Restart an Azure Database for MySQL - Flexible Server instance by using the Azure portal

This article describes how you can restart an Azure Database for MySQL Flexible Server instance. You might need to restart your server for maintenance reasons, which causes a short outage as the server performs the operation.

The server restart will be blocked if the service is busy. For example, the service might be processing a previously requested operation such as scaling vCores.

The time required to complete a restart depends on the MySQL recovery process. To decrease the restart time, we recommend you minimize the amount of activity occurring on the server prior to the restart.

To complete this how-to guide, you need:

• An Quickstart: Create an instance of Azure Database for MySQL with the Azure portal

The following steps restart the Azure Database for MySQL Flexible Server instance:

1. In the Azure portal, select your Azure Database for MySQL Flexible Server instance.

2. In the toolbar of the server's Overview page, select Restart.

   

3. Select Yes to confirm restarting the server.

   

4. Observe that the server status changes to "Restarting".

   

5. Confirm server restart is successful.