Manage scheduled maintenance settings for Azure Database for PostgreSQL - Flexible Server
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Azure Database for PostgreSQL - Flexible Server
You can specify maintenance options for each Azure Database for PostgreSQL flexible server instance in your Azure subscription. Options include the maintenance schedule and notification settings for upcoming and finished maintenance events.
Prerequisites
To complete this how-to guide, you need:
- An Azure Database for PostgreSQL flexible server instance
Specify maintenance schedule options
- On the Azure Database for PostgreSQL flexible server instance page, under the Settings heading, choose Maintenance to open scheduled maintenance options.
- The default (system-managed) schedule is a random day of the week, and 60-minute window for maintenance start between 11pm and 7am local server time. If you want to customize this schedule, choose Custom schedule. You can then select a preferred day of the week, and a 60-minute window for maintenance start time.
Notifications about scheduled maintenance events
You can use Azure Service Health to view notifications about upcoming and performed scheduled maintenance on your Azure Database for PostgreSQL flexible server instance. You can also set up alerts in Azure Service Health to get notifications about maintenance events.
Next steps
- Learn about scheduled maintenance in Azure Database for PostgreSQL – Flexible Server
- Lean about Azure Service Health