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The PolyBase feature of SQL Server 2022 facilitates data virtualization by allowing a SQL Server instance to directly query data using T-SQL from various sources, including SQL Server itself. To ensure seamless functioning of this feature, it is important to install and enable PolyBase on the respective SQL Server instance.
Figure 24 shows how to verify that PolyBase is installed and enabled.
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Enable the PolyBase functionality at the instance level of the SQL Server, if it is not enabled already.
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Verify that PolyBase was enabled successfully.
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