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az sql db

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Manage databases.

Commands

az sql db audit-policy

Manage a database's auditing policy.
az sql db audit-policy show

Show database audit policy.
az sql db audit-policy update

Update a database's auditing policy.
az sql db audit-policy wait

Place the CLI in a waiting state until a condition of the database's audit policy is met.
az sql db classification

Manage sensitivity classifications.
az sql db classification delete

Delete the sensitivity classification of a given column.
az sql db classification list

Get the sensitivity classifications of a given database.
az sql db classification recommendation

Manage sensitivity classification recommendations.
az sql db classification recommendation disable

Disable sensitivity recommendations for a given column (recommendations are enabled by default on all columns).
az sql db classification recommendation enable

Enable sensitivity recommendations for a given column (recommendations are enabled by default on all columns).
az sql db classification recommendation list

List the recommended sensitivity classifications of a given database.
az sql db classification show

Get the sensitivity classification of a given column.
az sql db classification update

Update a columns's sensitivity classification.
az sql db copy

Create a copy of a database.
az sql db create

Create a database.
az sql db delete

Delete a database.
az sql db export

Export a database to a bacpac.
az sql db import

Imports a bacpac into an existing database.
az sql db ledger-digest-uploads

Manage ledger digest upload settings.
az sql db ledger-digest-uploads disable

Disable uploading ledger digests.
az sql db ledger-digest-uploads enable

Enable uploading ledger digests to an Azure Storage account or to Azure Confidential Ledger. If uploading ledger digests is already enabled, the cmdlet resets the digest storage endpoint to a new value.
az sql db ledger-digest-uploads show

Show the current ledger digest settings.
az sql db list

List databases on a server or elastic pool.
az sql db list-deleted

Gets a list of restorable dropped databases.
az sql db list-editions

Show database editions available for the currently active subscription.
az sql db list-usages

Gets database usages.
az sql db ltr-backup

Manage SQL database long term retention backups.
az sql db ltr-backup delete

Delete a long term retention backup.
az sql db ltr-backup list

List the long term retention backups for a location, server or database.
az sql db ltr-backup restore

Restore a long term retention backup to a new database.
az sql db ltr-backup show

Get a long term retention backup for a database.
az sql db ltr-backup wait

Place the CLI in a waiting state until a condition of the database is met.
az sql db ltr-policy

Manage SQL database long term retention policy.
az sql db ltr-policy set

Update long term retention settings for a database.
az sql db ltr-policy show

Show the long term retention policy for a database.
az sql db op

Manage operations on a database.
az sql db op cancel

Cancels the asynchronous operation on the database.
az sql db op list

Gets a list of operations performed on the database.
az sql db rename

Rename a database.
az sql db replica

Manage replication between databases.
az sql db replica create

Create a database as a readable secondary replica of an existing database.
az sql db replica delete-link

Permanently stop data replication between two database replicas.
az sql db replica list-links

List the replicas of a database and their replication status.
az sql db replica set-primary

Set the primary replica database by failing over from the current primary replica database.
az sql db restore

Create a new database by restoring from a backup.
az sql db show

Get the details for a database.
az sql db show-connection-string

Generates a connection string to a database.
az sql db str-policy

Manage SQL database short term retention policy.
az sql db str-policy set

Update short term retention settings for a live database.
az sql db str-policy show

Show the short term retention policy for a live database.
az sql db str-policy wait

Place the CLI in a waiting state until the policy is set.
az sql db tde

Manage a database's transparent data encryption.
az sql db tde set

Sets a database's transparent data encryption configuration.
az sql db tde show

Shows a Transparent Data Encryption.
az sql db threat-policy

Manage a database's threat detection policies.
az sql db threat-policy show

Gets a threat detection policy.
az sql db threat-policy update

Update a database's threat detection policy.
az sql db update

Update a database.

az sql db copy

Edit

Create a copy of a database.

