In this quickstart, you create a single database in Azure SQL Database using either the Azure portal, a PowerShell script, or an Azure CLI script. You then query the database using Query editor in the Azure portal.
Under SQL databases, leave Resource type set to Single database, and select Create.
On the Basics tab of the Create SQL Database form, under Project details, select the desired Azure Subscription.
For Resource group, select Create new, enter myResourceGroup, and select OK.
For Database name enter mySampleDatabase.
For Server, select Create new, and fill out the New server form with the following values:
Server name: Enter mysqlserver, and add some characters for uniqueness. We can't provide an exact server name to use because server names must be globally unique for all servers in Azure, not just unique within a subscription. So enter something like mysqlserver12345, and the portal lets you know if it is available or not.
Server admin login: Enter azureuser.
Password: Enter a password that meets requirements, and enter it again in the Confirm password field.
Location: Select a location from the dropdown list.
Select OK.
Leave Want to use SQL elastic pool set to No.
Under Compute + storage, select Configure database.
This quickstart uses a serverless database, so select Serverless, and then select Apply.
Select Next: Networking at the bottom of the page.
On the Networking tab, for Connectivity method, select Public endpoint.
For Firewall rules, set Add current client IP address to Yes. Leave Allow Azure services and resources to access this server set to No.
Select Next: Additional settings at the bottom of the page.
On the Additional settings tab, in the Data source section, for Use existing data, select Sample. This creates an AdventureWorksLT sample database so there's some tables and data to query and experiment with, as opposed to an empty blank database.
Optionally, set the maintenance window so planned maintenance is performed at the best time for your database.
Select Review + create at the bottom of the page:
On the Review + create page, after reviewing, select Create.
Launch Azure Cloud Shell
The Azure Cloud Shell is a free interactive shell that you can use to run the steps in this article. It has common Azure tools preinstalled and configured to use with your account.
To open the Cloud Shell, just select Try it from the upper right corner of a code block. You can also launch Cloud Shell in a separate browser tab by going to https://shell.azure.com. Select Copy to copy the blocks of code, paste it into the Cloud Shell, and press Enter to run it.
Set parameter values
The following values are used in subsequent commands to create the database and required resources. Server names need to be globally unique across all of Azure so the $RANDOM function is used to create the server name. Replace the 0.0.0.0 values in the ip address range to match your specific environment.
# Set the resource group name and location for your server
resourceGroupName=myResourceGroup
location=eastus
# Set an admin login and password for your database
adminlogin=azureuser
password=Azure1234567!
# Set a server name that is unique to Azure DNS (<server_name>.database.windows.net)
serverName=server-$RANDOM
# Set the ip address range that can access your database
startip=0.0.0.0
endip=0.0.0.0
Create a resource group
Create a resource group with the az group create command. An Azure resource group is a logical container into which Azure resources are deployed and managed. The following example creates a resource group named myResourceGroup in the eastus location:
az group create --name $resourceGroupName --location $location
You can create a resource group, server, and single database using Windows PowerShell.
Launch Azure Cloud Shell
The Azure Cloud Shell is a free interactive shell that you can use to run the steps in this article. It has common Azure tools preinstalled and configured to use with your account.
To open the Cloud Shell, just select Try it from the upper right corner of a code block. You can also launch Cloud Shell in a separate browser tab by going to https://shell.azure.com. Select Copy to copy the blocks of code, paste it into the Cloud Shell, and press Enter to run it.
Set parameter values
The following values are used in subsequent commands to create the database and required resources. Server names need to be globally unique across all of Azure so the Get-Random cmdlet is used to create the server name. Replace the 0.0.0.0 values in the ip address range to match your specific environment.
# Set variables for your server and database
$resourceGroupName = "myResourceGroup"
$location = "eastus"
$adminLogin = "azureuser"
$password = "Azure1234567!"
$serverName = "mysqlserver-$(Get-Random)"
$databaseName = "mySampleDatabase"
# The ip address range that you want to allow to access your server
$startIp = "0.0.0.0"
$endIp = "0.0.0.0"
# Show randomized variables
Write-host "Resource group name is" $resourceGroupName
Write-host "Server name is" $serverName
Create resource group
Create an Azure resource group with New-AzResourceGroup. A resource group is a logical container into which Azure resources are deployed and managed.
Once your database is created, you can use the Query editor (preview) in the Azure portal to connect to the database and query data.
In the portal, search for and select SQL databases, and then select your database from the list.
On the page for your database, select Query editor (preview) in the left menu.
Enter your server admin login information, and select OK.
Enter the following query in the Query editor pane.
SELECT TOP 20 pc.Name as CategoryName, p.name as ProductName
FROM SalesLT.ProductCategory pc
JOIN SalesLT.Product p
ON pc.productcategoryid = p.productcategoryid;
Select Run, and then review the query results in the Results pane.
Close the Query editor page, and select OK when prompted to discard your unsaved edits.
Clean up resources
Keep the resource group, server, and single database to go on to the next steps, and learn how to connect and query your database with different methods.
When you're finished using these resources, you can delete the resource group you created, which will also delete the server and single database within it.
