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servers

Creates, updates, deletes, gets or lists a servers resource.

Overview

Nameservers
TypeResource
Idazure.sql.servers

Fields

The following fields are returned by SELECT queries:

Successfully retrieved the specified server.

NameDatatypeDescription
identityobjectThe Azure Active Directory identity of the server.
kindstringKind of sql server. This is metadata used for the Azure portal experience.
locationstringResource location.
propertiesobjectResource properties.
tagsobjectResource tags.

Methods

The following methods are available for this resource:

NameAccessible byRequired ParamsOptional ParamsDescription
getselectresourceGroupName, serverName, subscriptionId$expandGets a server.
list_by_resource_groupselectresourceGroupName, subscriptionId$expandGets a list of servers in a resource groups.
listselectsubscriptionId$expandGets a list of all servers in the subscription.
create_or_updateinsertresourceGroupName, serverName, subscriptionId, data__locationCreates or updates a server.
updateupdateresourceGroupName, serverName, subscriptionIdUpdates a server.
deletedeleteresourceGroupName, serverName, subscriptionIdDeletes a server.
check_name_availabilityexecsubscriptionIdDetermines whether a resource can be created with the specified name.
import_databaseexecresourceGroupName, serverName, subscriptionId, storageKeyType, storageKey, storageUri, administratorLogin, administratorLoginPasswordImports a bacpac into a new database.
refresh_statusexecresourceGroupName, serverName, subscriptionIdRefresh external governance enablement status.

Parameters

Parameters can be passed in the WHERE clause of a query. Check the Methods section to see which parameters are required or optional for each operation.

NameDatatypeDescription
resourceGroupNamestringThe name of the resource group that contains the resource. You can obtain this value from the Azure Resource Manager API or the portal.
serverNamestringThe name of the server.
subscriptionIdstringThe subscription ID that identifies an Azure subscription.
$expandstringThe child resources to include in the response.

SELECT examples

Gets a server.

SELECT
identity,
kind,
location,
properties,
tags
FROM azure.sql.servers
WHERE resourceGroupName = '{{ resourceGroupName }}' -- required
AND serverName = '{{ serverName }}' -- required
AND subscriptionId = '{{ subscriptionId }}' -- required
AND $expand = '{{ $expand }}'
;

INSERT examples

Creates or updates a server.

INSERT INTO azure.sql.servers (
data__location,
data__tags,
data__identity,
data__properties,
resourceGroupName,
serverName,
subscriptionId
)
SELECT
'{{ location }}' /* required */,
'{{ tags }}',
'{{ identity }}',
'{{ properties }}',
'{{ resourceGroupName }}',
'{{ serverName }}',
'{{ subscriptionId }}'
RETURNING
identity,
kind,
location,
properties,
tags
;

UPDATE examples

Updates a server.

UPDATE azure.sql.servers
SET
data__identity = '{{ identity }}',
data__properties = '{{ properties }}',
data__tags = '{{ tags }}'
WHERE
resourceGroupName = '{{ resourceGroupName }}' --required
AND serverName = '{{ serverName }}' --required
AND subscriptionId = '{{ subscriptionId }}' --required
RETURNING
identity,
kind,
location,
properties,
tags;

DELETE examples

Deletes a server.

DELETE FROM azure.sql.servers
WHERE resourceGroupName = '{{ resourceGroupName }}' --required
AND serverName = '{{ serverName }}' --required
AND subscriptionId = '{{ subscriptionId }}' --required
;

Lifecycle Methods

Determines whether a resource can be created with the specified name.

EXEC azure.sql.servers.check_name_availability 
@subscriptionId='{{ subscriptionId }}' --required
@@json=
'{
"name": "{{ name }}",
"type": "{{ type }}"
}'
;