Sneak Peak:
Using file shares to host the system mount directory was introduced a couple months ago and since then the implementation got significantly easier. No more manual editing of profile parameter files – now everything is reflected during system provisioning. Recently I went through the process again and I think the changes are so big, that it’s worth revisiting my past post. As there are a few improvements on Azure side as well I decided to write a brand-new guide and include additional information about protecting the SQL Server using AlwaysOn availability groups. The file share is still provisioned using a combination of the Storage Spaces Direct and the Scale-Out File Server functionalities in Windows Server 2016. To simplify the setup and avoid building large and expensive landscapes I deployed all required components to just a two-node Failover Cluster.
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