Enable unlimited virtualization with Azure Hybrid Benefit for SQL Server in Azure VMware Solution
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In this article, you learn how to enable unlimited virtualization through Azure Hybrid Benefit for SQL Server in an Azure VMware Solution private cloud. You can register the licenses by configuring a placement policy. The placement policy defines the hosts and the virtual machines (VMs) on the hosts that are running SQL Server.
Important
SQL Server licenses are applied at the host level and must cover all the physical cores on a host. For example, if each host in Azure VMware Solution has 36 cores and you intend to have 2 hosts run SQL Server, the Azure Hybrid Benefit applies to 72 cores. This amount is regardless of the number of SQL Server instances or other VMs that are on that host.
From your Azure VMware Solution private cloud, select Azure Hybrid Benefit > Create VM-Host affinity placement policy.
Fill in the required fields for creating the placement policy:
Name: Select the name that identifies this policy.
Type: Select the type of policy. This type must be a VM-Host affinity rule only.
Azure Hybrid Benefit: Select the checkbox to apply Azure Hybrid Benefit for SQL Server.
Cluster: Select the correct cluster. The policy is scoped to host in this cluster only.
Enabled: Select Enabled to apply the policy immediately after creation.
Select the hosts and VMs to be applied to the VM-Host affinity policy:
Select hosts: Select the hosts to run SQL Server. When hosts are replaced, policies are re-created on the new hosts automatically.
Select virtual machines: Select the VMs that should run on the selected hosts.
Review and Create: Select to create the policy.
Manage placement policies
After you create the placement policy, you can review, manage, or edit the policy by using options on the Placement policies menu in the Azure VMware Solution private cloud.
When you select the Azure Hybrid Benefit checkbox in the configuration setting, you can enable existing VM-Host affinity policies with Azure Hybrid Benefit for SQL Server.
Microsoft Azure offers Azure Hybrid Benefit, which helps organizations reduce costs when migrating to the cloud environment. You can leverage several Azure discounts and combine them with other services and strategic pricing offerings.
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