Posted by: kurtsh | September 29, 2023

INFO: Azure Arc for SQL for “Server/CAL” licensing

imageThis came up recently that I thought warranted posting a note around: 

Customers that are licensed for SQL Server via the legacy “Server/CAL” licensing are unfortunately not eligible for the majority of the listed in-box benefits of “Azure Arc for SQL” .

WHAT SQL SERVER/CAL LICENSED CUSTOMERS CAN & CAN’T DO WITH AZURE ARC FOR SQL
As shown in the Azure Arc for SQL Server docs:
(https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/sql-server/azure-arc/manage-configuration?view=sql-server-ver16&tabs=azure#license-types)

SQL Server/CAL licensed customers can use the following:

  1. Connect to Azure
  2. SQL Server Inventory
  3. Entra ID Authentication
  4. Defender for Cloud
    (Requires subscription)
  5. Govern through Microsoft Purview
    (Requires subscription)

SQL Server/CAL licensed customers cannot use the following:

  1. Best Practices Assessment
  2. Detailed Database Inventory
  3. Automated Backups
  4. Automated Patching

Azure Arc for SQL is largely a solution for SQL Servers licensed “per Core”.

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