---
title: azdata bdc control reference
titleSuffix: SQL Server Big Data Clusters
description: Reference article for azdata bdc control commands.
author: MikeRayMSFT
ms.author: mikeray
ms.reviewer: seanw
ms.date: 10/05/2021
ms.prod: sql
ms.technology: big-data-cluster
ms.topic: reference
---

# azdata bdc control

Applies to [!INCLUDE [azure-data-cli-azdata](../../includes/azure-data-cli-azdata.md)]

The following article provides reference for the **sql** commands in the **azdata** tool. For more information about other **azdata** commands, see [azdata reference](reference-azdata.md)

## Commands

|Command|Description|
| --- | --- |
[azdata bdc control status](reference-azdata-bdc-control-status.md) | Control service status commands.

## Next steps

For more information about other **azdata** commands, see [azdata reference](reference-azdata.md). 

For more information about how to install the **azdata** tool, see [Install azdata](..\install\deploy-install-azdata.md).