Automatically connect your SQL Server to Azure Arc
Applies to: 
SQL Server
This article explains how to connect your SQL Server instance to Azure Arc.
Before you proceed, complete the Prerequisites.
Steps
- Onboard the server to Azure Arc
- Wait approximately 10 minutes
- Verify your Azure Arc-enabled SQL Server resources
Onboard the server to Azure Arc
To connect your SQL Server to Azure, see Azure Connected Machine agent deployment options.
Note
If your server is already connected to Azure, but Azure extension for SQL Server is not deployed automatically using above methods, proceed to Alternate deployment options for Azure Arc-enabled SQL Server to connect SQL Server to Azure.
Azure Arc automatically installs the Azure extension for SQL Server when a server connected to Azure Arc has SQL Server installed. All the SQL Server instance resources are automatically created in Azure. These provide a centralized management platform for all your SQL Servers.
To learn more, see Auto deployment of Azure extension for SQL Server.
Verify your Azure Arc-enabled SQL Server resources
In Azure portal, go to Azure Arc > SQL Server and open the newly registered Arc-enabled SQL Server resource to validate.
Note
After connecting the server to Arc, you need to wait 10 minutes for the Azure extension for SQL Server to deploy and the Arc-enabled SQL Server resource to be created.
If the Arc-enabled SQL Server resource does not appear in the same resource group as the Arc Server, follow the Azure extension for SQL Server guide to troubleshoot the issue.
Evaluate Azure Arc-enabled SQL Server on an Azure VM
Normally, you wouldn't use Azure Arc-enabled SQL Server on an Azure virtual machine. However, you can use an Azure SQL Virtual machine to evaluate Arc-enabled SQL Server on an Azure VM.
To test Arc-enabled SQL Server on an Azure VM, follow the steps at Evaluate Arc-enabled servers on an Azure virtual machine. For the Azure VM image, use an available Azure SQL VM image.
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