A full list of performance level options can be seen by executing az sql db list-editions -a -o table -l LOCATION. The copy destination database must have the same edition as the source database, but you can change the edition after the copy has completed.

az sql db copy --dest-name
               [--auto-pause-delay]
               [--backup-storage-redundancy]
               [--capacity]
               [--compute-model {Provisioned, Serverless}]
               [--dest-resource-group]
               [--dest-server]
               [--elastic-pool]
               [--family]
               [--ha-replicas]
               [--ids]
               [--license-type {BasePrice, LicenseIncluded}]
               [--min-capacity]
               [--name]
               [--no-wait]
               [--read-scale {Disabled, Enabled}]
               [--resource-group]
               [--server]
               [--service-objective]
               [--tags]
               [--zone-redundant {false, true}]

Examples

Create a database with performance level S0 as a copy of an existing Standard database.

az sql db copy -g mygroup -s myserver -n originalDb --dest-name newDb --service-objective S0

Create a database with GeneralPurpose edition, Gen4 hardware, and 1 vcore as a copy of an existing GeneralPurpose database.

az sql db copy -g mygroup -s myserver -n originalDb --dest-name newDb -f Gen4 -c 1

Create a database with local backup storage redundancy as a copy of an existing database

az sql db copy -g mygroup -s myserver -n originalDb --dest-name newDb --backup-storage-redundancy Local

Required Parameters

--dest-name

Name of the database that will be created as the copy destination.

Optional Parameters

--auto-pause-delay

Time in minutes after which database is automatically paused. A value of -1 means that automatic pause is disabled.

--backup-storage-redundancy --bsr

Backup storage redundancy used to store backups. Allowed values include: Local, Zone, Geo.

--capacity -c

The capacity component of the sku in integer number of DTUs or vcores.

--compute-model

The compute model of the database.

accepted values: Provisioned, Serverless
--dest-resource-group

Name of the resouce group to create the copy in. If unspecified, defaults to the origin resource group.

--dest-server

Name of the server to create the copy in. If unspecified, defaults to the origin server.

--elastic-pool

The name or resource id of the elastic pool to create the database in.

--family -f

The compute generation component of the sku (for vcore skus only). Allowed values include: Gen4, Gen5.

--ha-replicas --read-replicas

The number of high availability replicas to provision for the database. Only settable for Hyperscale edition.

--ids

One or more resource IDs (space-delimited). It should be a complete resource ID containing all information of 'Resource Id' arguments. You should provide either --ids or other 'Resource Id' arguments.

--license-type

The license type to apply for this database. LicenseIncluded if you need a license, or BasePrice if you have a license and are eligible for the Azure Hybrid Benefit.

accepted values: BasePrice, LicenseIncluded
--min-capacity

Minimal capacity that database will always have allocated, if not paused.

--name -n

Name of the Azure SQL Database.

--no-wait

Do not wait for the long-running operation to finish.

--read-scale

If enabled, connections that have application intent set to readonly in their connection string may be routed to a readonly secondary replica. This property is only settable for Premium and Business Critical databases.

accepted values: Disabled, Enabled
--resource-group -g

Name of resource group. You can configure the default group using az configure --defaults group=<name>.

--server -s

Name of the Azure SQL server. You can configure the default using az configure --defaults sql-server=<name>.

--service-objective

The service objective for the new database. For example: Basic, S0, P1, GP_Gen4_1, GP_Gen5_S_8, BC_Gen5_2, HS_Gen5_32.

--tags

Space-separated tags: key[=value] [key[=value] ...]. Use "" to clear existing tags.

--zone-redundant -z

Specifies whether to enable zone redundancy.

accepted values: false, true

az sql db create

Edit

Create a database.

