Configuring a shared self-hosted IR

A shared self-hosted runtime, as the name suggests, can be shared among more than one data factory. This helps to 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. 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 ~/azure-data-engineering-cookbook\Chapter04\3_CreatingAzureDataFactory.ps1 PowerShell script.
4. You need a self-hosted IR. If you don't have one, follow the previous recipe to create one.

How to do it…

Let's start by creating a new Azure data factory:

1. Execute the following PowerShell command to create an Azure data factory...