Merge pull request #36715 from MicrosoftDocs/main

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azure-sql/database/restart-database.md

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ description: Learn about restarting a database or elastic pool in Azure SQL Data
 author: WilliamDAssafMSFT
 ms.author: wiassaf
 ms.reviewer: mahyon, randolphwest
-ms.date: 10/21/2025
+ms.date: 02/25/2026
 ms.service: azure-sql-database
 ms.subservice: high-availability
 ms.topic: how-to
@@ -20,9 +20,13 @@ monikerRange: "=azuresql || =azuresql-db"
 This article provides steps to restart an Azure SQL Database or elastic pool from the Azure portal.
 
 > [!IMPORTANT]  
-> The restart feature in the Azure portal is in preview and not recommended for production use. Hyperscale databases and Hyperscale elastic pools aren't supported in this preview.
+> The restart feature in the Azure portal is in preview and not recommended for production use.
 
-The restart operation is designed to resolve transient issues that might affect database connectivity or performance. Restarting a database or elastic pool temporarily takes it offline, causing a brief interruption in service. However, it doesn't affect the data stored within the database. The restart operation utilizes the same APIs that can be used to [test your application fault resiliency](high-availability-sla-local-zone-redundancy.md#test-application-fault-resiliency).
+The restart operation is designed to resolve transient issues that might affect database connectivity or performance. Restarting a database or elastic pool temporarily takes it offline, causing a brief interruption in service. However, it doesn't affect the data stored within the database. The restart operation utilizes the same APIs that can be used to [test your application fault resiliency](high-availability-sla-local-zone-redundancy.md#test-application-fault-resiliency). 
+
+Only one failover call is allowed every 15 minutes for each database or elastic pool. 
+
+The restart operation is not recommended for use when there are wide-spread service issues. Before initiating a restart, check [Azure Service Health](/azure/service-health/overview) for any ongoing issues.
 
 ## Restart a database
 

azure-sql/managed-instance/traffic-management-overview.md

@@ -56,9 +56,16 @@ The control plane consists of components that govern the configuration and behav
 
 ### Internal data plane
 
-Internal data plane components orchestrate the operations on user data to ensure durability, high availability, and business continuity of your data assets. In contrast to the control plane, which doesn't carry user data, internal data plane does transfer data stored in your databases.
+Internal data plane components orchestrate the operations on user data to ensure durability, high availability, and business continuity of your data assets. In contrast to the control plane, which doesn't carry user data, internal data plane does transfer data stored in your databases. Similar to the control plane, endpoints and services within the internal data plane are managed and secured by Microsoft.
 
-Internal data plane facilitates regular backups, replication traffic between availability replicas, data seeding, geo-replication in failover groups, and other data flows that involve actual user data.
+The internal data plane facilitates regular backups, replication traffic between availability replicas, data seeding, geo-replication in failover groups, and other data flows that involve actual user data. Examples of internal data plane traffic include:
+
+- Traffic from the SQL managed instance to storage accounts where automated backups are kept.
+- Traffic to telemetry endpoints.
+-	Authentication and secret exchange with Microsoft Entra ID and Azure Key Vault.
+- Traffic to virtual machine image download endpoints and the Windows Update service.
+- Data transfer operations initiated and governed by the service, such as data backups, and some data replication between replicas.
+- Fabric mirroring traffic.
 
 ### How is service-managed traffic secured?
 

docs/linux/includes/quickstart-connect-query.md

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ ms.custom:
 ---
 ## Connect locally
 
-The following steps use **sqlcmd** to locally connect to your new [!INCLUDE [ssnoversion-md](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] instance.
+The following steps use the [sqlcmd utility](../../tools/sqlcmd/sqlcmd-utility.md) to locally connect to your new [!INCLUDE [ssnoversion-md](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] instance. [Download and install the sqlcmd utility](../../tools/sqlcmd/sqlcmd-download-install.md) for Windows, Linux and macOS.
 
 > [!CAUTION]  
 > [!INCLUDE [password-complexity](password-complexity.md)]
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ The following steps use **sqlcmd** to locally connect to your new [!INCLUDE [ssn
    ```
 
    > [!NOTE]  
-   > Newer versions of **sqlcmd** are secure by default. For more information about connection encryption, see [sqlcmd utility](../../tools/sqlcmd/sqlcmd-utility.md) for Windows, and [Connecting with sqlcmd](../../connect/odbc/linux-mac/connecting-with-sqlcmd.md) for Linux and macOS. If the connection doesn't succeed, you can add the `-No` option to **sqlcmd** to specify that encryption is optional, not mandatory.
+   > Newer versions of **sqlcmd** are secure by default. For more information about connection encryption, see [sqlcmd utility](../../tools/sqlcmd/sqlcmd-utility.md) for Windows, Linux and macOS. If the connection doesn't succeed, you can add the `-No` option to **sqlcmd** to specify that encryption is optional, not mandatory.
 