A full list of performance level options can be seen by executing az sql db list-editions -a -o table -l LOCATION.

az sql db create --name
                 --resource-group
                 --server
                 [--auto-pause-delay]
                 [--backup-storage-redundancy]
                 [--capacity]
                 [--catalog-collation {DATABASE_DEFAULT, SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS}]
                 [--collation]
                 [--compute-model {Provisioned, Serverless}]
                 [--edition]
                 [--elastic-pool]
                 [--family]
                 [--ha-replicas]
                 [--ledger-on {Disabled, Enabled}]
                 [--license-type {BasePrice, LicenseIncluded}]
                 [--maint-config-id]
                 [--max-size]
                 [--min-capacity]
                 [--no-wait]
                 [--read-scale {Disabled, Enabled}]
                 [--sample-name {AdventureWorksLT}]
                 [--service-objective]
                 [--tags]
                 [--yes]
                 [--zone-redundant {false, true}]

Examples

Create a Standard S0 database.

az sql db create -g mygroup -s myserver -n mydb --service-objective S0

Create a database with GeneralPurpose edition, Gen4 hardware and 1 vcore

az sql db create -g mygroup -s myserver -n mydb -e GeneralPurpose -f Gen4 -c 1

Create a database with zone redundancy enabled

az sql db create -g mygroup -s myserver -n mydb -z

Create a database with zone redundancy explicitly disabled

az sql db create -g mygroup -s myserver -n mydb -z false

Create a GeneralPurpose Gen5 2 vcore serverless database with auto pause delay of 120 minutes

az sql db create -g mygroup -s myserver -n mydb -e GeneralPurpose -f Gen5 -c 2 --compute-model Serverless --auto-pause-delay 120

Create a Hyperscale Gen5 2 vcore database with 2 read replicas

az sql db create -g mygroup -s myserver -n mydb -e Hyperscale -f Gen5 -c 2 --read-replicas 2

Create a GeneralPurpose database with locally redundant backup storage

az sql db create -g mygroup -s myserver -n mydb -e GeneralPurpose --backup-storage-redundancy Local

Required Parameters

--name -n

Name of the Azure SQL Database.

--resource-group -g

Name of resource group. You can configure the default group using az configure --defaults group=<name>.

--server -s

Name of the Azure SQL server. You can configure the default using az configure --defaults sql-server=<name>.

Optional Parameters

--auto-pause-delay

Time in minutes after which database is automatically paused. A value of -1 means that automatic pause is disabled.

--backup-storage-redundancy --bsr

Backup storage redundancy used to store backups. Allowed values include: Local, Zone, Geo.

--capacity -c

The capacity component of the sku in integer number of DTUs or vcores.

--catalog-collation

Collation of the metadata catalog.

accepted values: DATABASE_DEFAULT, SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS
--collation

The collation of the database.

--compute-model

The compute model of the database.

accepted values: Provisioned, Serverless
--edition --tier -e

The edition component of the sku. Allowed values include: Basic, Standard, Premium, GeneralPurpose, BusinessCritical, Hyperscale.

--elastic-pool

The name or resource id of the elastic pool to create the database in.

--family -f

The compute generation component of the sku (for vcore skus only). Allowed values include: Gen4, Gen5.

--ha-replicas --read-replicas

The number of high availability replicas to provision for the database. Only settable for Hyperscale edition.

--ledger-on

Create a ledger database, in which the integrity of all data is protected by the ledger feature. All tables in the ledger database must be ledger tables. Note: the value of this property cannot be changed after the database has been created.

accepted values: Disabled, Enabled
--license-type

The license type to apply for this database. LicenseIncluded if you need a license, or BasePrice if you have a license and are eligible for the Azure Hybrid Benefit.

accepted values: BasePrice, LicenseIncluded
--maint-config-id -m

Specified maintenance configuration id or name for this resource.

--max-size

The max storage size. If no unit is specified, defaults to bytes (B).

--min-capacity

Minimal capacity that database will always have allocated, if not paused.

--no-wait

Do not wait for the long-running operation to finish.

