Integration Services (SSIS) Scale Out

Applies to: SQL Server SSIS Integration Runtime in Azure Data Factory

SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) Scale Out provides high-performance execution of SSIS packages by distributing package executions across multiple computers. After you set up Scale Out, you can run multiple package executions in parallel, in scale-out mode, from SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS).

Components

SSIS Scale Out consists of an SSIS Scale Out Master and one or more SSIS Scale Out Workers.

  • The Scale Out Master is responsible for Scale Out management and receives package execution requests from users. For more info, see Scale Out Master.

  • The Scale Out Workers pull execution tasks from the Scale Out Master and run the packages. For more info, see Scale Out Worker.

Configuration options

You can set up Scale Out in the following configurations:

  • On a single computer, where a Scale Out Master and a Scale Out Worker run side by side on the same computer.

  • On multiple computers, where each Scale Out Worker is on a different computer.

What you can do

After you set up Scale Out, you can do the following things:

Next steps