Installation and activation

Table of contents

  1. How to install
    1. Using the Installer
    2. Manual Mode
  2. How to activate license key
  3. How to uninstall

How to install

Using the Installer

  1. Double-click the installer file Azure Elastic Jobs Manager Installer.exe and follow the steps to complete the installation of Azure Elastic Jobs Manager.

Manual Mode

Visual Studio 2017/2019

  1. Open Visual Studio 2017 or 2019.
  2. Click Tools menu item and click Extension and Updates.
  3. Under Online section, search for Azure Elastic Jobs Manager and click Download.
  4. Once the download is done, restart Visual Studio and complete the installation.
  5. Click on the Tools menu item. You will see the Azure Elastic Jobs Manager option. Click it to launch.

Visual Studio 2022

  1. Open Visual Studio 2022.
  2. Click Extensions menu item and click Manage Extensions.
  3. Under Online section, search for Azure Elastic Jobs Manager and click Download.
  4. Once the download is done, restart Visual Studio and complete the installation.
  5. Click on the Tools menu item. You will see the Azure Elastic Jobs Manager option. Click it to launch.

SQL Server Management Studio 18

Download Visual Studio 2017/2019 Extension

  1. Extract the file Azure.Elastic.Jobs.Manager.Plugin.20172019.vsix content in a folder named Azure Elastic Jobs Manager using 7zip.
  2. Copy this folder to the location C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio 18\Common7\IDE\Extensions. You would need admin permissions to do this.
  3. Restart SSMS 18.
  4. You will now see the “Azure Elastic Jobs Manager” option under the Tools menu item. Click it to Launch.

SQL Server Management Studio 19

Download Visual Studio 2017/2019 Extension

  1. Extract the file Azure.Elastic.Jobs.Manager.Plugin.20172019.vsix content in a folder named Azure Elastic Jobs Manager using 7zip.
  2. Copy this folder to the location C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio 19\Common7\IDE\Extensions. You would need admin permissions to do this.
  3. Restart SSMS 19.
  4. You will now see the “Azure Elastic Jobs Manager” option under the Tools menu item. Click it to Launch.

Standalone installation

  1. Extract the file Azure.Elastic.Jobs.Manager.Plugin.20172019.vsix content in a folder named Azure Elastic Jobs Manager using 7zip.
  2. Place this folder in your preferred location and double-click the Azure.Elastic.Jobs.Manager.exe file, to launch the application.

How to activate license key

Get License Key

Once you order the License, you will receive the license key via email. You can also find the license key at my-accounts.

  1. Launch Azure Elastic Jobs Manager Installer.exe.
  2. Enter the product key on the landing page screen and click on the ‘Activate Product’ button. It should activate the product on the machine.

How to uninstall

SQL Server Management Studio 18

  1. Close all instances of SSMS 18.
  2. Navigate to the location C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio 18\Common7\IDE\Extensions. And delete Azure Elastic Jobs Manager folder. You would need admin permissions to do this.
  3. Start SSMS 18. You should not see Azure Elastic Jobs Manager button under the tools menu item anymore.

SQL Server Management Studio 19

  1. Close all instances of SSMS 19.
  2. Navigate to the location C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio 19\Common7\IDE\Extensions. And delete Azure Elastic Jobs Manager folder. You would need admin permissions to do this.
  3. Start SSMS 19. You should not see Azure Elastic Jobs Manager button under the tools menu item anymore.

Visual Studio 2017/2019/2022

  1. Navigate to the Tools menu item and click on Extensions and updates.
  2. Locate Azure Elastic Jobs Manager from installed plugins and click on Uninstall button.
  3. You would need to restart Visual Studio for changes to take effect.