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20251118 deleted logical server restore notes (#35822)
Co-authored-by: Jay Patel <jaypatel@microsoft.com>
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azure-sql/database/deleted-logical-server-restore.md

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author: WilliamDAssafMSFT
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ms.author: wiassaf
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ms.reviewer: dinethi, jaypatel
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ms.date: 09/11/2025
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ms.date: 11/18/2025
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ms.service: azure-sql-database
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ms.subservice: backup-restore
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ms.topic: how-to
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This article provides steps to restore an Azure SQL Database server, also known as a logical server, if it was accidentally deleted.
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> [!IMPORTANT]
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> This feature is in preview and is currently only enabled for certain subscriptions.
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> Currently, the ability to restore a deleted logical server is in preview. The ability to restore a deleted logical server is enabled only for specific subscriptions, and also for all SQL logical servers that are at least two years old.
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You can restore a deleted Azure SQL logical server and its underlying databases with one of the following two methods:
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Install-Module Az.Accounts -Repository PSGallery
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1. Use the `Az.Tools.Installer` to install the NuGet package.
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1. Update the `Az.Sql` module to the latest version.
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```powershell
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Install-AzModule -Path https://azposhpreview.blob.core.windows.net/public/Az.Sql.5.2.0.nupkg
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Update-Module Az.Sql -Force
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1. Sign in and connect to your Azure account.
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Once the logical server is restored, restoring the databases is next. Look in the **Deleted databases** tab on the **Backups** page, by browsing to the server resource in Azure portal. For more information, see [Restore a database from a backup in Azure SQL Database](recovery-using-backups.md).
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## Delete the logical server without recovery using PowerShell and REST API
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## Delete the logical server without possibility of recovery using PowerShell and REST API
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Follow these steps to set up the variables needed to hard-delete the soft-deleted logical server, using PowerShell to invoke a REST API call.
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