sys.firewall_rules (Windows Azure SQL Database)
Returns information about the server-level firewall settings associated with your Microsoft Windows Azure SQL Database. The sys.firewall_rules view is specific to Windows Azure SQL Database and is not supported in on-premise SQL Server.
The sys.firewall_rules view contains the following columns:
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id |
INTEGER |
The identifier of the server-level firewall setting. |
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name |
NVARCHAR(128) |
The name you chose to describe and distinguish the server-level firewall setting. |
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start_ip_address |
VARCHAR(50) |
The lowest IP address in the range of the server-level firewall setting. IP addresses equal to or greater than this can attempt to connect to the SQL Database server. The lowest possible IP address is |
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end_ip_address |
VARCHAR(50) |
The highest IP address in the range of the server-level firewall setting. IP addresses equal to or less than this can attempt to connect to the SQL Database server. The highest possible IP address is
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create_date |
DATETIME |
UTC date and time when the server-level firewall setting was created.
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modify_date |
DATETIME |
UTC date and time when the server-level firewall setting was last modified. |
Read-only access to this view is available to all users with permission to connect to the master database.
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