First published on MSDN on Mar 14, 2017
In case you have an Azure Website and you need to confirm that your website can reach SQL Database service here is a quick and simple way to test it:
1) navigate to
Kudu
(it can be accessed at https://{yourwebsitename}.
scm
.azurewebsites.net )
(Kudu is the engine behind git/hg deployments, WebJobs, and various other features in Azure Web Sites)
2) open CMD that it’s located under ‘Debug console’ menu
3) run
tcpping
against your server using:
tcpping
{servername}
.database.windows.net:1433
you will see something like this:
If you don’t see
successful attempts
something is wrong, please open a new support request so we can help you.