--read-scale

If enabled, connections that have application intent set to readonly in their connection string may be routed to a readonly secondary replica. This property is only settable for Premium and Business Critical databases.

accepted values: Disabled, Enabled
--sample-name

The name of the sample schema to apply when creating this database.

accepted values: AdventureWorksLT
--service-objective

The service objective for the new database. For example: Basic, S0, P1, GP_Gen4_1, GP_Gen5_S_8, BC_Gen5_2, HS_Gen5_32.

--tags

Space-separated tags: key[=value] [key[=value] ...]. Use "" to clear existing tags.

--yes -y

Do not prompt for confirmation.

--zone-redundant -z

Specifies whether to enable zone redundancy.

accepted values: false, true

az sql db delete

Edit

Delete a database.

az sql db delete [--ids]
                 [--name]
                 [--no-wait]
                 [--resource-group]
                 [--server]
                 [--yes]

Examples

Delete a database. (autogenerated)

az sql db delete --name MyAzureSQLDatabase --resource-group MyResourceGroup --server myserver

Optional Parameters

--ids

One or more resource IDs (space-delimited). It should be a complete resource ID containing all information of 'Resource Id' arguments. You should provide either --ids or other 'Resource Id' arguments.

--name -n

Name of the Azure SQL Database.

--no-wait

Do not wait for the long-running operation to finish.

--resource-group -g

Name of resource group. You can configure the default group using az configure --defaults group=<name>.

--server -s

Name of the Azure SQL server. You can configure the default using az configure --defaults sql-server=<name>.

--yes -y

Do not prompt for confirmation.

az sql db export

Edit

Export a database to a bacpac.

az sql db export --admin-password
                 --admin-user
                 --storage-key
                 --storage-key-type {SharedAccessKey, StorageAccessKey}
                 --storage-uri
                 [--auth-type {ADPassword, SQL}]
                 [--ids]
                 [--name]
                 [--resource-group]
                 [--server]

Examples

Get an SAS key for use in export operation.

az storage blob generate-sas --account-name myAccountName -c myContainer -n myBacpac.bacpac \
    --permissions w --expiry 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z

Export bacpac using an SAS key.

az sql db export -s myserver -n mydatabase -g mygroup -p password -u login \
    --storage-key "?sr=b&sp=rw&se=2018-01-01T00%3A00%3A00Z&sig=mysignature&sv=2015-07-08" \
    --storage-key-type SharedAccessKey \
    --storage-uri https://myAccountName.blob.core.windows.net/myContainer/myBacpac.bacpac

Export bacpac using a storage account key.

az sql db export -s myserver -n mydatabase -g mygroup -p password -u login \
    --storage-key MYKEY== --storage-key-type StorageAccessKey \
    --storage-uri https://myAccountName.blob.core.windows.net/myContainer/myBacpac.bacpac

Required Parameters

--admin-password -p

Required. Administrator login password.

--admin-user -u

Required. Administrator login name.

--storage-key

Required. Storage key.

--storage-key-type

Required. Storage key type.

accepted values: SharedAccessKey, StorageAccessKey
--storage-uri

Required. Storage Uri.

Optional Parameters

--auth-type -a

Authentication type.

accepted values: ADPassword, SQL
--ids

One or more resource IDs (space-delimited). It should be a complete resource ID containing all information of 'Resource Id' arguments. You should provide either --ids or other 'Resource Id' arguments.

--name -n

Name of the Azure SQL Database.

--resource-group -g

Name of resource group. You can configure the default group using az configure --defaults group=<name>.

