Stop/Start Azure Database for PostgreSQL - Flexible Server using Azure CLI
APPLIES TO: Azure Database for PostgreSQL - Flexible Server
This article shows you how to perform restart, start and stop Azure Database for PostgreSQL flexible server using Azure CLI.
Prerequisites
If you don't have an Azure subscription, create a free account before you begin.
Install or upgrade Azure CLI to the latest version. See Install Azure CLI.
Log in to Azure account using az login command. Note the id property, which refers to Subscription ID for your Azure account.
az login
If you have multiple subscriptions, choose the appropriate subscription in which you want to create the server using the
az account set
command. `az account set --subscription <subscription id>
Create an Azure Database for PostgreSQL flexible server instance if you haven't already created one using the
az postgres flexible-server create
command.az postgres flexible-server create --resource-group myresourcegroup --name myservername
Stop a running server
To stop a server, run az postgres flexible-server stop
command. If you're using local context, you don't need to provide any arguments.
Usage:
az postgres flexible-server stop [--name]
[--resource-group]
[--subscription]
Example without local context:
az postgres flexible-server stop --resource-group resourcegroupname --name myservername
Example with local context:
az postgres flexible-server stop
Start a stopped server
To start a server, run az postgres flexible-server start
command. If you're using local context, you don't need to provide any arguments.
Usage:
az postgres flexible-server start [--name]
[--resource-group]
[--subscription]
Example without local context:
az postgres flexible-server start --resource-group --name myservername
Example with local context:
az postgres flexible-server start
Important
Once the server has restarted successfully, all management operations are now available for the Azure Database for PostgreSQL flexible server instance.
Next steps
- Learn more about restarting Azure Database for PostgreSQL flexible server.