Hi,
I have some Azure VM's I installed using the SQL images. That way I didn't havve to install the sql server myself. So we are paying for a SQL machine now.
Now I want to use our own SQL licenses on these machines. Is it possible to convert them in any way withouth setting up complete new VM's? That would cost a lot less per month.
Worst case scenario is setting up new VM's using a standard image and installing SQL myself and afterwards migrate the DB's but this would mean reconfiguration on a lot of client apps.
One more question. If I copy a virtual disk with SQL installed to azure and use that to create a VM, will azure recognize it as a SQL image or will it be recognized as a normal windows VM?
Thanks for the help!