Building Azure Arc-enabled Data Services for a SQL Managed Instance on Dell PowerFlex

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  Business challenge
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  Solution overview
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  Revisions
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  Objective
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  Audience
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  Terminology
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  We value your feedback

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  Product overview
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  PowerFlex family
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  PowerFlex delivers transformational value
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  PowerFlex software components
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  PowerFlex consumption options
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  Flexible consumption-based billing options
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  Microsoft Azure Arc

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  Solution architecture
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  PowerFlex setup
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  Kubernetes and CSI setup
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  Management and operations
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  Azure Arc-enabled SQL Managed Instance

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  Test scenarios
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  Testing methodology introduction
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  HammerDB initial configuration
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  HammerDB configuration
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  SQL Server VM baseline test
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  SQL Server MI tests
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  Azure Arc-enabled data services build versions
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  SQL MI creation scale - up scenario
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  Storage class configuration
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  Scale SQL MI up/down
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  Node CPU utilization – Azure Arc for Kubernetes | Insights

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  Test case results

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  Conclusion

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  Appendix A: SQL MI and Hammer DB Test Harness details

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  Appendix B: SQL MI related service management using kubectl

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  Appendix C: Red Hat Linux configuration

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  Dell Technologies documentation
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  Microsoft documentation