---
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: mihaelab
ms.date: 11/04/2019
ms.topic: reference
ms.prod: sql
ms.technology: big-data-cluster
---

# azdata bdc control

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

## Commands
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| --- | --- |
[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 to manage SQL Server 2019 big data clusters](deploy-install-azdata.md).