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Stop/Start an Azure Database for MySQL - Flexible Server instance

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APPLIES TO: Azure Database for MySQL - Flexible Server

This article provides step-by-step procedure to perform Stop and Start of an Azure Database for MySQL flexible server instance.

Prerequisites

To complete this how-to guide, you must have an Azure Database for MySQL flexible server instance.

Stop a running server

  1. In the Azure portal, choose your Azure Database for MySQL flexible server instance that you want to stop.

  2. From the Overview page, click the Stop button in the toolbar.

    Stop flexible server.

  3. Click Yes to confirm stopping your server.

    Confirm stopping flexible server.

Note

Once the server is stopped, the other management operations are not available for the Azure Database for MySQL flexible server instance.

Start a stopped server

  1. In the Azure portal, choose your Azure Database for MySQL flexible server instance that you want to start.

  2. From the Overview page, click the Start button in the toolbar.

    Start flexible server.

Note

Once the server is started, all management operations are now available for the Azure Database for MySQL flexible server instance.

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