Merge branch 'main' into release-dallas

Author: v-alje

azure-sql/database/block-crud-tsql.md

@@ -35,9 +35,9 @@ The following section describes how you can register or unregister a preview fea
 ### Register Block T-SQL CRUD
 
 1. Go to your subscription on Azure portal.
-2. Select on **Preview Features** tab. 
+2. Select the **Preview Features** tab. 
 3. Select **Block T-SQL CRUD**.
-4. After you select on **Block T-SQL CRUD**, a new window will open, select **Register**, to register this block with Microsoft.Sql resource provider.
+4. After you select **Block T-SQL CRUD**, a new window will open, select **Register**, to register this block with Microsoft.Sql resource provider.
 
 ![Select "Block T-SQL CRUD" in the list of Preview Features](./media/block-tsql-crud/block-tsql-crud.png)
 
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ The following section describes how you can register or unregister a preview fea
 After you register the block of T-SQL CRUD with Microsoft.Sql resource provider, you must re-register the Microsoft.Sql resource provider for the changes to take effect. To re-register the Microsoft.Sql resource provider:
 
 1. Go to your subscription on Azure portal.
-2. Select on **Resource Providers** tab.
+2. Select the **Resource Providers** tab.
 3. Search and select **Microsoft.Sql** resource provider.
 4. Select **Re-register**. 
 

azure-sql/database/database-import-export-private-link.md

@@ -45,13 +45,13 @@ Import-Export Private Link can be configured via Azure portal, PowerShell or usi
 1.  Go to server into which you would like to import database. Select Import database from toolbar in Overview page.
 2.  In Import Database page, select Use Private Link option
 :::image type="content" source="./media/database-import-export-private-link/import-database-private-link.png" alt-text="Screenshot that shows how to enable Import Private link" lightbox="media/database-import-export-private-link/import-database-private-link.png"::: 
-3.  Enter the storage account, server credentials, Database details and select on Ok
+3.  Enter the storage account, server credentials, Database details and select **OK**.
 
 #### Create Export Private Link 
 1. Go to the database that you would like to export. Select Export database from toolbar in Overview page
 2. In Export Database page, select Use Private Link option
 :::image type="content" source="./media/database-import-export-private-link/export-database-private-link.png" alt-text="Screenshot that shows how to enable Export Private Link" lightbox="media/database-import-export-private-link/export-database-private-link.png":::
-3. Enter the storage account, server sign-in credentials, Database details and select Ok 
+3. Enter the storage account, server sign-in credentials, Database details and select **OK**.
 
