Create Azure Datastores Using Script Files

If a database does not exist at the point that it is required (for example, you attempt to upload a data file to a datastore that has not yet been created in the database instance), it is created on-the-fly; this can be slow for certain RDBMS types, and so we recommended that you create any required databases ahead of time, using SQL scripts.

  1. To create the database script file, on the command line, enter the following command:
    dbfhadmin -script -type:datastore -provider:az -name:<datastore-name> [-db|existdb:<database-name>] [-file:<script-name.sql>] 

    where <database-name> is the name of a new database (-db) or existing database (-existdb) that can house multiple datastores - if you omit either option, a new database called <datastore-name> will be created for the datastore; <script-name.sql> is the name of the script file to be created.

    Note: If you omit the -file option, the default name is create_datastore_<datastore-name>_az.sql.
    By default, this script creates a database with the following characteristics:
    Parameter Value
    EDITION standard
    MAXSIZE 1GB
    SERVICE_OBJECTIVE S0

    If you require the database to be created with different characteristics, you must edit the script directly.

  2. Create further script files for any more required datastores.

    Once you have created the script files, use the dbfhadmin utility to run them, and create the required databases. Before you run the -createdb command, ensure that the sqlcmd command is on the PATH.

  3. To create the database, on the command line, enter the following command:
    dbfhadmin -createdb <database-address> -provider:az -type:datastore -file:<script-name.sql> -userid=<user> -password=<pass>

    where <database-address> is the fully qualified database and server name (for example: tcp:mydbinst.database.windows.net), <script-name.sql> is the name of the script file that was created in an earlier step, and <user> and <pass> are valid logon credentials for the database.

Now that the datastores have been created, you can configure the database configuration file to use them.