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DP-203 · Question #380

You have an on-premises Linux server that contains a database named DB1. You have an Azure subscription that contains an Azure data factory named ADF1 and an Azure Data Lake Storage account named…

The correct answer is C. Azure-SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS). The Azure-SSIS integration runtime is required to run SQL Server Integration Services packages in Azure Data Factory, enabling those packages to read data from on-premises sources such as DB1.

Submitted by tom_us· Mar 30, 2026Develop data processing

Question

You have an on-premises Linux server that contains a database named DB1. You have an Azure subscription that contains an Azure data factory named ADF1 and an Azure Data Lake Storage account named ADLS1. You need to create a pipeline in ADF1 that will copy data from DB1 to ADLS1. Which type of integration runtime should you use to read the data from DB1?

Options

  • Aself-hosted integration runtime
  • BAzure integration runtime
  • CAzure-SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS)

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Why each option

The Azure-SSIS integration runtime is required to run SQL Server Integration Services packages in Azure Data Factory, enabling those packages to read data from on-premises sources such as DB1.

Aself-hosted integration runtime

A self-hosted integration runtime enables direct ADF Copy Activity connectivity to on-premises data sources but does not provide the SSIS execution environment needed when the pipeline relies on SSIS packages.

BAzure integration runtime

The Azure integration runtime runs entirely within Azure's managed cloud infrastructure and cannot reach an on-premises server without public exposure, making it unsuitable for reading from an on-premises DB1.

CAzure-SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS)Correct

The Azure-SSIS integration runtime hosts SSIS packages natively in Azure, providing the execution environment for SSIS-based pipelines that must connect to and extract data from on-premises databases. When the pipeline design leverages SSIS packages to copy data from DB1, only the Azure-SSIS IR supplies the necessary SSIS runtime capabilities within ADF1.

Concept tested: Azure-SSIS integration runtime for on-premises SSIS package execution

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/data-factory/create-azure-ssis-integration-runtime

Topics

#integration runtime#self-hosted runtime#ADF pipeline#on-premises connectivity

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