---
title: azdata bdc status reference
titleSuffix: SQL Server big data clusters
description: Reference article for azdata bdc status 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 status

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

## Commands
|     |     |
| --- | --- |
[azdata bdc status show](#azdata-bdc-status-show) | Shows the status of the BDC.
## azdata bdc status show
Shows the status of the BDC.
```bash
azdata bdc status show [--resource -r] 
                       [--all -a]
```
### Examples
BDC status where the user is logged in.
```bash
azdata bdc status show
```
BDC status with all instances of the resources included.
```bash
azdata bdc status show --all
```
BDC status of the services which include the control resource.
```bash
azdata bdc status show --resource control
```
### Optional Parameters
#### `--resource -r`
Get the services associated with this resource.
#### `--all -a`
Show all the instances of each resource within the services.
### Global Arguments
#### `--debug`
Increase logging verbosity to show all debug logs.
#### `--help -h`
Show this help message and exit.
#### `--output -o`
Output format.  Allowed values: json, jsonc, table, tsv.  Default: json.
#### `--query -q`
JMESPath query string. See [http://jmespath.org/](http://jmespath.org/) for more information and examples.
#### `--verbose`
Increase logging verbosity. Use --debug for full debug logs.

## 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).