From 82f8719bdee579f5fb18476128fc6d0e78f6ad01 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "tommasosacco@microsoft.com" <tommasosacco@microsoft.com>
Date: Sun, 28 Jun 2026 11:35:40 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] payg docs updated

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 docs/sql-server/azure-arc/manage-license-billing.md | 5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

diff --git a/docs/sql-server/azure-arc/manage-license-billing.md b/docs/sql-server/azure-arc/manage-license-billing.md
index c9a0e5b8848..6f5736c5bbd 100644
--- a/docs/sql-server/azure-arc/manage-license-billing.md
+++ b/docs/sql-server/azure-arc/manage-license-billing.md
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ Your choice of payment option might affect your outsourcing options. For more in
 
 For information about licensing your non-production or test SQL Server instances through Azure Arc, see [Manage SQL Server licensed for non-production use](manage-license-billing.md#non-production-licensing).
 
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 <a id="license-vcores"></a>
 
 ## License SQL Server instances by virtual cores
@@ -90,6 +92,9 @@ The following license types are supported when you're licensing v-cores:
 | License with Software Assurance | Bring your own Standard or Enterprise license with Software Assurance or a SQL Server subscription. Your software usage is reported through a free hourly meter according to the metering rules. See [Metering software usage](#usage-metering) later in this article. | `Paid` |
 | License only | You use a perpetual license for Standard or Enterprise edition, or you use the free Developer, Evaluation, or Express editions. Your software usage is reported according to the metering rules. See [Metering software usage](#usage-metering) later in this article. | `LicenseOnly` |
 
+> [!NOTE]
+> If the pay-as-you-go model is greyed out follow the [documentation here](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/sql-server/blog/2024/11/06/save-money-on-microsoft-sql-server-licensing-with-microsoft-azure-arc/).
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 #### Important considerations
 
 - The pay-as-you-go subscription requires the hosting machine to maintain connectivity with Azure. Hourly charges apply only when SQL Server is running on the machine during any part of an hour and the machine is online.