--server -s

Name of the Azure SQL server. You can configure the default using az configure --defaults sql-server=<name>.

az sql db import

Edit

Imports a bacpac into an existing database.

az sql db import --admin-password
                 --admin-user
                 --storage-key
                 --storage-key-type {SharedAccessKey, StorageAccessKey}
                 --storage-uri
                 [--auth-type {ADPassword, SQL}]
                 [--ids]
                 [--name]
                 [--resource-group]
                 [--server]

Examples

Get an SAS key for use in import operation.

az storage blob generate-sas --account-name myAccountName -c myContainer -n myBacpac.bacpac \
    --permissions r --expiry 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z

Import bacpac into an existing database using an SAS key.

az sql db import -s myserver -n mydatabase -g mygroup -p password -u login \
    --storage-key "?sr=b&sp=rw&se=2018-01-01T00%3A00%3A00Z&sig=mysignature&sv=2015-07-08" \
    --storage-key-type SharedAccessKey \
    --storage-uri https://myAccountName.blob.core.windows.net/myContainer/myBacpac.bacpac

Import bacpac into an existing database using a storage account key.

az sql db import -s myserver -n mydatabase -g mygroup -p password -u login --storage-key MYKEY== \
    --storage-key-type StorageAccessKey \
    --storage-uri https://myAccountName.blob.core.windows.net/myContainer/myBacpac.bacpac

Required Parameters

--admin-password -p

Required. Administrator login password.

--admin-user -u

Required. Administrator login name.

--storage-key

Required. Storage key.

--storage-key-type

Required. Storage key type.

accepted values: SharedAccessKey, StorageAccessKey
--storage-uri

Required. Storage Uri.

Optional Parameters

--auth-type -a

Authentication type.

accepted values: ADPassword, SQL
--ids

One or more resource IDs (space-delimited). It should be a complete resource ID containing all information of 'Resource Id' arguments. You should provide either --ids or other 'Resource Id' arguments.

--name -n

Name of the Azure SQL Database.

--resource-group -g

Name of resource group. You can configure the default group using az configure --defaults group=<name>.

--server -s

Name of the Azure SQL server. You can configure the default using az configure --defaults sql-server=<name>.

az sql db list

Edit

List databases on a server or elastic pool.

az sql db list [--elastic-pool]
               [--ids]
               [--resource-group]
               [--server]

Examples

List databases on a server or elastic pool. (autogenerated)

az sql db list --resource-group MyResourceGroup --server myserver

Optional Parameters

--elastic-pool

If specified, lists only the databases in this elastic pool.

--ids

One or more resource IDs (space-delimited). It should be a complete resource ID containing all information of 'Resource Id' arguments. You should provide either --ids or other 'Resource Id' arguments.

--resource-group -g

Name of resource group. You can configure the default group using az configure --defaults group=<name>.

--server -s

Name of the Azure SQL server. You can configure the default using az configure --defaults sql-server=<name>.

az sql db list-deleted

Edit

Gets a list of restorable dropped databases.

az sql db list-deleted [--ids]
                       [--resource-group]
                       [--server]

Optional Parameters

--ids

One or more resource IDs (space-delimited). It should be a complete resource ID containing all information of 'Resource Id' arguments. You should provide either --ids or other 'Resource Id' arguments.

--resource-group -g

Name of resource group. You can configure the default group using az configure --defaults group=<name>.

--server -s

Name of the Azure SQL server. You can configure the default using az configure --defaults sql-server=<name>.

az sql db list-editions

Edit

Show database editions available for the currently active subscription.

Includes available service objectives and storage limits. In order to reduce verbosity, settings to intentionally reduce storage limits are hidden by default.

az sql db list-editions --location
                        [--available]
                        [--dtu]
                        [--edition]
                        [--service-objective]
                        [--show-details {max-size}]
                        [--vcores]

Examples

Show all database editions in a location.

az sql db list-editions -l westus -o table

Show all available database service objectives for Standard edition.

az sql db list-editions -l westus --edition Standard -o table

Show available max database sizes for P1 service objective

az sql db list-editions -l westus --service-objective P1 --show-details max-size

Required Parameters

--location -l

Location. Values from: az account list-locations. You can configure the default location using az configure --defaults location=<location>.

Optional Parameters

--available -a

If specified, show only results that are available in the specified region.

--dtu

Number of DTUs to search for. If unspecified, all DTU sizes are shown.

--edition --tier -e

Edition to search for. If unspecified, all editions are shown.

