This Azure CLI script example creates an Azure SQL database and configure a server-level firewall rule. Once the script has been successfully run, the SQL Database can be accessed from all Azure services and the configured IP address.
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Launch Azure Cloud Shell
The Azure Cloud Shell is a free Bash shell that you can run directly within the Azure portal. It has the Azure CLI preinstalled and configured to use with your account. Click the Cloud Shell button on the menu in the upper-right of the Azure portal.
The button launches an interactive shell that you can use to run the steps in this topic:
If you choose to install and use the CLI locally, this topic requires that you are running the Azure CLI version 2.0 or later. Run az --version to find the version. If you need to install or upgrade, see Install Azure CLI 2.0.
Sample script
#!/bin/bash
# Set an admin login and password for your database
export adminlogin=ServerAdmin
export password=ChangeYourAdminPassword1
# The logical server name has to be unique in the system
export servername=server-$RANDOM
# The ip address range that you want to allow to access your DB
export startip=0.0.0.0
export endip=0.0.0.0
# Create a resource group
az group create \
--name myResourceGroup \
--location westeurope
# Create a logical server in the resource group
az sql server create \
--name $servername \
--resource-group myResourceGroup \
--location westeurope \
--admin-user $adminlogin \
--admin-password $password
# Configure a firewall rule for the server
az sql server firewall-rule create \
--resource-group myResourceGroup \
--server $servername \
-n AllowYourIp \
--start-ip-address $startip \
--end-ip-address $endip
# Create a database in the server
az sql db create \
--resource-group myResourceGroup \
--server $servername \
--name mySampleDatabase \
--sample-name AdventureWorksLT \
--service-objective S0
Clean up deployment
After the script sample has been run, the following command can be used to remove the resource group and all resources associated with it.
az group delete --name myResourceGroup
Script explanation
This script uses the following commands. Each command in the table links to command specific documentation.
| Command | Notes |
|---|---|
| az group create | Creates a resource group in which all resources are stored. |
| az sql server create | Creates a logical server that hosts the SQL Database. |
| az sql server firewall create | Creates a firewall rule to allow access to all SQL Databases on the server from the entered IP address range. |
| az sql db create | Creates the SQL Database in the logical server. |
| az group delete | Deletes a resource group including all nested resources. |
Next steps
For more information on the Azure CLI, see Azure CLI documentation.
Additional SQL Database CLI script samples can be found in the Azure SQL Database documentation.


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