 #### Approve Private End Points
 

azure-sql/database/doc-changes-updates-release-notes-whats-new.md

@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ The following table lists the features of Azure SQL Database that have transitio
 | ---| --- |--- |
 | [Query Store hints](/sql/relational-databases/performance/query-store-hints?view=azuresqldb-current&preserve-view=true) | August 2022 | Use query hints to optimize your query execution via the OPTION clause. |
 | [Named Replicas](service-tier-hyperscale-replicas.md#named-replica) for Hyperscale databases | June 2022 | Named Replicas enable a broad variety of read scale-out scenarios, and easily implement near-real time hybrid transactional and analytical processing (HTAP) solutions. |
-| [Active geo-replication](/azure/azure-sql/database/active-geo-replication-overview) and [Auto-failover groups](/azure/azure-sql/database/auto-failover-group-sql-db) for Hyperscale databases | June 2022 | Active geo-replication and Auto-failover groups provide a turn-key business continuity solution for Hyperscale databases, letting you perform quick disaster recovery of databases in case of a regional disaster or a large scale outage.|
-| [Ledger](ledger-overview.md) | May 2022 | The ledger feature in Azure SQL Database allows you to cryptographically attest to other parties, such as auditors or other business parties, that your data hasn't been tampered with. |
+| [Active geo-replication](./active-geo-replication-overview.md) and [Auto-failover groups](./auto-failover-group-sql-db.md) for Hyperscale databases | June 2022 | Active geo-replication and Auto-failover groups provide a turn-key business continuity solution for Hyperscale databases, letting you perform quick disaster recovery of databases in case of a regional disaster or a large scale outage.|
+| [Ledger](/sql/relational-databases/security/ledger/ledger-overview) | May 2022 | The ledger feature in Azure SQL Database allows you to cryptographically attest to other parties, such as auditors or other business parties, that your data hasn't been tampered with. |
 | [Change data capture](/sql/relational-databases/track-changes/about-change-data-capture-sql-server) | April 2022 | Change data capture (CDC) lets you track all the changes that occur on a database. Though this feature has been available for SQL Server for quite some time, using it with Azure SQL Database is now generally available. | 
 | [Zone redundant configuration for General Purpose tier](high-availability-sla.md#general-purpose-service-tier-zone-redundant-availability) | April 2022 | The zone redundant configuration feature utilizes [Azure Availability Zones](/azure/availability-zones/az-overview#availability-zones) to replicate databases across multiple physical locations within an Azure region. By selecting [zone redundancy](high-availability-sla.md#general-purpose-service-tier-zone-redundant-availability), you can make your provisioned and serverless General Purpose databases and elastic pools resilient to a much larger set of failures, including catastrophic datacenter outages, without any changes to the application logic.|
 | [Maintenance window](../database/maintenance-window.md)| March 2022 | The maintenance window feature allows you to configure maintenance schedule for your Azure SQL Database. [Maintenance window advance notifications](../database/advance-notifications.md), however, are in preview.|
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ Learn about significant changes to the Azure SQL Database documentation.
 | Changes | Details |
 | --- | --- |
 | **Named Replicas for Hyperscale databases GA** | Named Replicas enable a broad variety of read scale-out scenarios, and easily implement near-real time hybrid transactional and analytical processing (HTAP) solutions. This feature is now generally available. See [named replicas](service-tier-hyperscale-replicas.md#named-replica) to learn more. |
-| **Active geo-replication and Auto-failover groups for Hyperscale databases GA** | [Active geo-replication](/azure/azure-sql/database/active-geo-replication-overview) and [Auto-failover groups](/azure/azure-sql/database/auto-failover-group-sql-db) are now generally available for Hyperscale databases,  providing a turn-key business continuity solution, letting you perform quick disaster recovery of databases in case of a regional disaster or a large scale outage. |
+| **Active geo-replication and Auto-failover groups for Hyperscale databases GA** | [Active geo-replication](./active-geo-replication-overview.md) and [Auto-failover groups](./auto-failover-group-sql-db.md) are now generally available for Hyperscale databases,  providing a turn-key business continuity solution, letting you perform quick disaster recovery of databases in case of a regional disaster or a large scale outage. |
 
 
 ### May 2022
@@ -128,4 +128,4 @@ Learn about significant changes to the Azure SQL Database documentation.
 
 ## Contribute to content
 
-To contribute to the Azure SQL documentation, see the [Docs contributor guide](/contribute/).
+To contribute to the Azure SQL documentation, see the [Docs contributor guide](/contribute/).