--service-objective

Service objective to search for. If unspecified, all service objectives are shown.

--show-details -d

List of additional details to include in output.

accepted values: max-size
--vcores

Number of vcores to search for. If unspecified, all vcore sizes are shown.

az sql db list-usages

Edit

Gets database usages.

az sql db list-usages [--ids]
                      [--name]
                      [--resource-group]
                      [--server]

Optional Parameters

--ids

One or more resource IDs (space-delimited). It should be a complete resource ID containing all information of 'Resource Id' arguments. You should provide either --ids or other 'Resource Id' arguments.

--name -n

Name of the Azure SQL Database.

--resource-group -g

Name of resource group. You can configure the default group using az configure --defaults group=<name>.

--server -s

Name of the Azure SQL server. You can configure the default using az configure --defaults sql-server=<name>.

az sql db rename

Edit

Rename a database.

az sql db rename --new-name
                 [--ids]
                 [--name]
                 [--resource-group]
                 [--server]

Examples

Rename a database. (autogenerated)

az sql db rename --name MyAzureSQLDatabase --new-name MyNew --resource-group MyResourceGroup --server myserver

Required Parameters

--new-name

The new name that the database will be renamed to.

Optional Parameters

--ids

One or more resource IDs (space-delimited). It should be a complete resource ID containing all information of 'Resource Id' arguments. You should provide either --ids or other 'Resource Id' arguments.

--name -n

Name of the Azure SQL Database.

--resource-group -g

Name of resource group. You can configure the default group using az configure --defaults group=<name>.

--server -s

Name of the Azure SQL server. You can configure the default using az configure --defaults sql-server=<name>.

az sql db restore

Edit

Create a new database by restoring from a backup.

az sql db restore --dest-name
                  [--auto-pause-delay]
                  [--backup-storage-redundancy]
                  [--capacity]
                  [--compute-model {Provisioned, Serverless}]
                  [--deleted-time]
                  [--edition]
                  [--elastic-pool]
                  [--family]
                  [--ha-replicas]
                  [--ids]
                  [--license-type {BasePrice, LicenseIncluded}]
                  [--min-capacity]
                  [--name]
                  [--no-wait]
                  [--read-scale {Disabled, Enabled}]
                  [--resource-group]
                  [--server]
                  [--service-objective]
                  [--tags]
                  [--time]
                  [--zone-redundant {false, true}]

Examples

Create a new database by restoring from a backup. (autogenerated)

az sql db restore --dest-name MyDest --edition GeneralPurpose --name MyAzureSQLDatabase --resource-group MyResourceGroup --server myserver --subscription MySubscription --time "2018-05-20T05:34:22"

Create a new database with geo-redundant backup storage by restoring from a backup. (autogenerated)

az sql db restore --dest-name MyDest --edition GeneralPurpose --name MyAzureSQLDatabase --resource-group MyResourceGroup --server myserver --subscription MySubscription --time "2018-05-20T05:34:22" --backup-storage-redundancy Geo

Required Parameters

--dest-name

Name of the database that will be created as the restore destination.

Optional Parameters

--auto-pause-delay

Time in minutes after which database is automatically paused. A value of -1 means that automatic pause is disabled.

--backup-storage-redundancy --bsr

Backup storage redundancy used to store backups. Allowed values include: Local, Zone, Geo.

--capacity -c

The capacity component of the sku in integer number of DTUs or vcores.

--compute-model

The compute model of the database.

accepted values: Provisioned, Serverless
--deleted-time

If specified, restore from a deleted database instead of from an existing database. Must match the deleted time of a deleted database in the same server. Either --time or --deleted-time (or both) must be specified. Time should be in following format: "YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS".

--edition --tier -e

The edition component of the sku. Allowed values include: Basic, Standard, Premium, GeneralPurpose, BusinessCritical, Hyperscale.

--elastic-pool

The name or resource id of the elastic pool to create the database in.

--family -f

The compute generation component of the sku (for vcore skus only). Allowed values include: Gen4, Gen5.

