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Deploying an Azure Database for MySQL

One great advantage of the cloud is the ability to utilize Platform as a Service (PaaS) offerings to offload server and database administration, freeing you to focus on what drives success for your business. This includes your favorite open-source databases such as MySQL. In this hands-on lab scenario you are the DBA for Awesome Company. You have been tasked with delivering an open-source database backend for a new cloud-native app. This solution should integrate closely with Azure services, allow seamless transition of developer code that has been written against MySQL, and require as little hands-on maintenance as possible. This lab will help you become familiar with how to provision an Azure Database for MySQL server.

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Path Info

Level

Beginner

Duration

15m

Published

Jun 05, 2020

Challenge

Log in to the Azure Portal

Log in to the Azure Portal using the provided credentials.
Challenge

Create an Azure Database for MySQL
1. Click the three-line menu icon in the top left corner of the page, and click Create a resource.
2. Select Databases.
3. Select Azure Database for MySQL.
4. Click Create > Azure Database for MySQL.
5. Under Flexible server, click Create.
6. Set the following values:
  - Resource group: Select the one listed
  - Server name: mysqltest- (make it unique with random numbers at the end)
  - Location: (US) West US
  - Admin username: Create a username
  - Password: Create a complex password
7. Click Review + create.
8. Verify all is well, and click Create.
9. Click Create server without firewall rules.
10. Once the deployment is complete, click Go to resource.
Congratulations! You now have a fully operational MySQL Database server that is tightly integrated with other Azure services, has its infrastructure fully managed by Microsoft, and will allow your developer data and code to be transitioned seamlessly.

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A Cloud Guru

The Cloud Content team comprises subject matter experts hyper focused on services offered by the leading cloud vendors (AWS, GCP, and Azure), as well as cloud-related technologies such as Linux and DevOps. The team is thrilled to share their knowledge to help you build modern tech solutions from the ground up, secure and optimize your environments, and so much more!

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