Database scaling scrip in Azure automation .

Question

Hi ,
we have one SQL server in Azure that host some database , I wrote a script for scaling up and scaling down databases on the SQls erver ,
$Database = "mydatabase"
$SQLserver = "mysqlserver"
Select-AzureSubscription -Id xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
$db = Get-AzureSqlDatabase $SQLserver -DatabaseName $Database
$P1 = Get-AzureSqlDatabaseServiceObjective $SQLserver -ServiceObjectiveName "S1"
Set-AzureSqlDatabase $SQLserver -Database $db -ServiceObjective $P1 -Edition Standard -Force
now I want to use that script in Azure Automation ,
I want to run that script to scale down the database in night hours and scale up in day hours .
please , I need some guide or help on how can import that script to Azure automation to auto scale my database .
Thanks alot 

Answer 1

Hi Ary,
Please also see the following workflow:
Vertically Scale.
For this runbook to execute successfully, the Azure DB logical server must allow incoming connections from Azure services. This configuration can be achieved in the Microsoft Azure portal by selecting the server, clicking on the "Configure" tab
and, under allowed services, selecting 'YES' for Windows Azure Services. 
As prerequisite, please create an Azure Automation credential asset that contains the username and password for the target Azure SQL DB logical server ($SqlServerName).
To import the script referenced above, go to one of your Azure Automation accounts, click "New" and then "Runbook".  Next click "From Gallery", and in the "Select a runbook" select "Capacity Management"
and then "Azure SQL Database: Vertically Scale".
If you want to use the script you mentioned above, you can copy and paste the script wrapped in a workflow{} into a new runbook.  If you're going to use the Set-AzureSqlDatabase PowerShell cmdlets, you're also going to need to update a certificate to
Azure Automation.  One way around this is to perform the scaling actions via tsql.
If you have any questions, I'd be happy to help.