Scenarios with private endpoints to Azure SQL Managed Instance

Hi,

At the end of scenario 2 there is this statement: 

"Moreover, if you want outbound traffic from Azure SQL Managed Instance to originate from static IP addresses, you can associate a NAT gateway with the firewall to perform source NAT (SNAT). This is discussed in further detail in the documentation for firewall's public IP configuration."

However, at https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/connectivity-architecture-overview Networking Constraints, 8th bullet, I see "NAT gateway: Using Azure Virtual Network NAT to control outbound connectivity with a specific public IP address renders SQL Managed Instance unavailable." which appears to contradict the first statement.

Is there a supported way to ensure that Azure SQL MI has a specific source IP address when connecting outbound to Internet (e.g., to make a Linked Server connection)?

thanks!

Martin