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| 1 | +# Azure CLI DocumentDB Extension # |
| 2 | + |
| 3 | +This is an extension to Azure CLI to manage **Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB (vCore)** |
| 4 | +clusters — the `Microsoft.DocumentDB/mongoClusters` resource — under the |
| 5 | +`az documentdb mongocluster` command group. |
| 6 | + |
| 7 | +## How to install ## |
| 8 | + |
| 9 | +```bash |
| 10 | +az extension add --name documentdb |
| 11 | +``` |
| 12 | + |
| 13 | +## Background ## |
| 14 | + |
| 15 | +DocumentDB (Mongo vCore) is a fully managed, MongoDB-compatible database service. |
| 16 | +This extension exposes the management-plane operations for mongo clusters and their |
| 17 | +sub-resources: IP firewall rules, Microsoft Entra-backed database users, user-assigned |
| 18 | +managed identity, cross-region read replicas, and point-in-time restore. |
| 19 | + |
| 20 | +## Command groups ## |
| 21 | + |
| 22 | +| Group | Description | |
| 23 | +|--|--| |
| 24 | +| `az documentdb mongocluster` | Create and manage mongo clusters | |
| 25 | +| `az documentdb mongocluster firewall-rule` | Manage IP firewall rules (public access) | |
| 26 | +| `az documentdb mongocluster user` | Manage Microsoft Entra-backed database users | |
| 27 | +| `az documentdb mongocluster identity` | Manage the cluster's user-assigned managed identity | |
| 28 | +| `az documentdb mongocluster replica` | List, create, and promote cross-region read replicas | |
| 29 | + |
| 30 | +## Usage examples ## |
| 31 | + |
| 32 | +### Create and manage a cluster |
| 33 | + |
| 34 | +```bash |
| 35 | +# Create a cluster |
| 36 | +az documentdb mongocluster create -n MyCluster -g MyResourceGroup --location eastus2 \ |
| 37 | + --admin-user dbadmin --admin-password MyP@ssw0rd123! \ |
| 38 | + --tier M30 --storage-size 128 --storage-type PremiumSSDv2 \ |
| 39 | + --shard-count 1 --high-availability Disabled |
| 40 | + |
| 41 | +# Show and list |
| 42 | +az documentdb mongocluster show -n MyCluster -g MyResourceGroup |
| 43 | +az documentdb mongocluster list -g MyResourceGroup |
| 44 | + |
| 45 | +# Get connection strings |
| 46 | +az documentdb mongocluster list-connection-strings -n MyCluster -g MyResourceGroup |
| 47 | + |
| 48 | +# Reset the administrator password |
| 49 | +az documentdb mongocluster reset-password -n MyCluster -g MyResourceGroup --password NewP@ssw0rd123! |
| 50 | + |
| 51 | +# Delete |
| 52 | +az documentdb mongocluster delete -n MyCluster -g MyResourceGroup |
| 53 | +``` |
| 54 | + |
| 55 | +### Firewall rules |
| 56 | + |
| 57 | +```bash |
| 58 | +az documentdb mongocluster firewall-rule create -n AllowMyIp --cluster-name MyCluster \ |
| 59 | + -g MyResourceGroup --start-ip-address 203.0.113.0 --end-ip-address 203.0.113.255 |
| 60 | +az documentdb mongocluster firewall-rule list --cluster-name MyCluster -g MyResourceGroup |
| 61 | +``` |
| 62 | + |
| 63 | +### Microsoft Entra-backed users |
| 64 | + |
| 65 | +```bash |
| 66 | +az documentdb mongocluster user create -n alice --cluster-name MyCluster -g MyResourceGroup \ |
| 67 | + --type User --role db=admin role=root |
| 68 | +``` |
| 69 | + |
| 70 | +### Managed identity (user-assigned) |
| 71 | + |
| 72 | +```bash |
| 73 | +az documentdb mongocluster identity assign -n MyCluster -g MyResourceGroup \ |
| 74 | + --mi-user-assigned <userAssignedIdentityResourceId> |
| 75 | +az documentdb mongocluster identity show -n MyCluster -g MyResourceGroup |
| 76 | +``` |
| 77 | + |
| 78 | +### Replicas (cross-region) |
| 79 | + |
| 80 | +```bash |
| 81 | +# List the parent cluster's replicas |
| 82 | +az documentdb mongocluster replica list --cluster-name MyCluster -g MyResourceGroup |
| 83 | + |
| 84 | +# Create a cross-region GeoReplica (the source must have the GeoReplicas preview feature enabled) |
| 85 | +az documentdb mongocluster replica create -n MyReplica -g MyResourceGroup -l centralus \ |
| 86 | + --source-cluster MyCluster --source-location eastus2 |
| 87 | + |
| 88 | +# Promote a replica to primary |
| 89 | +az documentdb mongocluster replica promote -n MyReplica -g MyResourceGroup |
| 90 | +``` |
| 91 | + |
| 92 | +### Point-in-time restore |
| 93 | + |
| 94 | +```bash |
| 95 | +az documentdb mongocluster restore -n RestoredCluster -g MyResourceGroup --location eastus2 \ |
| 96 | + --source-cluster MyCluster --restore-time "2026-06-30T10:00:00Z" \ |
| 97 | + --admin-user dbadmin --admin-password MyP@ssw0rd123! |
| 98 | +``` |
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