Configuring a shared self-hosted IR

A shared self-hosted IR, as the name suggests, can be shared among more than one data factory. This helps us use a single self-hosted IR to run multiple pipelines. In this activity, we’ll learn how to share a self-hosted IR.

Getting ready

To get started, do the following:

1. Log in to https://portal.azure.com using your Azure credentials.
2. Open a new PowerShell prompt in your machine. Execute the following command to log in to your Azure account from PowerShell:

   Connect-AzAccount

3. You will need an existing Data Factory account. If you don’t have one, create one by executing the following PowerShell script:

   $resourceGroupName = "PacktADE";
   $location = 'east us'
   $dataFactoryName = "ADFPacktADE2";
   $DataFactory = Set-AzDataFactoryV2 -ResourceGroupName $resourceGroupName -Location $location -Name $dataFactoryName

4. You need a self-hosted IR. If you don’t have one, follow the Configuring...