database https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/dtu-benchmark?view=azuresql
Understand free-tier limits for Azure SQL Managed Instance https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/free-offer?view=azuresql
Adopt In-memory OLTP and understand memory limits in SQL MI https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/in-memory-oltp-configure?view=azuresql
Understand Azure SQL Managed Instance maintenance windows https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/maintenance-window-faq?view=azuresql
Understand Azure SQL Managed Instance operation durations https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/management-operations-duration?view=azuresql
Review Azure SQL Managed Instance resource limits https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/resource-limits?view=azuresql

Security

Topic URL
Configure Microsoft Entra authentication for Azure SQL https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/authentication-aad-configure?view=azuresql
Assign Directory Readers role for Azure SQL identities https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/authentication-aad-directory-readers-role-tutorial?view=azuresql
Configure Directory Readers and permissions for Azure SQL identities https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/authentication-aad-directory-readers-role?view=azuresql
Create and use Microsoft Entra guest admins for Azure SQL https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/authentication-aad-guest-users?view=azuresql
Configure Microsoft Entra authentication for Azure SQL https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/authentication-aad-overview?view=azuresql
Use Entra service principals with Azure SQL https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/authentication-aad-service-principal?view=azuresql
Create and manage Entra logins in Azure SQL https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/authentication-azure-ad-logins-tutorial?view=azuresql
Use Microsoft Entra server principals in Azure SQL https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/authentication-azure-ad-logins?view=azuresql
Create Azure SQL server with Entra-only authentication https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/authentication-azure-ad-only-authentication-create-server?view=azuresql
Use Azure Policy to require Entra-only auth for Azure SQL https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/authentication-azure-ad-only-authentication-policy-how-to?view=azuresql
Enforce Entra-only authentication with Azure Policy for Azure SQL https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/authentication-azure-ad-only-authentication-policy?view=azuresql
Enable Entra-only authentication on existing Azure SQL resources https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/authentication-azure-ad-only-authentication-tutorial?view=azuresql
Enable Microsoft Entra-only authentication for Azure SQL https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/authentication-azure-ad-only-authentication?view=azuresql
Configure managed identities for Azure SQL access https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/authentication-azure-ad-user-assigned-managed-identity?view=azuresql
Configure Microsoft Entra authentication for Azure SQL https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/authentication-microsoft-entra-connect-to-azure-sql?view=azuresql
Configure and use Microsoft Defender for SQL in Azure SQL https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/azure-defender-for-sql?view=azuresql
Block T-SQL CRUD for Azure SQL resource protection https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/block-crud-tsql?view=azuresql
Configure Conditional Access policies for Azure SQL https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/conditional-access-configure?view=azuresql
Classify and label sensitive data in Azure SQL https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/data-discovery-and-classification-overview?view=azuresql
Configure dynamic data masking in Azure SQL https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/dynamic-data-masking-overview?view=azuresql
Use built-in Azure Policy definitions for Azure SQL https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/policy-reference?view=azuresql
Use Azure Policy regulatory compliance controls for Azure SQL https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/security-controls-policy?view=azuresql
Configure Advanced Threat Protection for Azure SQL workloads https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/threat-detection-overview?view=azuresql
Enable TDE with Azure Key Vault for Azure SQL https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/transparent-data-encryption-byok-configure?view=azuresql
Configure cross-tenant customer-managed keys for Azure SQL TDE https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/transparent-data-encryption-byok-cross-tenant?view=azuresql
Use user-assigned managed identities for TDE customer-managed keys https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/transparent-data-encryption-byok-identity?view=azuresql
Implement customer-managed TDE with Azure Key Vault https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/transparent-data-encryption-byok-overview?view=azuresql
Secure SQL Managed Instance with Microsoft Entra logins https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/aad-security-configure-tutorial?view=azuresql
Configure SQL Server Audit on Azure SQL Managed Instance https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/auditing?view=azuresql
Create Azure SQL Managed Instance with user-assigned identity https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/authentication-azure-ad-user-assigned-managed-identity-create-managed-instance?view=azuresql
Understand internal connectivity tests for Azure SQL Managed Instance https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/connectivity-testing-overview?view=azuresql
Configure logins and user permissions for Azure SQL Managed Instance https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/logins-create-manage?view=azuresql
Migrate SQL Server Windows users to SQL Managed Instance https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/migrate-sql-server-users-to-instance-transact-sql-tsql-tutorial?view=azuresql
Configure minimum TLS version for Azure SQL Managed Instance https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/minimal-tls-version-configure?view=azuresql
Use native Windows principals with SQL Managed Instance https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/native-windows-principals?view=azuresql
Set up Private Link and private endpoints for Azure SQL Managed Instance https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/private-endpoint-overview?view=azuresql
Secure public endpoints for Azure SQL Managed Instance https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/public-endpoint-overview?view=azuresql
Configure TDE with customer-managed keys using PowerShell https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/scripts/transparent-data-encryption-byok-powershell?view=azuresql
Enable TDE with customer-managed keys using CLI https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/scripts/transparent-data-encryption-byok-sql-managed-instance-cli?view=azuresql
Secure Azure SQL Managed Instance configuration guidance https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/secure-managed-instance?view=azuresql
Configure server trust groups for SQL Managed Instance https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/server-trust-group-overview?view=azuresql
Configure Azure Storage service endpoint policies for Managed Instance https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/service-endpoint-policies-configure?view=azuresql
Migrate TDE certificates from SQL Server to Azure SQL Managed Instance https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/tde-certificate-migrate?view=azuresql
Configure Advanced Threat Protection for Azure SQL Managed Instance https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/threat-detection-configure?view=azuresql
Configure SQL Managed Instance for Entra Windows auth https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/winauth-azuread-kerberos-managed-instance?view=azuresql
Configure Windows Authentication for Entra on SQL MI https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/winauth-azuread-overview?view=azuresql
Set up Entra ID Windows auth for Azure SQL MI https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/winauth-azuread-setup-incoming-trust-based-flow?view=azuresql
Configure modern interactive Windows auth flow for SQL MI https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/winauth-azuread-setup-modern-interactive-flow?view=azuresql
Set up Windows Authentication for SQL Managed Instance https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/winauth-azuread-setup?view=azuresql
Understand Kerberos-based Windows auth for SQL Managed Instance https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/winauth-implementation-aad-kerberos?view=azuresql
Prepare for Azure SQL TLS root certificate rotation https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/updates/ssl-root-certificate-expiring?view=azuresql

