Merge remote-tracking branch 'upstream/main' into manage-pay-as-you-go-transition

Author: MikeRayMSFT

.openpublishing.redirection.json

@@ -67873,6 +67873,91 @@
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+    },
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+    },
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+      "redirect_url": "/sql/reporting-services/tools/reporting-services-in-sql-server-management-studio-ssrs#delete-catalog-items",
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+    },
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azure-sql/database/authentication-aad-guest-users.md

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ description: How to create Microsoft Entra guest users and set them as Microsoft
 author: VanMSFT
 ms.author: vanto
 ms.reviewer: wiassaf, vanto, mathoma, randolphwest
-ms.date: 06/10/2025
+ms.date: 02/23/2026
 ms.service: azure-sql
 ms.subservice: security
 ms.topic: how-to
@@ -15,7 +15,10 @@ monikerRange: "=azuresql || =azuresql-db || =azuresql-mi"
 ---
 # Create Microsoft Entra guest users and set them as a Microsoft Entra admin
 
-[!INCLUDE [appliesto-sqldb-sqlmi](../includes/appliesto-sqldb-sqlmi.md)]
+[!INCLUDE [appliesto-sqldb-sqlmi-sqlvm](../includes/appliesto-sqldb-sqlmi-sqlvm.md)]
+
+> [!NOTE]
+> This feature applies to SQL Server 2022 and later on Azure Virtual Machines and Arc enabled SQL Server.
 
 [Guest users](/entra/external-id/user-properties) with Microsoft Entra B2B collaboration are users that have accounts in an external Microsoft Entra organization or an external identity provider (for example, Outlook, Windows Live Mail, or Gmail), which isn't managed within your Microsoft Entra tenant. Guest user accounts are created when those individuals are invited to collaborate within your tenant, while still performing authentication against their identity provider.
 
@@ -35,7 +38,7 @@ Azure SQL Database, SQL Managed Instance, and Azure Synapse Analytics support cr
 
 Follow these steps to create a database user using a Microsoft Entra guest user. In this section, replace `<guest_user>` with a valid email address, for example `guest_user@example.com`.
 
-### Create guest user in SQL Database and Azure Synapse
+### [SQL Database and Azure Synapse](#tab/sql-database)
 
 1. Ensure that the guest user is already added into your Microsoft Entra ID and a Microsoft Entra admin has been set for the database server. Having a Microsoft Entra admin is required for Microsoft Entra authentication.
 
@@ -55,10 +58,10 @@ Follow these steps to create a database user using a Microsoft Entra guest user.
 
 1. Disconnect and sign into the database as the guest user using [SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)](/ssms/sql-server-management-studio-ssms) using the authentication method **Azure Active Directory - Universal with MFA**. For more information, see [Using Microsoft Entra multifactor authentication](authentication-mfa-ssms-overview.md).
 
-### Create guest user in SQL Managed Instance
+### [SQL Managed Instance](#tab/sql-managed-instance)
 
 > [!NOTE]  
-> SQL Managed Instance supports logins for Microsoft Entra users, as well as Microsoft Entra ID contained database users. The following steps show how to create a login and user for a Microsoft Entra guest user in SQL Managed Instance. You can also choose to create a [contained database user](/sql/relational-databases/security/contained-database-users-making-your-database-portable) in SQL Managed Instance by using the method in the [Create guest user in SQL Database and Azure Synapse](#create-guest-user-in-sql-database-and-azure-synapse) section.
+> SQL Managed Instance supports logins for Microsoft Entra users, as well as Microsoft Entra ID contained database users. The following steps show how to create a login and user for a Microsoft Entra guest user in SQL Managed Instance. You can also choose to create a [contained database user](/sql/relational-databases/security/contained-database-users-making-your-database-portable) in SQL Managed Instance by using the method in the **SQL Database and Azure Synapse** tab.
 
 1. Ensure that the guest user is already added into your Microsoft Entra tenant and a Microsoft Entra admin has been set for the SQL Managed Instance. Having a Microsoft Entra admin is required for Microsoft Entra authentication.
 
@@ -86,6 +89,69 @@ Follow these steps to create a database user using a Microsoft Entra guest user.
 
 1. Disconnect and sign into the database as the guest user using [SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)](/ssms/sql-server-management-studio-ssms) using the authentication method **Azure Active Directory - Universal with MFA**. For more information, see [Using Microsoft Entra multifactor authentication](authentication-mfa-ssms-overview.md).
 
+### [SQL Server](#tab/sql-server)
+
+> [!NOTE]
+> Use this section after Microsoft Entra authentication is enabled for your SQL Server on Azure VMs or Arc-enabled SQL Server.
+
+1. Verify that Microsoft Entra authentication is enabled for the SQL Server.
+
+1. Make sure the guest user is already added to your Microsoft Entra tenant.
+
+1. Verify that the managed identity selected for enabling Microsoft Entra authentication has either the **Directory Readers** role or these Microsoft Graph app roles: **User.Read.All**, **GroupMember.Read.All**, and **Application.Read.All**.
+
+1. Connect to the SQL Server instance as a Microsoft Entra admin (sysadmin).
+
+1. Create the guest user using one of the following options:
+
+**Option A: Create a login first (server principal), then create a database user from that login**
+
+```sql
+-- Run in master
+CREATE LOGIN [<guest_user>] FROM EXTERNAL PROVIDER;
+GO
+```
+
+```sql
+-- Run in the target user database
+CREATE USER [<guest_user>] FROM LOGIN [<guest_user>];
+GO
+```
+
+**Option B: Create a contained database user (no server login)**
+
+```sql
+-- Run in the target user database
+CREATE USER [<guest_user>] FROM EXTERNAL PROVIDER;
+GO
+```
+
+#### Set a guest user as a server admin
+
+In this section, replace `<guest_user>` with a valid email address, for example `guest_user@example.com`.
+
+```sql
+USE [master];
+GO
+```
+
+```sql
+-- Create the Microsoft Entra login for the guest user
+CREATE LOGIN [<guest_user>] FROM EXTERNAL PROVIDER;
+GO
+```
+
+```sql
+-- Grant full server admin rights
+ALTER SERVER ROLE [sysadmin] ADD MEMBER [<guest_user>];
+GO
+```
+
+> [!NOTE]
+> If you want guest users to be able to create other Microsoft Entra logins or users, they must have permissions to read other identities in the Microsoft Entra directory. This permission is configured at the directory-level. For more information, see [guest access permissions in Microsoft Entra ID](/entra/identity/users/users-restrict-guest-permissions).
+
+---
+
 ## Set a guest user as a Microsoft Entra admin
 