--ha-replicas --read-replicas

The number of high availability replicas to provision for the database. Only settable for Hyperscale edition.

--ids

One or more resource IDs (space-delimited). It should be a complete resource ID containing all information of 'Resource Id' arguments. You should provide either --ids or other 'Resource Id' arguments.

--license-type

The license type to apply for this database. LicenseIncluded if you need a license, or BasePrice if you have a license and are eligible for the Azure Hybrid Benefit.

accepted values: BasePrice, LicenseIncluded
--min-capacity

Minimal capacity that database will always have allocated, if not paused.

--name -n

Name of the Azure SQL Database.

--no-wait

Do not wait for the long-running operation to finish.

--read-scale

If enabled, connections that have application intent set to readonly in their connection string may be routed to a readonly secondary replica. This property is only settable for Premium and Business Critical databases.

accepted values: Disabled, Enabled
--resource-group -g

Name of resource group. You can configure the default group using az configure --defaults group=<name>.

--server -s

Name of the Azure SQL server. You can configure the default using az configure --defaults sql-server=<name>.

--service-objective

The service objective for the new database. For example: Basic, S0, P1, GP_Gen4_1, GP_Gen5_S_8, BC_Gen5_2, HS_Gen5_32.

--tags

Space-separated tags: key[=value] [key[=value] ...]. Use "" to clear existing tags.

--time -t

The point in time of the source database that will be restored to create the new database. Must be greater than or equal to the source database's earliestRestoreDate value. Either --time or --deleted-time (or both) must be specified. Time should be in following format: "YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS".

--zone-redundant -z

Specifies whether to enable zone redundancy.

accepted values: false, true

az sql db show

Edit

Get the details for a database.

az sql db show [--ids]
               [--name]
               [--resource-group]
               [--server]

Examples

Get the details for a database. (autogenerated)

az sql db show --name MyAzureSQLDatabase --resource-group MyResourceGroup --server myserver

Optional Parameters

--ids

One or more resource IDs (space-delimited). It should be a complete resource ID containing all information of 'Resource Id' arguments. You should provide either --ids or other 'Resource Id' arguments.

--name -n

Name of the Azure SQL Database.

--resource-group -g

Name of resource group. You can configure the default group using az configure --defaults group=<name>.

--server -s

Name of the Azure SQL server. You can configure the default using az configure --defaults sql-server=<name>.

az sql db show-connection-string

Edit

Generates a connection string to a database.

az sql db show-connection-string --client {ado.net, jdbc, odbc, php, php_pdo, sqlcmd}
                                 [--auth-type {ADIntegrated, ADPassword, SqlPassword}]
                                 [--ids]
                                 [--name]
                                 [--server]

Examples

Generate connection string for ado.net

az sql db show-connection-string -s myserver -n mydb -c ado.net

Required Parameters

--client -c

Type of client connection provider.

accepted values: ado.net, jdbc, odbc, php, php_pdo, sqlcmd

Optional Parameters

--auth-type -a

Type of authentication.

accepted values: ADIntegrated, ADPassword, SqlPassword
default value: SqlPassword
--ids

One or more resource IDs (space-delimited). It should be a complete resource ID containing all information of 'Resource Id' arguments. You should provide either --ids or other 'Resource Id' arguments.

--name -n

Name of the Azure SQL Database.

default value: <databasename>
--server -s

Name of the Azure SQL server. You can configure the default using az configure --defaults sql-server=<name>.

default value: <servername>

az sql db update

Edit

Update a database.

az sql db update [--add]
                 [--auto-pause-delay]
                 [--backup-storage-redundancy]
                 [--capacity]
                 [--compute-model {Provisioned, Serverless}]
                 [--edition]
                 [--elastic-pool]
                 [--family]
                 [--force-string]
                 [--ha-replicas]
                 [--ids]
                 [--maint-config-id]
                 [--max-size]
                 [--min-capacity]
                 [--name]
                 [--no-wait]
                 [--read-scale {Disabled, Enabled}]
                 [--remove]
                 [--resource-group]
                 [--server]
                 [--service-objective]
                 [--set]
                 [--zone-redundant {false, true}]

