contained-databases-with-always-on-availability-groups-sql-server.md

title	Use contained databases with availability groups
description	How to use contained databases with an Always On availability group
ms.custom	seodec18
ms.date	05/17/2016
ms.prod	sql
ms.reviewer
ms.technology	high-availability
ms.topic	conceptual
helpviewer_keywords	Availability Groups [SQL Server], interoperability contained database, AlwaysOnAvailabilityGroups
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author	MashaMSFT
ms.author	mathoma
manager	jroth

Use contained databases with Always On availability groups

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This topic contains information about the using a contained database with [!INCLUDEssHADR] in [!INCLUDEssCurrent].

Prerequisites

• Before adding a contained database to an availability group, ensure that the contained database authentication server option is set to 1 on every server instance that hosts an availability replica for the availability group. For more information, see contained database authentication Server Configuration Option and Server Configuration Options (SQL Server).

Related Tasks

• Server Configuration Options (SQL Server)

See Also

Overview of Always On Availability Groups (SQL Server)
Contained Databases