 Set the Microsoft Entra admin using either the Azure portal, Azure PowerShell, or the Azure CLI. In this section, replace `<guest_user>` with a valid email address, for example `guest_user@example.com`.
@@ -149,3 +215,5 @@ You can also use the Azure CLI command [az sql mi ad-admin](/cli/azure/sql/mi/ad
 - [Configure and manage Microsoft Entra authentication with Azure SQL](authentication-aad-configure.md)
 - [Using Microsoft Entra multifactor authentication](authentication-mfa-ssms-overview.md)
 - [CREATE USER (Transact-SQL)](/sql/t-sql/statements/create-user-transact-sql)
+- [Microsoft Entra authentication for Arc-enabled SQL Server](/sql/sql-server/azure-arc/microsoft-entra-authentication-with-managed-identity)
+- [Configure Microsoft Entra authentication for SQL Server on Azure VMs](/azure/azure-sql/virtual-machines/windows/configure-azure-ad-authentication-for-sql-vm)

azure-sql/database/authentication-aad-overview.md

@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ To get started, review [Configure Microsoft Entra multifactor authentication](au
 
 ## Microsoft Entra B2B support
 
-Microsoft Entra authentication in all SQL products also supports [Microsoft Entra B2B collaboration](/entra/external-id/what-is-b2b), which enables businesses to invite guest users to collaborate with their organization. Guest users can connect to databases either as individual users or members of a Microsoft Entra group. For more information, see [Create guest user](authentication-aad-guest-users.md#create-guest-user-in-sql-database-and-azure-synapse).
+Microsoft Entra authentication in all SQL products also supports [Microsoft Entra B2B collaboration](/entra/external-id/what-is-b2b), which enables businesses to invite guest users to collaborate with their organization. Guest users can connect to databases either as individual users or members of a Microsoft Entra group. For more information, see [Create database user for Microsoft Entra guest user](authentication-aad-guest-users.md#create-database-user-for-microsoft-entra-guest-user).
 
 ## Trust architecture for Microsoft Entra federation to Active Directory
 

azure-sql/database/free-offer.md

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-title: Deploy for Free
+title: Try Azure SQL Database for Free
 description: Guidance on how to deploy the Azure SQL Database offer for up to 10 free databases.
 author: WilliamDAssafMSFT
 ms.author: wiassaf
@@ -22,10 +22,6 @@ To get started and quickly create a new free Azure SQL Database, select the **Tr
 
    :::image type="content" source="media/free-offer/show-options-create-sql-database.png" alt-text="Screenshot from the Azure portal showing the Azure SQL hub and the Try for free link in the Azure SQL Database pane." lightbox="media/free-offer/show-options-create-sql-database.png":::
 
-You know the offer has been applied when the **Cost summary** card on the right side of the page shows **Estimated Cost/Month** zero cost.
-
-:::image type="content" source="media/free-offer/cost-summary-card.png" alt-text="Screenshot from the Azure portal of the Free Offer Cost summary card.":::
-
 ## Prerequisites
 
 To create a free Azure SQL Database, you need:
@@ -37,9 +33,7 @@ To create a free Azure SQL Database, you need:
 
 ## Create a database
 
-Use the Azure portal to create the new free Azure SQL Database.
-
-To create a free offer database, follow these steps:
+Use the Azure portal to create the new free Azure SQL Database. To create a free offer database, follow these steps:
 
 1. Select the **Try for free** link on the [Azure SQL hub at aka.ms/azuresqlhub](https://aka.ms/azuresqlhub).
    - You can also find the **Apply offer** banner on the [provisioning page for Azure SQL Database](https://portal.azure.com/#create/Microsoft.SQLDatabase), and proceed with the steps to [Create a single database in the serverless compute tier](single-database-create-quickstart.md?view=azuresql-db&preserve-view=true&tabs=azure-portal#create-a-single-database).
@@ -56,7 +50,11 @@ To create a free offer database, follow these steps:
         - Use the automatically-created unique **Database name**, or provide a new name.
         - An existing logical **Server** is already selected. You can change this or create a new logical server.
 
-    That's all that's needed! The new database will be created with defaults, including the option to pause the database when the free limits are reached. This and other options can be changed in the future.
+   That's all that's needed! The new database will be created with defaults, including the option to pause the database when the free limits are reached. This and other options can be changed in the future.
+
+   You know the offer has been applied when the **Cost summary** card on the right side of the page shows **Estimated Cost/Month** zero cost.
+
+   :::image type="content" source="media/free-offer/cost-summary-card.png" alt-text="Screenshot from the Azure portal of the Free Offer Cost summary card.":::
 
 1. Select **Review + create**.
 1. Review and select **Create**.

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