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## <a name="RegSingle"></a> Register a single SQL Server instance
It's required that at least one SQL Server instance is registered in order to download an ESU package (if and when available).
> [!IMPORTANT]
> It's not required to register a SQL Server instance for ESUs when running an Azure Virtual Machine that is configured for Automatic Updates. For more information, see [Manage Windows updates by using Azure Automation](https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/automation/automation-tutorial-update-management).
**Important**: It's not required to register a SQL Server instance for ESUs when running an Azure Virtual Machine that is configured for Automatic Updates. For more information, see [Manage Windows updates by using Azure Automation](https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/automation/automation-tutorial-update-management).
### Steps to register an instance
1. To register a new SQL Server instance, click the ***+ Register*** button in the top bar.
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## <a name="RegBulk"></a> Bulk register SQL Server instances
Bulk registering SQL Server instances to download an ESU package (if and when available) is done through uploading a CSV file.
> [!IMPORTANT]
> It's not required to register SQL Server instances for ESUs when running Azure Virtual Machines that are configured for Automatic Updates. For more information, see [Manage Windows updates by using Azure Automation](https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/automation/automation-tutorial-update-management).
**Important**: It's not required to register SQL Server instances for ESUs when running Azure Virtual Machines that are configured for Automatic Updates. For more information, see [Manage Windows updates by using Azure Automation](https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/automation/automation-tutorial-update-management).
Customers that already have an inventory application that holds the required registration information can generate a CSV file from that inventory, following the the [CSV formatting requirements](#csv) later in this page.
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<sup>1</sup> Only for Azure Virtual Machine registrations
> [!TIP]
> For example Powershell scripts that can generate the required SQL Server instance registration information into a CSV file, see [ESU registration script examples](scripts.md).
**Tip**: For example Powershell scripts that can generate the required SQL Server instance registration information into a CSV file, see [ESU registration script examples](scripts.md).
### CSV Example 1 - on-premises
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SalesServer\SQLProdSales,2008 R2,Developer,8,Azure Virtual Machine,61868ab8-16d4-44ec-a9ff-f35d05922847,RG,VM3,2008 R2
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Refer to [MyAzureVMs.csv](./scripts/MyAzureVMs.csv) for an Azure VM targetted CSV file example.
Refer to [MyAzureVMs.csv](./scripts/MyAzureVMs.csv) for an Azure VM targetted CSV file example.