Create an Azure Analysis Services server

This article guides you through the process of creating an Azure Analysis Services server using the Azure portal, PowerShell, or Azure CLI.

Prerequisites

  • An Azure subscription. If you don't have one, create a free account before you begin.
  • Permissions to create resources in your Azure subscription.
Note: Azure Analysis Services is a Platform as a Service (PaaS) offering that provides enterprise-grade semantic modeling capabilities. It's ideal for building semantic models that support business intelligence solutions.

Option 1: Create an Analysis Services server using the Azure portal

The Azure portal provides an intuitive graphical interface for creating and managing Azure resources.

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Sign in to the Azure portal.

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In the Azure portal, click Create a resource.

Azure portal create resource button
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In the search bar, type Analysis Services, and then select it from the list.

Azure portal search for Analysis Services
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Click Create.

Azure portal create button
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In the Basics tab, configure the following settings:

  • Subscription: Select your Azure subscription.
  • Resource group: Create a new resource group or select an existing one.
  • Server name: Enter a unique name for your server.
  • Location: Choose the Azure region where you want to deploy your server.
  • Pricing tier: Select a pricing tier based on your performance and scalability needs.
Azure portal Basics tab configuration
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Click Review + create, and then click Create.

Azure portal Review + create button

Option 2: Create an Analysis Services server using Azure PowerShell

Use Azure PowerShell to automate the creation of your Analysis Services server.

Install and connect to Azure PowerShell

If you don't have Azure PowerShell installed, follow the instructions in Install Azure PowerShell.

Connect to your Azure account:

Connect-AzAccount

Create the resource group (if needed)

New-AzResourceGroup -Name "YourResourceGroupName" -Location "East US"

Create the Analysis Services server

New-AzAnalysisServicesServer -Name "YourServerName" -ResourceGroupName "YourResourceGroupName" -Location "East US" -SkuName "S0" -Capacity 1

Replace "YourServerName", "YourResourceGroupName", "East US", and "S0" with your desired values.

Option 3: Create an Analysis Services server using Azure CLI

Use Azure Command-Line Interface (CLI) for command-line automation.

Install and log in to Azure CLI

If you don't have Azure CLI installed, follow the instructions in Install the Azure CLI.

Log in to your Azure account:

az login

Create the resource group (if needed)

az group create --name YourResourceGroupName --location "East US"

Create the Analysis Services server

az analysiservices server create --name YourServerName --resource-group YourResourceGroupName --location "East US" --sku S0 --capacity 1

Replace YourServerName, YourResourceGroupName, "East US", and S0 with your desired values.

Tip: You can view available pricing tiers and their corresponding SKUs using Get-AzAnalysisServicesSku (PowerShell) or az analysiservices list-skus (CLI).

Next Steps

Once your Analysis Services server is created, you can: