Restart/stop/start an Azure Database for MySQL - Flexible Server instance
APPLIES TO: Azure Database for MySQL - Flexible Server
This article shows you how to perform restart, start and stop an Azure Database for MySQL flexible server instance by using Azure CLI.
Prerequisites
An Azure account with an active subscription.
If you don't have an Azure subscription, create an Azure trial account before you begin.
Install or upgrade Azure CLI to the latest version. See Install Azure CLI.
Login to Azure account using az login command. Note the id property, which refers to Subscription ID for your Azure account.
az login
If you have multiple subscriptions, choose the appropriate subscription in which you want to create the server using the
az account set
command. `az account set --subscription <subscription id>
Create an Azure Database for MySQL flexible server instance if you haven't already created one by using the
az mysql flexible-server create
command.az mysql flexible-server create --resource-group myresourcegroup --name myservername --location chinaeast2
Stop a running server
To stop a server, run the az mysql flexible-server stop
command. If you use local context, you don't need to provide any arguments.
Usage:
az mysql flexible-server stop [--name]
[--resource-group]
[--subscription]
Example without local context:
az mysql flexible-server stop --resource-group --name myservername
Example with local context:
az mysql flexible-server stop
Start a stopped server
To start a server, run the az mysql flexible-server start
command. If you use local context, you don't need to provide any arguments.
Usage:
az mysql flexible-server start [--name]
[--resource-group]
[--subscription]
Example without local context:
az mysql flexible-server start --resource-group --name myservername
Example with local context:
az mysql flexible-server start
Important
Once the server has restarted successfully, all management operations are now available for the Azure Database for MySQL flexible server instance.
Restart a server
To restart a server, run the az mysql flexible-server restart
command. If you use local context, you don't need to provide any arguments.
Note
If the user restarting the server is part of custom role the user should have write privilege on the server.
Usage:
az mysql flexible-server restart [--name]
[--resource-group]
[--subscription]
Example without local context:
az mysql flexible-server restart --resource-group --name myservername
Example with local context:
az mysql flexible-server restart
Important
Once the server has restarted successfully, all management operations are now available for the Azure Database for MySQL flexible server instance.