Generally Available: Restart databases in Azure SQL DB via the Azure portal

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Azure Updates · original
Microsoft id
577992
Availability
General Availability: October 2026
Tags
Databases, Feature, Hybrid + multicloud
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Description

You can now restart or fail over databases directly from the Azure portal, including single databases, Hyperscale databases, and databases in elastic pools, without writing scripts against the Rest API or contacting support.

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