Directions for install location for client agent contradict Best Practices guide

[jbogard]

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The Best Practices guidelines state:

Install the client agent on a computer that isn't the SQL Server computer

This guide states:

Download the data sync agent from the link provided and install it on the computer where the SQL Server is located

These two statements directly contradict each other.

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• Version Independent ID: f49d1d22-3e9e-d5cc-47a6-d67ca9c025c5
• Content: Set up SQL Data Sync - Azure SQL Database
• Content Source: azure-sql/database/sql-data-sync-sql-server-configure.md
• Service: sql-database
• Sub-service: sql-data-sync
• GitHub Login: @WilliamDAssafMSFT
• Microsoft Alias: wiassaf

[GeethaThatipatri-MSFT]

@jbogard Thanks for your findings,We will investigate and update as appropriate

[WilliamDAssafMSFT]

Thanks @jbogard for contacting Microsoft with feedback about our product documentation. As you can see from this delay in responding, it could take a bit to look further into this with the product team and decide on how to address. Will update.

Thanks again for this feedback, your suggestions help improve our documentation.

[WilliamDAssafMSFT]

Thanks again @jbogard for contacting Microsoft to point out this contradiction. Nice catch! A doc fix is in flight. In short, you should install the client agent on a machine that is different than where SQL Server is installed.

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