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Azure Arc-enabled data services Kubernetes validation

Azure Arc-enabled data services team has worked with industry partners to validate specific distributions and solutions to host Azure Arc-enabled data services. This validation extends the Azure Arc-enabled Kubernetes validation for the data services. This article identifies partner solutions, versions, Kubernetes versions and SQL engine versions that have been verified to support the data services.

To see how all Azure Arc-enabled components are validated, see Validation program overview

Note

At the current time, SQL Managed Instance enabled by Azure Arc is generally available in select regions.

Partners

DataON

Solution and version Kubernetes version Azure Arc-enabled data services version SQL engine version
DataON AZS-6224 1.24.11 1.20.0_2023-06-13 16.0.5100.7242

Dell

Solution and version Kubernetes version Azure Arc-enabled data services version SQL engine version
PowerStore 4.0 1.28.10 1.30.0_2024-06-11 16.0.5349.20214
Unity XT 1.24.3 1.15.0_2023-01-10 16.0.816.19223
PowerFlex 1.25.0 1.21.0_2023-07-11 16.0.5100.7242

Hitachi

Solution and version Kubernetes version Azure Arc-enabled data services version SQL engine version
Hitachi UCP with Microsoft AKS-HCI 1.27.3 1.29.0_2024-04-09* 16.0.5290.8214
Hitachi UCP with Red Hat OpenShift 1.25.11 1.25.0_2023-11-14 16.0.5100.7246
Hitachi Virtual Storage Software Block software-defined storage (VSSB) 1.24.12 1.20.0_2023-06-13 16.0.5100.7242
Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform (VSP) 1.24.12 1.19.0_2023-05-09 16.0.937.6221

*: The solution was validated in indirect mode only (learn more about the different connectivity modes).

HPE

Solution and version Kubernetes version Azure Arc-enabled data services version SQL engine version
HPE Superdome Flex 280 1.25.12 1.22.0_2023-08-08 16.0.5100.7242
HPE Apollo 4200 Gen10 Plus 1.22.6 1.11.0_2022-09-13 16.0.312.4243

Kublr

Solution and version Kubernetes version Azure Arc-enabled data services version SQL engine version
Kublr 1.26.0 1.26.4, 1.25.6, 1.24.13, 1.23.17, 1.22.17 1.21.0_2023-07-11 16.0.5100.7242
Kublr 1.21.2 1.22.10 1.9.0_2022-07-12 16.0.312.4243

Lenovo

Solution and version Kubernetes version Azure Arc-enabled data services version SQL engine version
Lenovo ThinkEdge SE455 V3 1.26.6 1.24.0_2023-10-10 16.0.5100.7246
Lenovo ThinkAgile MX1020 1.26.6 1.24.0_2023-10-10 16.0.5100.7246
Lenovo ThinkAgile MX3520 1.22.6 1.10.0_2022-08-09 16.0.312.4243

Nutanix

Solution and version Kubernetes version Azure Arc-enabled data services version SQL engine version
Karbon 2.2
AOS: 5.19.1.5
AHV: 20201105.1021
PC: Version pc.2021.3.02
 1.19.8-0 1.0.0_2021-07-30 15.0.2148.140

PureStorage

Solution and version Kubernetes version Azure Arc-enabled data services version SQL engine version
Portworx Enterprise 3.3.1.1
Microsoft Azure Marketplace		 1.31.9 1.39.0_2025-05-13 16.0.5564.41214
Portworx Enterprise 3.1 1.28.7 1.30.0_2024-06-11 16.0.5349.20214
Portworx Enterprise 2.7 1.22.5 1.20.7 1.1.0_2021-11-02 15.0.2148.140
Portworx Enterprise 2.9 1.22.5 1.1.0_2021-11-02 15.0.2195.191

Red Hat

Solution and version Kubernetes version Azure Arc-enabled data services version SQL engine version
OpenShift 4.15.0 1.28.6 1.27.0_2024-02-13 16.0.5100.7246
OpenShift 4.13.4 1.26.5 1.21.0_2023-07-11 16.0.5100.7242
OpenShift 4.10.16 1.23.5 1.11.0_2022-09-13 16.0.312.4243

VMware

Solution and version Kubernetes version Azure Arc-enabled data services version SQL engine version
TKGs 2.2 1.25.7 1.23.0_2023-09-12 16.0.5100.7246
TKGm 2.3 1.26.5 1.23.0_2023-09-12 16.0.5100.7246
TKGm 2.2 1.25.7 1.19.0_2023-05-09 16.0.937.6223
TKGm 2.1.0 1.24.9 1.15.0_2023-01-10 16.0.816.19223

Wind River

Solution and version Kubernetes version Azure Arc-enabled data services version SQL engine version
Wind River Cloud Platform 24.09 1.30.6 1.37.0_2025-03-11 16.0.5564
Wind River Cloud Platform 22.12 1.24.4 1.26.0_2023-12-12 16.0.5100.7246
Wind River Cloud Platform 22.06 1.23.1 1.9.0_2022-07-12 16.0.312.4243

Data services validation process

The Sonobuoy Azure Arc-enabled data services plug-in automates the provisioning and testing of Azure Arc-enabled data services on a Kubernetes cluster.

Prerequisites

v1.22.5+vmware.1

Create a Kubernetes config file configured to access the target Kubernetes cluster and set as the current context. How this file is generated and brought local to your computer is different from platform to platform. See Kubernetes.io.

Process

The conformance tests run as part of the Azure Arc-enabled Data services validation. A pre-requisite to running these tests is to pass on the Azure Arc-enabled Kubernetes tests for the Kubernetes distribution in use.

These tests verify that the product is compliant with the requirements of running and operating data services. This process helps assess if the product is enterprise ready for deployments.

  1. Deploy data controller in both indirect and direct connect modes (learn more about connectivity modes)
  2. Deploy SQL Managed Instance enabled by Azure Arc

More tests will be added in future releases of Azure Arc-enabled data services.

Additional information

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