1---2name: azure-sql-managed-instance3description: 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 planning MI tiers/migrations, configuring networking, HA/DR & geo‑replication, security (Entra/TDE), or MI 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), Azure Database Migration service (use azure-database-migration).4---5# Azure SQL Managed Instance Skill67This 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.89## How to Use This Skill1011> **IMPORTANT for Agent**: Use the **Category Index** below to locate relevant sections. For categories with line ranges (e.g., `L35-L120`), use `read_file` with the specified lines. For categories with file links (e.g., `[security.md](security.md)`), use `read_file` on the linked reference file1213This skill requires **network access** to fetch documentation content:14- **Preferred**: Use `mcp_microsoftdocs:microsoft_docs_fetch`. Returns Markdown.15- **Fallback**: Use `WebFetch`. Returns Markdown.1617## Category Index1819| Category | Lines | Description |20|----------|-------|-------------|21| Troubleshooting | L33-L51 | Diagnosing and fixing Azure SQL Managed Instance issues: deployment/scale errors, performance, connectivity, geo‑replication, memory/log full, XTP storage, MI Link, and Entra Kerberos auth. |22| Best Practices | L52-L73 | Best practices for monitoring, tuning, securing, and operating Azure SQL Managed Instance, including performance, HA/DR, maintenance, alerts, and read-scale/replication scenarios. |23| Decision Making | L74-L87 | Guidance for choosing Azure SQL MI vs other Azure SQL options, selecting tiers and subnet sizes, configuring standby/replicas, and planning migrations from SQL Server, Db2, and Oracle. |24| Architecture & Design Patterns | L88-L92 | Connectivity architecture, networking models, and connection options for Azure SQL Database, including gateways, endpoints, firewalls, and integration with VNets and private access. |25| Limits & Quotas | L93-L101 | Limits, quotas, and capacity for Azure SQL MI: DTU characteristics, free-tier caps, memory/OLTP limits, maintenance windows, and how to review or request higher resource quotas. |26| Security | L102-L156 | Configuring Azure SQL Managed Instance security: Entra auth, identities, TDE & Key Vault, TLS, auditing, threat protection, private endpoints, Windows/Kerberos auth, and secure configuration. |27| Configuration | L157-L205 | Configuring and operating SQL Managed Instance: networking and connectivity, backups and restore, monitoring and alerts, maintenance and updates, auditing, and SQL/MI behavioral differences. |28| Integrations & Coding Patterns | L206-L229 | Connecting apps and tools to SQL Managed Instance (.NET, Java, Python, etc.), automation, data import, DTC, XEvents, MI Link, backups, tracing, and Spark integration. |29| Deployment | L230-L250 | Deploying, scaling, moving, and pausing Azure SQL Managed Instance; networking setup, regional availability, DR/replication, migrations, and BACPAC import/export. |3031### Troubleshooting32| Topic | URL |33|-------|-----|34| Resolve Azure SQL capacity deployment and scaling errors | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/capacity-errors-troubleshoot?view=azuresql |35| Resolve common Azure SQL database watcher issues | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database-watcher-faq?view=azuresql |36| 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 |37| Troubleshoot Azure SQL performance using Intelligent Insights | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/intelligent-insights-troubleshoot-performance?view=azuresql |38| Troubleshoot transient connectivity errors for Azure SQL | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/troubleshoot-common-connectivity-issues?view=azuresql |39| Troubleshoot Azure SQL and Fabric SQL connectivity errors | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/troubleshoot-common-errors-issues?view=azuresql |40| 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 |41| 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 |42| 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 |43| 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 |44| 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 |45| Troubleshoot Azure SQL Managed Instance link issues | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/managed-instance-link-troubleshoot-how-to?view=azuresql |46| 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 |47| 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 |48| 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 |4950### Best Practices51| Topic | URL |52|-------|-----|53| Analyze Azure SQL monitoring data with KQL and T-SQL | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database-watcher-analyze?view=azuresql |54| Performance tuning guidance for Azure SQL applications | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/performance-guidance?view=azuresql |55| Plan for Azure SQL planned maintenance events | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/planned-maintenance?view=azuresql |56| 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 |57| Apply security best practices for Azure SQL | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/security-best-practice?view=azuresql |58| Identify and resolve Azure SQL query performance issues | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/identify-query-performance-issues?view=azuresql |59| 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 |60| Run disaster recovery drills for SQL Managed Instance | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/disaster-recovery-drills?view=azuresql |61| Design Azure SQL Managed Instance disaster recovery | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/disaster-recovery-guidance?view=azuresql |62| 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 |63| 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 |64| 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 |65| 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 |66| 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 |67| 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 |68| Monitor Azure SQL Managed Instance performance using DMVs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/monitoring-with-dmvs?view=azuresql |69| Tune Azure SQL Managed Instance performance for applications | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/performance-guidance?view=azuresql |70| Use batching to improve Azure SQL application performance | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/performance-improve-use-batching?view=azuresql |7172### Decision Making73| Topic | URL |74|-------|-----|75| Use Azure SQL decision tree to choose service | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/azure-sql-decision-tree?view=azuresql |76| Compare Azure SQL Database vs Managed Instance features | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/features-comparison?view=azuresql |77| 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 |78| 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 |79| 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 |80| 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 |81| 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 |82| 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 |83| 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 |84| 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 |8586### Architecture & Design Patterns87| Topic | URL |88|-------|-----|89| Understand connectivity architecture for Azure SQL Database | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/connectivity-architecture?view=azuresql |9091### Limits & Quotas92| Topic | URL |93|-------|-----|94| Understand DTU benchmark characteristics for Azure SQL Database | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/dtu-benchmark?view=azuresql |95| Understand free-tier limits for Azure SQL Managed Instance | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/free-offer?view=azuresql |96| 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 |97| Understand Azure SQL Managed Instance maintenance windows | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/maintenance-window-faq?view=azuresql |98| Review Azure SQL Managed Instance resource limits | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/resource-limits?view=azuresql |99100### Security101| Topic | URL |102|-------|-----|103| Configure Microsoft Entra authentication for Azure SQL | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/authentication-aad-configure?view=azuresql |104| 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 |105| 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 |106| 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 |107| Configure Microsoft Entra authentication for Azure SQL | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/authentication-aad-overview?view=azuresql |108| Use Entra service principals with Azure SQL | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/authentication-aad-service-principal?view=azuresql |109| 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 |110| Use Microsoft Entra server principals in Azure SQL | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/authentication-azure-ad-logins?view=azuresql |111| 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 |112| 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 |113| 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 |114| 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 |115| 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 |116| 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 |117| 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 |118| 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 |119| Block T-SQL CRUD for Azure SQL resource protection | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/block-crud-tsql?view=azuresql |120| Configure Conditional Access policies for Azure SQL | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/conditional-access-configure?view=azuresql |121| 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 |122| Configure dynamic data masking in Azure SQL | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/dynamic-data-masking-overview?view=azuresql |123| Use built-in Azure Policy definitions for Azure SQL | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/policy-reference?view=azuresql |124| Use Azure Policy regulatory compliance controls for Azure SQL | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/security-controls-policy?view=azuresql |125| Configure Advanced Threat Protection for Azure SQL workloads | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/threat-detection-overview?view=azuresql |126| 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 |127| 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 |128| 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 |129| 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 |130| 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 |131| Configure SQL Server Audit on Azure SQL Managed Instance | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/auditing?view=azuresql |132| 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 |133| 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 |134| 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 |135| 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 |136| 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 |137| Use native Windows principals with SQL Managed Instance | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/native-windows-principals?view=azuresql |138| 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 |139| Secure public endpoints for Azure SQL Managed Instance | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/public-endpoint-overview?view=azuresql |140| 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 |141| 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 |142| Secure Azure SQL Managed Instance configuration guidance | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/secure-managed-instance?view=azuresql |143| 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 |144| 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 |145| 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 |146| 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 |147| 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 |148| Configure Windows Authentication for Entra on SQL MI | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/winauth-azuread-overview?view=azuresql |149| 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 |150| 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 |151| Set up Windows Authentication for SQL Managed Instance | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/winauth-azuread-setup?view=azuresql |152| 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 |153| Prepare for Azure SQL TLS root certificate rotation | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/updates/ssl-root-certificate-expiring?view=azuresql |154155### Configuration156| Topic | URL |157|-------|-----|158| Configure alerts on Azure SQL monitoring data with database watcher | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database-watcher-alerts?view=azuresql |159| Understand database watcher datasets and collected metrics | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database-watcher-data?view=azuresql |160| Configure Azure SQL Database watcher settings | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database-watcher-manage?view=azuresql |161| Create a database watcher with Entra auth and private connectivity | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database-watcher-quickstart?view=azuresql |162| Configure Intelligent Insights performance monitoring for Azure SQL | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/intelligent-insights-overview?view=azuresql |163| 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 |164| 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 |165| 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 |166| 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 |167| Configure temporal table retention in Azure SQL | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/temporal-tables-retention-policy?view=azuresql |168| Configure Azure SQL XEvent sessions with ring_buffer | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/xevent-code-ring-buffer?view=azuresql |169| Configure Extended Events differences in Azure SQL | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/xevent-db-diff-from-svr?view=azuresql |170| Configure advance maintenance notifications for SQL Managed Instance | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/advance-notifications?view=azuresql |171| 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 |172| Deploy SQL Managed Instance with ARM templates | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/arm-templates-content-guide?view=azuresql |173| 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 |174| 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 |175| 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 |176| Monitor Azure SQL Managed Instance backup activity using msdb and XEvents | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/backup-activity-monitor?view=azuresql |177| View backup history with backup transparency in SQL MI | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/backup-transparency?view=azuresql |178| 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 |179| 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 |180| 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 |181| Configure maintenance windows for Azure SQL Managed Instance | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/maintenance-window-configure?view=azuresql |182| Understand maintenance window behavior in SQL Managed Instance | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/maintenance-window?view=azuresql |183| 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 |184| Prepare environment for Managed Instance link replication | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/managed-instance-link-preparation?view=azuresql |185| Monitor Azure SQL Managed Instance management operations | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/management-operations-monitor?view=azuresql |186| Reference monitoring metrics and logs for SQL Managed Instance | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/monitoring-sql-managed-instance-azure-monitor-reference?view=azuresql |187| 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 |188| 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 |189| 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 |190| Configure public endpoints for Azure SQL Managed Instance | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/public-endpoint-configure?view=azuresql |191| 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 |192| 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 |193| 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 |194| 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 |195| 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 |196| 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 |197| 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 |198| 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 |199| Configure time zone behavior in Azure SQL Managed Instance | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/timezones-overview?view=azuresql |200| Handle T-SQL differences between SQL Server and SQL Managed Instance | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/transact-sql-tsql-differences-sql-server?view=azuresql |201| Configure update policy for Azure SQL Managed Instance | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/update-policy?view=azuresql |202| Restart Azure SQL Managed Instance using manual failover | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/user-initiated-failover?view=azuresql |203204### Integrations & Coding Patterns205| Topic | URL |206|-------|-----|207| 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 |208| 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 |209| Connect to Azure SQL using Go and go-mssqldb | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/connect-query-go?view=azuresql |210| Connect Java applications to Azure SQL with JDBC | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/connect-query-java?view=azuresql |211| Use Node.js to connect and query Azure SQL | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/connect-query-nodejs?view=azuresql |212| Use PHP to connect and query Azure SQL | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/connect-query-php?view=azuresql |213| Connect and query Azure SQL using Python | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/connect-query-python?view=azuresql |214| Use Ruby to connect and query Azure SQL | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/connect-query-ruby?view=azuresql |215| Configure and use Spark connector with Azure SQL | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/spark-connector?view=azuresql |216| Create Azure SQL XEvent sessions with event_file | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/xevent-code-event-file?view=azuresql |217| Import CSV data into Azure SQL using bcp | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/load-from-csv-with-bcp?view=azuresql |218| Manage SQL Managed Instance at scale with Azure Automation | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/automation-manage?view=azuresql |219| 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 |220| 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 |221| 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 |222| Automate jobs with SQL Server Agent on SQL Managed Instance | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/job-automation-managed-instance?view=azuresql |223| 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 |224| 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 |225| 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 |226| 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 |227228### Deployment229| Topic | URL |230|-------|-----|231| Export Azure SQL databases to BACPAC files | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/database-export?view=azuresql |232| Import BACPAC files to create Azure SQL databases | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/database-import?view=azuresql |233| Check Azure SQL Database feature availability by region | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/region-availability?view=azuresql |234| Scale Azure SQL Database and Managed Instance resources | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/scale-resources?view=azuresql |235| Deploy Azure SQL Managed Instance using Bicep | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/create-bicep-quickstart?view=azuresql |236| Deploy Azure SQL Managed Instance via ARM template | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/create-template-quickstart?view=azuresql |237| Provision Azure SQL Managed Instance with Terraform | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/instance-create-terraform?view=azuresql |238| 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 |239| 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 |240| Cancel Azure SQL Managed Instance management operations | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/management-operations-cancel?view=azuresql |241| Understand duration of management operations in SQL Managed Instance | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/management-operations-duration?view=azuresql |242| 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 |243| Check Azure SQL Managed Instance feature availability by region | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/region-availability?view=azuresql |244| 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 |245| 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 |246| 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 |247| 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 |248| Move Azure SQL Managed Instance to another subnet with minimal downtime | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/vnet-subnet-move-instance?view=azuresql |
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