Installation and activation

Table of contents

  1. Order a license key
  2. Download the Installer
  3. Activate license key
  4. Choose an Installation Target
  5. Manual Installation from Visual Studio Marketplace
  6. Uninstall the software

Order a license key

Unlock the full power of Azure Elastic Jobs Manager by purchasing a license key. The licensed version removes trial limitations and enables full features of the tool.

Get License Key

Download the Installer

Login to your account and navigate to downloads page. Download the zip file. Alternatively, you will receive a link to download the software by email.

Activate license key

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.

Choose an Installation Target

  1. Launch Azure Elastic Jobs Manager Installer.exe and click Next.
  2. Choose the installation target from SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS), Visual Studio or Standalone installation.
  3. Click Install

Manual Installation from Visual Studio Marketplace

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.

SQL Server Management Studio 20

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 20\Common7\IDE\Extensions. You would need admin permissions to do this.
  3. Restart SSMS 20.
  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.

Uninstall the software

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.

SQL Server Management Studio 20

  1. Close all instances of SSMS 20.
  2. Navigate to the location C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio 20\Common7\IDE\Extensions. And delete Azure Elastic Jobs Manager folder. You would need admin permissions to do this.
  3. Start SSMS 20. 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.