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title Restart a Database or Elastic Pool (Preview)
titleSuffix Azure SQL Database
description Learn about restarting a database or elastic pool in Azure SQL Database.
author WilliamDAssafMSFT
ms.author wiassaf
ms.reviewer mahyon, randolphwest
ms.date 03/10/2026
ms.service azure-sql-database
ms.subservice high-availability
ms.topic how-to
ms.custom
azure-sql-split
monikerRange =azuresql || =azuresql-db

Restart a database or elastic pool (preview)

[!INCLUDE appliesto-sqldb]

This article provides steps to restart an Azure SQL Database or elastic pool from the Azure portal.

Important

The restart feature in the Azure portal is in preview and not recommended for production use.

The restart operation is designed to resolve transient issues that might affect database connectivity or performance. Restarting a database or elastic pool temporarily takes it offline, causing a brief interruption in service. However, it doesn't affect the data stored within the database. The restart operation utilizes the same APIs that can be used to test your application fault resiliency.

Only one failover call is allowed every 15 minutes for each database or elastic pool.

The restart operation is not recommended for use when there are wide-spread service issues. Before initiating a restart, check Azure Service Health for any ongoing issues.

Restart a database

  1. Go to the Azure SQL hub at aka.ms/azuresqlhub.

  2. In the resource menu, expand Azure SQL Database and select SQL databases. Navigate to your database.

  3. Under the Settings section, select Maintenance.

  4. In the Restart section, select the Click here to restart the SQL database link.

  5. A confirmation dialog appears. Type in your database name and select Restart to initiate the restart process.

Restart an elastic pool

  1. Go to the Azure SQL hub at aka.ms/azuresqlhub.

  2. In the resource menu, expand Azure SQL Database and select Elastic pools. Navigate to your elastic pool.

  3. Under the Settings section, select Maintenance.

  4. In the Restart section, select the Click here to restart the SQL elastic pool link.

  5. A confirmation dialog appears. Type in your elastic pool name and select Restart to initiate the restart process.

Important

Restarting an elastic pool restarts all databases within the pool.

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