Create a zone-redundant Hyperscale database

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Applies to: Azure SQL Database

This article teaches you to create a zone-redundant Hyperscale database by creating a new database, creating a geo-replica, or using database copy.

Create a zone-redundant database

Use Azure PowerShell or the Azure CLI to create a zone redundant Hyperscale database. Confirm you have the latest version of the API to ensure support for any recent changes.

Specify the -ZoneRedundant parameter to enable zone redundancy for your Hyperscale database by using Azure PowerShell. The database must have at least 1 high availability replica and zone-redundant backup storage must be specified.

To enable zone redundancy using Azure PowerShell, use the following example command:

New-AzSqlDatabase -ResourceGroupName "ResourceGroup01" -ServerName "Server01" -DatabaseName "Database01" `
    -Edition "Hyperscale" -HighAvailabilityReplicaCount 1 -ZoneRedundant -BackupStorageRedundancy Zone -RequestedServiceObjectiveName HS_Gen5_2'

Create a database by creating a geo-replica

To make an existing Hyperscale database zone redundant, use Azure PowerShell or the Azure CLI to create a zone redundant Hyperscale database using active geo-replication. The geo-replica can be in the same or different region as the existing Hyperscale database.

Specify the -ZoneRedundant parameter to enable zone redundancy for your Hyperscale database secondary. The secondary database must have at least 1 high availability replica and zone-redundant backup storage must be specified.

To create your zone redundant database using Azure PowerShell, use the following example command:

New-AzSqlDatabaseSecondary -ResourceGroupName "myResourceGroup" -ServerName $sourceserver -DatabaseName "databaseName" -PartnerResourceGroupName "myPartnerResourceGroup" -PartnerServerName $targetserver -PartnerDatabaseName "zoneRedundantCopyOfMySampleDatabase" -ZoneRedundant -BackupStorageRedundancy Zone -HighAvailabilityReplicaCount 1

Create a database by using database copy

To make an existing Hyperscale database zone redundant, use Azure PowerShell or the Azure CLI to create a zone redundant Hyperscale database using database copy. The database copy can be in the same or different region as the existing Hyperscale database.

Specify the -ZoneRedundant parameter to enable zone redundancy for your Hyperscale database copy. The database copy must have at least 1 high availability replica and zone-redundant backup storage must be specified.

To create your zone redundant database using Azure PowerShell, use the following example command:

New-AzSqlDatabaseCopy -ResourceGroupName "myResourceGroup" -ServerName $sourceserver -DatabaseName "databaseName" -CopyResourceGroupName "myCopyResourceGroup" -CopyServerName $copyserver -CopyDatabaseName "zoneRedundantCopyOfMySampleDatabase" -ZoneRedundant -BackupStorageRedundancy Zone

Next steps

Learn more about Hyperscale databases in the following articles: