- Login to the machine using privileged account.
- Download the latest build of Azure CLI.
- Windows download instruction and location:
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/cli/azure/install-azure-cli-windows?view=azure-cli-latest
- Linux download instruction and location:
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/cli/azure/install-azure-cli-linux?view=azure-cli-latest
How to login to an Azure subscription
- Login to an Azure account, from command prompt:
- az login
- Run the command below to list the available subscriptions:
- az account list --output table
- Run the command below to change the context to a specific Azure subscription:
- az account set --subscription "MySubscription"
- Note: Replace “MySubscription” with the relevant subscription name
- Run the command below to verify the currently selected Azure subscription:
- az account show
- Run the command below to create a new resource group:
- az group create --name MyResourceGroup --location MyLocation
- Note 1: Replace MyResourceGroup with your own relevant group name
- Note 2: Replace MyLocation with the target location, from the list below:
- https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/global-infrastructure/locations/
- Run the command below (as a single line) to create a new MySQL database:
- az mysql server create -g MyResourceGroup -n MyDBServerName --admin-user MyDBUserName --admin-password "MyDBPassword" -l MyLocation --ssl-enforcement Disabled --sku-name B_Gen5_1 --version 5.7
- Note 1: Replace MyResourceGroup with the previously create resource group
- Note 2: Replace MyDBServerName with your own MySQL server name
- Note 3: Replace MyDBUserName with your own MySQL username
- Note 4: Replace MyDBPassword with a complex password for the MySQL database account
- Note 5: Replace MyLocation with the same region as the resource group