azure-sql/database/features-comparison.md

@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ The following table lists the major features of SQL Server and provides informat
 | [OPENQUERY](/sql/t-sql/functions/openquery-transact-sql)|No|Yes, only to SQL Database, SQL Managed Instance and SQL Server. See [T-SQL differences](../managed-instance/transact-sql-tsql-differences-sql-server.md)|
 | [OPENROWSET](/sql/t-sql/functions/openrowset-transact-sql)|Yes, only to import from Azure Blob storage. |Yes, only to SQL Database, SQL Managed Instance and SQL Server, and to import from Azure Blob storage. See [T-SQL differences](../managed-instance/transact-sql-tsql-differences-sql-server.md)|
 | [Operators](/sql/t-sql/language-elements/operators-transact-sql) | Most - see individual operators |Yes - see [T-SQL differences](../managed-instance/transact-sql-tsql-differences-sql-server.md) |
-| [Polybase](/sql/relational-databases/polybase/polybase-guide) | No. You can query data in the files placed on Azure Blob Storage using `OPENROWSET` function or use [an external table that references a serverless SQL pool in Synapse Analytics](https://devblogs.microsoft.com/azure-sql/read-azure-storage-files-using-synapse-sql-external-tables/). | Yes, for Azure Data Lake Storage (ADLS) and Azure Blob Storage as data source. See [Data Virtualization with Azure SQL Managed Instance](https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/data-virtualization-overview) for more details. |
+| [Polybase](/sql/relational-databases/polybase/polybase-guide) | No. You can query data in the files placed on Azure Blob Storage using `OPENROWSET` function or use [an external table that references a serverless SQL pool in Synapse Analytics](https://devblogs.microsoft.com/azure-sql/read-azure-storage-files-using-synapse-sql-external-tables/). | Yes, for Azure Data Lake Storage (ADLS) and Azure Blob Storage as data source. See [Data Virtualization with Azure SQL Managed Instance](../managed-instance/data-virtualization-overview.md) for more details. |
 | [Query Notifications](/sql/relational-databases/native-client/features/working-with-query-notifications) | No | Yes |
 | [Machine Learning Services](/sql/advanced-analytics/what-is-sql-server-machine-learning) (_Formerly R Services_)| No | Yes, see [Machine Learning Services in Azure SQL Managed Instance](../managed-instance/machine-learning-services-overview.md) |
 | [Recovery models](/sql/relational-databases/backup-restore/recovery-models-sql-server) | Only Full Recovery that guarantees high availability is supported. Simple and Bulk Logged recovery models are not available. | Only Full Recovery that guarantees high availability is supported. Simple and Bulk Logged recovery models are not available. |
@@ -194,4 +194,4 @@ For more information about Azure SQL Database and Azure SQL Managed Instance, se
 
 - [What is Azure SQL Database?](sql-database-paas-overview.md)
 - [What is Azure SQL Managed Instance?](../managed-instance/sql-managed-instance-paas-overview.md)
-- [What is an Azure SQL Managed Instance pool?](../managed-instance/instance-pools-overview.md)
+- [What is an Azure SQL Managed Instance pool?](../managed-instance/instance-pools-overview.md)

azure-sql/database/ledger-landing.yml

@@ -128,6 +128,6 @@ landingContent:
       - linkListType: video
         links:
           - text: Bringing the power of blockchain to Azure SQL Database and SQL Server with ledger | Data Exposed
-            url: https://docs.microsoft.com/shows/data-exposed/bringing-the-power-of-blockchain-to-azure-sql-database-and-sql-server-with-ledger-data-exposed
+            url: /shows/data-exposed/bringing-the-power-of-blockchain-to-azure-sql-database-and-sql-server-with-ledger-data-exposed
           - text: Learn how Lenovo reinforces trust using ledger in Azure SQL Database
-            url: https://videos.microsoft.com/customer-stories/watch/xEenNHQerYdRyYqwdYLyXi
+            url: https://videos.microsoft.com/customer-stories/watch/xEenNHQerYdRyYqwdYLyXi

azure-sql/database/manage-hyperscale-database.md

@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ Reverse migration is available under the following conditions:
 - Reverse migration is only available within 45 days of the original migration to Hyperscale.
 - Databases originally created in the Hyperscale service tier are not eligible for reverse migration.
 - You may reverse migrate to the [General Purpose](service-tier-general-purpose.md) service tier only. Your migration from Hyperscale to General Purpose can target either the serverless or provisioned compute tiers. If you wish to migrate the database to another service tier, such as [Business Critical](service-tier-business-critical.md) or a [DTU based service tier](service-tiers-dtu.md), first reverse migrate to the General Purpose service tier, then change the service tier.
+- Direct reverse migration to an elastic pool is not supported. If you wish to migrate your Hyperscale database to an elastic pool, first migrate it to a General Purpose single database, and then move this database to the target elastic pool.
 