Configuration

Topic URL
Configure alerts on Azure SQL monitoring data with database watcher https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database-watcher-alerts?view=azuresql
Understand Azure SQL database watcher datasets and schema https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database-watcher-data?view=azuresql
Configure Azure SQL Database watcher settings https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database-watcher-manage?view=azuresql
Create a database watcher with Entra auth and private connectivity https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database-watcher-quickstart?view=azuresql
Configure Intelligent Insights performance monitoring for Azure SQL https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/intelligent-insights-overview?view=azuresql
Use Intelligent Insights diagnostics logs for Azure SQL https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/intelligent-insights-use-diagnostics-log?view=azuresql
Configure long-term backup retention for Azure SQL Database https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/long-term-backup-retention-configure?view=azuresql
Configure metrics and diagnostic log streaming for Azure SQL https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/metrics-diagnostic-telemetry-logging-streaming-export-configure?view=azuresql
Identify modifiable settings in Azure SQL Database https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/modifiable-configuration-reference?view=azuresql
Reference monitoring metrics and logs for Azure SQL Database https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/monitoring-sql-database-azure-monitor-reference?view=azuresql
Configure temporal table retention in Azure SQL https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/temporal-tables-retention-policy?view=azuresql
Configure Azure SQL XEvent sessions with ring_buffer https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/xevent-code-ring-buffer?view=azuresql
Configure Extended Events differences in Azure SQL https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/xevent-db-diff-from-svr?view=azuresql
Configure advance maintenance notifications for SQL Managed Instance https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/advance-notifications?view=azuresql
API options to create and configure SQL Managed Instance https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/api-references-create-manage-instance?view=azuresql
Deploy SQL Managed Instance with ARM templates https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/arm-templates-content-guide?view=azuresql
T-SQL configuration of auditing for Azure SQL Managed Instance https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/auditing-configure?view=azuresql
Change automated backup retention and redundancy for Azure SQL Managed Instance https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/automated-backups-change-settings?view=azuresql
Understand automatic and geo-redundant backups in SQL MI https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/automated-backups-overview?view=azuresql
View backup history with backup transparency in SQL MI https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/backup-transparency?view=azuresql
Configure Azure VM connectivity to SQL Managed Instance https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/connect-vm-instance-configure?view=azuresql
Configure connection types for Azure SQL Managed Instance endpoints https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/connection-types-overview?view=azuresql
Configure failover groups for Azure SQL Managed Instance https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/failover-group-configure-sql-mi?view=azuresql
Configure maintenance windows for Azure SQL Managed Instance https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/maintenance-window-configure?view=azuresql
Understand maintenance window behavior in SQL Managed Instance https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/maintenance-window?view=azuresql
Prepare WSFC environment for Managed Instance link with Azure SQL Managed Instance https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/managed-instance-link-preparation-wsfc?view=azuresql
Prepare environment for Managed Instance link replication https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/managed-instance-link-preparation?view=azuresql
Monitor Azure SQL Managed Instance management operations https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/management-operations-monitor?view=azuresql
Identify modifiable settings in Azure SQL Managed Instance https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/modifiable-configuration-reference?view=azuresql
Reference monitoring metrics for Azure SQL Managed Instance https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/monitoring-sql-managed-instance-azure-monitor-reference?view=azuresql
Configure monitoring for Azure SQL Managed Instance with Azure Monitor https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/monitoring-sql-managed-instance-azure-monitor?view=azuresql
Perform point-in-time database restores on Azure SQL Managed Instance https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/point-in-time-restore?view=azuresql
Set up point-to-site connectivity to SQL Managed Instance https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/point-to-site-p2s-configure?view=azuresql
Configure public endpoints for Azure SQL Managed Instance https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/public-endpoint-configure?view=azuresql
Restore databases from backups on Azure SQL Managed Instance https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/recovery-using-backups?view=azuresql
Configure private domain name resolution for Azure SQL Managed Instance https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/resolve-private-domain-names?view=azuresql
Add SQL Managed Instance to failover group with PowerShell https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/scripts/add-to-failover-group-powershell?view=azuresql
Create and network-configure SQL Managed Instance with CLI https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/scripts/create-configure-managed-instance-cli?view=azuresql
Create and network-configure SQL Managed Instance with PowerShell https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/scripts/create-configure-managed-instance-powershell?view=azuresql
Restore Azure SQL Managed Instance database from geo-backup https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/scripts/restore-geo-backup?view=azuresql
Enable service-aided subnet configuration for Managed Instance https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/subnet-service-aided-configuration-enable?view=azuresql
Configure tempdb files and growth on Azure SQL Managed Instance https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/tempdb-configure?view=azuresql
Configure time zone behavior in Azure SQL Managed Instance https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/timezones-overview?view=azuresql
Configure update policy for Azure SQL Managed Instance https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/update-policy?view=azuresql
Restart Azure SQL Managed Instance using manual failover https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/user-initiated-failover?view=azuresql