Examples

Update a database to Standard edition, S0 performance level (10 DTU) by specifying DTU capacity. Note that GeneralPurpose allows a wider range of max size than Standard edition.

az sql db update -g mygroup -s myserver -n mydb --edition Standard --capacity 10 --max-size 250GB

Update a database to Standard edition, S1 performance level (20 DTU) by specifying performance level name. Note that GeneralPurpose allows a wider range of max size than Standard edition.

az sql db update -g mygroup -s myserver -n mydb --edition Standard --service-objective S1 --max-size 250GB

Update a database to GeneralPurpose edition, 4 vcores with Gen5 hardware

az sql db update -g mygroup -s myserver -n mydb --edition GeneralPurpose --capacity 4 --family Gen5

Update database with increased max size

az sql db update -g mygroup -s myserver -n mydb --max-size 500GB

Update database with zone redundancy enabled

az sql db update -g mygroup -s myserver -n mydb -z

Update database with zone redundancy explicitly disabled

az sql db update -g mygroup -s myserver -n mydb -z false

Update database to serverless compute model

az sql db update -g mygroup -s myserver -n mydb --edition GeneralPurpose --capacity 2 --family Gen5 --compute-model Serverless

Update database with locally redundant backup storage

az sql db update -g mygroup -s myserver -n mydb --backup-storage-redundancy Local

Optional Parameters

--add

Add an object to a list of objects by specifying a path and key value pairs. Example: --add property.listProperty <key=value, string or JSON string>.

--auto-pause-delay

Time in minutes after which database is automatically paused. A value of -1 means that automatic pause is disabled.

--backup-storage-redundancy --bsr

Backup storage redundancy used to store backups. Allowed values include: Local, Zone, Geo.

--capacity -c

The capacity component of the sku in integer number of DTUs or vcores.

--compute-model

The compute model of the database.

accepted values: Provisioned, Serverless
--edition --tier -e

The edition component of the sku. Allowed values include: Basic, Standard, Premium, GeneralPurpose, BusinessCritical, Hyperscale.

--elastic-pool

The name or resource id of the elastic pool to move the database into.

--family -f

The compute generation component of the sku (for vcore skus only). Allowed values include: Gen4, Gen5.

--force-string

When using 'set' or 'add', preserve string literals instead of attempting to convert to JSON.

--ha-replicas --read-replicas

The number of high availability replicas to provision for the database. Only settable for Hyperscale edition.

--ids

One or more resource IDs (space-delimited). It should be a complete resource ID containing all information of 'Resource Id' arguments. You should provide either --ids or other 'Resource Id' arguments.

--maint-config-id -m

Specified maintenance configuration id or name for this resource.

--max-size

The new maximum size of the database expressed in bytes.

--min-capacity

Minimal capacity that database will always have allocated, if not paused.

--name -n

Name of the Azure SQL Database.

--no-wait

Do not wait for the long-running operation to finish.

--read-scale

If enabled, connections that have application intent set to readonly in their connection string may be routed to a readonly secondary replica. This property is only settable for Premium and Business Critical databases.

accepted values: Disabled, Enabled
--remove

Remove a property or an element from a list. Example: --remove property.list OR --remove propertyToRemove.

--resource-group -g

Name of resource group. You can configure the default group using az configure --defaults group=<name>.

--server -s

Name of the Azure SQL server. You can configure the default using az configure --defaults sql-server=<name>.

--service-objective

The name of the new service objective. If this is a standalone db service objective and the db is currently in an elastic pool, then the db is removed from the pool.

--set

Update an object by specifying a property path and value to set. Example: --set property1.property2=.

--zone-redundant -z

Specifies whether to enable zone redundancy.

accepted values: false, true