Monitor and scale a single Azure Database for PostgreSQL - Flexible Server instance using Azure CLI

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APPLIES TO: Azure Database for PostgreSQL - Single Server Azure Database for PostgreSQL - Flexible Server

This sample CLI script scales compute and storage for a single Azure Database for PostgreSQL flexible server instance after querying the metrics. Compute can scale up or down. Storage can only scale up.

Important

Storage can only be scaled up, not down.

If you don't have an Azure trail subscription, create a trial subscription before you begin.

Prerequisites

If you prefer to run CLI reference commands locally, install the Azure CLI. If you're running on Windows or macOS, consider running Azure CLI in a Docker container. For more information, see How to run the Azure CLI in a Docker container.

  • If you're using a local installation, sign in to the Azure CLI by using the az login command. To finish the authentication process, follow the steps displayed in your terminal. For other sign-in options, see Sign in with the Azure CLI.

  • When you're prompted, install the Azure CLI extension on first use. For more information about extensions, see Use extensions with the Azure CLI.

  • Run az version to find the version and dependent libraries that are installed. To upgrade to the latest version, run az upgrade.

Sample script

Sign in to Azure

Use the following script to sign in using a different subscription, replacing <Subscription ID> with your Azure Subscription ID. If you don't have an Azure trail subscription, create a trial subscription before you begin.

az cloud set -n AzureChinaCloud
az login

subscription="<subscriptionId>" # add subscription here

az account set -s $subscription # ...or use 'az login'

For more information, see set active subscription or log in.

Run the script

# Monitor and scale a single PostgreSQL server

# Variable block
let "randomIdentifier=$RANDOM*$RANDOM"
subscriptionId="$(az account show --query id -o tsv)"
location="China East 2"
resourceGroup="msdocs-postgresql-rg-$randomIdentifier"
tag="scale-postgresql-server"
server="msdocs-postgresql-server-$randomIdentifier"
sku="GP_Gen5_2"
login="azureuser"
password="Pa$$w0rD-$randomIdentifier"
scaleUpSku="GP_Gen5_4"
scaleDownSku="GP_Gen5_2"
storageSize="102400"

echo "Using resource group $resourceGroup with login: $login, password: $password..."

# Create a resource group
echo "Creating $resourceGroup in $location..."
az group create --name $resourceGroup --location "$location" --tags $tag

# Create a PostgreSQL server in the resource group
# Name of a server maps to DNS name and is thus required to be globally unique in Azure.
echo "Creating $server in $location..."
az postgres server create --name $server --resource-group $resourceGroup --location "$location" --admin-user $login --admin-password $password --sku-name $sku

# Monitor usage metrics - CPU
echo "Returning the CPU usage metrics for $server"
az monitor metrics list --resource "/subscriptions/$subscriptionId/resourceGroups/$resourceGroup/providers/Microsoft.DBforPostgresql/servers/$server" --metric cpu_percent --interval PT1M

# Monitor usage metrics - Storage
echo "Returning the storage usage metrics for $server"
az monitor metrics list --resource "/subscriptions/$subscriptionId/resourceGroups/$resourceGroup/providers/Microsoft.DBforPostgresql/servers/$server" --metric storage_used --interval PT1M

# Scale up the server by provisionining more vCores within the same tier
echo "Scaling up $server by changing the SKU to $scaleUpSku"
az postgres server update --resource-group $resourceGroup --name $server --sku-name $scaleUpSku

# Scale down the server by provisioning fewer vCores within the same tier
echo "Scaling down $server by changing the SKU to $scaleDownSku"
az postgres server update --resource-group $resourceGroup --name $server --sku-name $scaleDownSku

# Scale up the server to provision a storage size of 10GB
# Storage size cannot be reduced
echo "Scaling up the storage size for $server to $storageSize"
az postgres server update --resource-group $resourceGroup --name $server --storage-size $storageSize

Clean up deployment

Use the following command to remove the resource group and all resources associated with it using the az group delete command - unless you have an ongoing need for these resources. Some of these resources may take a while to create, as well as to delete.

az group delete --name $resourceGroup

Sample reference

This script uses the commands outlined in the following table:

Command Notes
az group create Creates a resource group in which all resources are stored.
az postgres server create Creates an Azure Database for PostgreSQL flexible server instance that hosts the databases.
az postgres server update Updates properties of the Azure Database for PostgreSQL flexible server instance.
az monitor metrics list Lists the metric value for the resources.
az group delete Deletes a resource group including all nested resources.

Next steps