Integrations & Coding Patterns

Topic URL
Connect to Azure SQL from .NET on all OSes https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/connect-query-dotnet-core?view=azuresql
Use Visual Studio .NET to query Azure SQL https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/connect-query-dotnet-visual-studio?view=azuresql
Connect to Azure SQL using Go and go-mssqldb https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/connect-query-go?view=azuresql
Connect Java applications to Azure SQL with JDBC https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/connect-query-java?view=azuresql
Use Node.js to connect and query Azure SQL https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/connect-query-nodejs?view=azuresql
Use PHP to connect and query Azure SQL https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/connect-query-php?view=azuresql
Connect and query Azure SQL using Python https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/connect-query-python?view=azuresql
Use Ruby to connect and query Azure SQL https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/connect-query-ruby?view=azuresql
Configure and use Spark connector with Azure SQL https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/spark-connector?view=azuresql
Create Azure SQL XEvent sessions with event_file https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/xevent-code-event-file?view=azuresql
Import CSV data into Azure SQL using bcp https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/load-from-csv-with-bcp?view=azuresql
Manage SQL Managed Instance at scale with Azure Automation https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/automation-manage?view=azuresql
Connect applications to Azure SQL Managed Instance in various networks https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/connect-application-instance?view=azuresql
Use Distributed Transaction Coordinator with SQL Managed Instance https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/distributed-transaction-coordinator-dtc?view=azuresql
Use in-memory OLTP and columnstore samples on SQL MI https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/in-memory-oltp-sample?view=azuresql
Configure Managed Instance link using T-SQL and Azure scripts https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/managed-instance-link-configure-how-to-scripts?view=azuresql
Fail over databases using Managed Instance link between SQL Server and Azure SQL Managed Instance https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/managed-instance-link-failover-how-to?view=azuresql
Restore Azure SQL Managed Instance backups to SQL Server 2022 or 2025 https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/restore-database-to-sql-server?view=azuresql
Run traces on SQL Managed Instance using Windows auth https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/winauth-azuread-run-trace-managed-instance?view=azuresql

Deployment

Topic URL
Export Azure SQL databases to BACPAC files https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/database-export?view=azuresql
Import BACPAC files to create Azure SQL databases https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/database-import?view=azuresql
Check Azure SQL Database feature availability by region https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/region-availability?view=azuresql
Scale Azure SQL Database and Managed Instance resources https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/scale-resources?view=azuresql
Stop and start Azure SQL Managed Instance to control costs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/instance-stop-start-how-to?view=azuresql
Configure disaster recovery to Azure SQL Managed Instance using Managed Instance link https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/managed-instance-link-disaster-recovery?view=azuresql
Move Azure SQL Managed Instance to another region https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/move-resources-across-regions?view=azuresql
Check Azure SQL Managed Instance feature availability by region https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/region-availability?view=azuresql
Configure transactional replication between SQL Managed Instances https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/replication-between-two-instances-configure-tutorial?view=azuresql
Set up replication between SQL Managed Instance and SQL Server https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/replication-two-instances-and-sql-server-configure-tutorial?view=azuresql
Create a virtual network for Azure SQL Managed Instance deployment https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/virtual-network-subnet-create-arm-template?view=azuresql
Configure existing virtual networks for Azure SQL Managed Instance https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/vnet-existing-add-subnet?view=azuresql
Move Azure SQL Managed Instance between subnets with minimal downtime https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/vnet-subnet-move-instance?view=azuresql