Azure Database for MySQL Reservation SKU naming inconsistency - missing series specification in Business Critical Tier

Question

Hello,

I've noticed an inconsistency in Azure Database for MySQL reservation the SKU names fields in the API responses across the Reservation APIs (Reservation Transactions - List, Reservation Recommendations - List etc).

The Business Critical tier reservations lack series specification:

"AzureDB_MySQL_Flexible_Server_Business_Critical_Compute"

While "General Purpose" and "Memory Optimized" tier (which has now been renamed to Business Critical) tiers include the series identifier (e.g., "Ddsv4", "Edsv4"):

"AzureDB_MySQL_Flexible_Server_General_Purpose_Ddsv4_Compute"
"AzureDB_MySQL_Flexible_Server_Memory_Optimized_Edsv4Series_Compute"

According to the documentation and the SKU naming of reservations of other tiers, MySQL reservations should be series-specific.
Could you please help clarify what these Business Critical reservations without series specification represent and which series they apply to?

Answer 1

Hi S •,

Greetings!!

The Business-Critical tier for Azure Database for MySQL Flexible Server uses E-series compute (such as Edsv4, Edsv5, and Eadsv5). In the Reservation API, the SKU name appears as AzureDB_MySQL_Flexible_Server_Business_Critical_Compute without a series identifier. This is by design the Business Critical reservation SKU is generic and applies across all supported E-series families for this tier. When you purchase this reservation, Azure automatically matches it to the appropriate Business Critical compute series behind the scenes.

For more information, please refer the document:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/mysql/flexible-server/concepts-service-tiers-storage

Hope this helps. Do let us know if you have any further queries.

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