Supported and Unsupported Features in SQLServer Flex

These are the supported and unsupported features in SQLServer Flex based on the current deployed release.

Please note that the list is subject to change. More features will be supported with every new release.

List of Supported/Unsupported Features

Release	Feature	Status
GA	DB Engine core features	Supported
GA	Backup (“copy only”) Customers can perform manual FULL backups for their databases with the COPY_ONLY option via APIs. This is important to keep the system backup chain in a ready state for recovery.	Supported
GA	Restore to a new DB Customers can perform restore operations via APIs. Restore database can be performed only to a new database. Restoring to the existing database is not allowed.	Supported
GA	Full Text Search	Supported
GA	Transport Layer Security	Supported
GA	AlwaysOn Availability Groups	Supported
GA	SQL Server Agent	Unsupported
GA	Extended Events	Unsupported
GA	Profiler	Unsupported
GA	Replication	Unsupported
GA	Database mail	Unsupported
GA	Linked Server	Unsupported
GA	Filestream	Unsupported
GA	Log Shipping	Unsupported
GA	Transparent Data Encryption (TDE)	Unsupported
GA	Policy Management	Unsupported
GA	Resource Governor	Unsupported
GA	Maintenance Plans	Unsupported
GA	SQL Server Logs	Unsupported