 ### Duration and downtime
 

azure-sql/database/monitoring-sql-database-azure-monitor.md

@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ Azure Monitor alerts proactively notify you when important conditions are found
 
 If you are creating or running an application in Azure, [Azure Monitor Application Insights](/azure/azure-monitor/overview#application-insights) may offer additional types of alerts.
 
-You can also configure alerts with the Azure CLI or PowerShell. For example, see [Use PowerShell to monitor and scale a single database in Azure SQL Database](/azure/azure-sql/database/scripts/monitor-and-scale-database-powershell).
+You can also configure alerts with the Azure CLI or PowerShell. For example, see [Use PowerShell to monitor and scale a single database in Azure SQL Database](./scripts/monitor-and-scale-database-powershell.md).
 
 The following table lists common and recommended alert rules for Azure SQL Database. You may see different options available depending on your purchase model.
 

azure-sql/database/sql-data-sync-agent-overview.md

@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ In order to delete a Sync metadata database that has a Sync agent associated wit
 
 1. Select the Sync database. 
 2. Go to the **Sync to other databases** page.
-3. Select the Sync agent and select on **Delete**. 
+3. Select the Sync agent and select **Delete**. 
 
 ## <a name="agent-tshoot"></a> Troubleshoot Data Sync Agent issues
 

azure-sql/database/sql-database-vulnerability-assessment-rules.md

@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ SQL Vulnerability Assessment rules have five categories, which are in the follow
 |Rule ID  |Rule Title  |Rule Severity  |Rule Description  |Platform  |
 |---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
 | VA1018     |Latest updates should be installed          |High         |Microsoft periodically releases Cumulative Updates (CUs) for each version of SQL Server. This rule checks whether the latest CU has been installed for the particular version of SQL Server being used, by passing in a string for execution. This rule checks that all users (except dbo) do not have permission to execute the xp_cmdshell extended stored procedure. |<nobr>SQL Server 2005<nobr/><br/><br/><nobr>SQL Server 2008<nobr/><br/><br/><nobr>SQL Server 2008<nobr/><br/><br/><nobr>SQL Server 2012<nobr/><br/><br/><nobr>SQL Server 2014<nobr/><br/><br/><nobr>SQL Server 2016<nobr/><br/><br/>SQL Server 2017<br/>|
-|VA2128     |Vulnerability Assessment is not supported for SQL Server versions lower than SQL Server 2012          |High         |To run a Vulnerability Assessment scan on your SQL Server the server needs to be upgraded to SQL Server 2012 or higher, SQL Server 2008 R2 and below are no longer supported by Microsoft. For more information, [see](/azure/azure-sql/virtual-machines/windows/sql-server-extend-end-of-support)         |<nobr>SQL Server 2012+<nobr/><br/><br/>SQL Managed Instance<br/><br/>SQL Database<br/><br/>Azure Synapse         |
+|VA2128     |Vulnerability Assessment is not supported for SQL Server versions lower than SQL Server 2012          |High         |To run a Vulnerability Assessment scan on your SQL Server the server needs to be upgraded to SQL Server 2012 or higher, SQL Server 2008 R2 and below are no longer supported by Microsoft. For more information, [see](../virtual-machines/windows/sql-server-extend-end-of-support.md)         |<nobr>SQL Server 2012+<nobr/><br/><br/>SQL Managed Instance<br/><br/>SQL Database<br/><br/>Azure Synapse         |
 
 ## Surface Area Reduction
 
@@ -198,4 +198,4 @@ SQL Vulnerability Assessment rules have five categories, which are in the follow
 ## Next steps
 
 - [Vulnerability Assessment](sql-vulnerability-assessment.md)
-- [SQL Vulnerability Assessment rules changelog](sql-database-vulnerability-assessment-rules-changelog.md)
+- [SQL Vulnerability Assessment rules changelog](sql-database-vulnerability-assessment-rules-changelog.md)