    You can omit the password on the command line to be prompted to enter it.
 
@@ -137,7 +137,6 @@ In addition to **sqlcmd**, you can use the following cross-platform tools to man
 | --- | --- |
 | [Visual Studio Code](../../tools/visual-studio-code-extensions/mssql/connect-database-visual-studio-code.md) | A cross-platform GUI code editor that runs Transact-SQL statements with the [MSSQL extension](../../tools/visual-studio-code-extensions/mssql/mssql-extension-visual-studio-code.md). |
 | [PowerShell](../sql-server-linux-manage-powershell-core.md) | A cross-platform automation and configuration tool based on cmdlets. |
-| [mssql-cli](https://github.com/dbcli/mssql-cli/tree/master/doc) | A cross-platform command-line interface for running Transact-SQL commands. |
 
 ## Connect from Windows
 

docs/linux/quickstart-install-connect-docker.md

@@ -1534,7 +1534,6 @@ Other common tools to connect to [!INCLUDE [ssnoversion-md](../includes/ssnovers
 
 - [MSSQL extension for Visual Studio Code](../tools/visual-studio-code-extensions/mssql/mssql-extension-visual-studio-code.md)
 - [SQL Server Management Studio](sql-server-linux-manage-ssms.md)
-- [mssql-cli (Preview)](https://github.com/dbcli/mssql-cli/blob/master/doc/usage_guide.md)
 - [PowerShell](sql-server-linux-manage-powershell-core.md)
 
 ## Remove your container

docs/linux/sql-server-linux-faq.yml

@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ sections:
 
              1. **How do I verify the installed version and edition of SQL Server on Linux?**
 
-                Connect to the SQL Server instance with a client tool such as **sqlcmd**, **mssql-cli**, or Visual Studio Code. Then run the following Transact-SQL query to verify the version and edition of SQL Server that you are running: 
+                Connect to the SQL Server instance with a client tool such as the [sqlcmd utility](../tools/sqlcmd/sqlcmd-utility.md), or Visual Studio Code. Then run the following Transact-SQL query to verify the version and edition of SQL Server that you are running: 
 
                 ```sql
                 SELECT @@VERSION
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ sections:
 
              1. **Are commands like sqlcmd and bcp available on Linux?**
 
-                Yes, [sqlcmd and bcp](sql-server-linux-setup-tools.md) are natively available on Linux, macOS, and Windows. In addition, use the new [mssql-scripter](https://github.com/Microsoft/mssql-scripter) command-line tool on Linux, macOS, or Windows to generate T-SQL scripts for your SQL database running anywhere. Also, see the preview release for [mssql-cli](https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/dataplatforminsider/2017/12/12/try-mssql-cli-a-new-interactive-command-line-tool-for-sql-server/).
+                Yes, [sqlcmd and bcp](sql-server-linux-setup-tools.md) are natively available on Linux, macOS, and Windows. In addition, use the new [mssql-scripter](https://github.com/Microsoft/mssql-scripter) command-line tool on Linux, macOS, or Windows to generate T-SQL scripts for your SQL database running anywhere.
 
              1. **Is it possible to view Activity Monitor when connected through SSMS on Windows for an instance running on Linux?**
 

docs/linux/sql-server-linux-management-overview.md

@@ -37,10 +37,6 @@ The Named Pipes protocol isn't supported for [!INCLUDE [ssnoversion-md](../inclu
 
 SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) is a Windows application that provides a graphical user interface for managing [!INCLUDE [ssnoversion-md](../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)]. Although it currently runs only on Windows, you can use it to remotely connect to your Linux [!INCLUDE [ssnoversion-md](../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] instances. For more information on using SSMS to manage [!INCLUDE [ssnoversion-md](../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)], see [Use SQL Server Management Studio on Windows to manage SQL Server on Linux](sql-server-linux-manage-ssms.md).
 
-## mssql-cli (preview)
-
-Microsoft has released a new cross-platform scripting tool for [!INCLUDE [ssnoversion-md](../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)], [mssql-cli](https://www.microsoft.com/sql-server/blog/2017/12/12/try-mssql-cli-a-new-interactive-command-line-tool-for-sql-server). This tool is currently in preview.
-
 ## PowerShell
 
 PowerShell provides a rich command-line environment to manage [!INCLUDE [ssnoversion-md](../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] on Linux. For more information, see [Use PowerShell on Windows to manage SQL Server on Linux](sql-server-linux-manage-powershell.md).