Deploy MySQL on Microsoft Azure Cobalt 100 processors
Introduction
Overview
Create an Azure Cobalt 100 Arm64 virtual machine
Deploy MySQL on an Azure Arm64 virtual machine
Validate MySQL functionality on Azure Arm64
Benchmark MySQL with mysqlslap
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About this Learning Path

Skill level:  Introductory
Reading time:  30 min
Last updated:  17 Oct 2025
Skill level:
  Introductory
Reading time:
  30 min
Last updated:
  17 Oct 2025
Author:Pareena Verma, Arm
Arm IP:Neoverse
Tags: Databases Microsoft Azure Linux MySQL SQL Docker
Author:
  • Pareena Verma, Arm
Arm IP:
Neoverse
Tags:
Databases Microsoft Azure Linux MySQL SQL Docker

Who is this for?

This is an introductory topic for developers migrating MySQL applications from x86_64 to Arm.

What will you learn?

Upon completion of this Learning Path, you will be able to:

  • Provision an Azure Arm64 virtual machine using Azure console, with Ubuntu Pro 24.04 LTS as the base image
  • Deploy MySQL on the Ubuntu virtual machine
  • Perform MySQL baseline testing and benchmarking on Arm64 virtual machines

Prerequisites

Before starting, you will need the following:

  • A Microsoft Azure account with access to Cobalt 100 based instances (Dpsv6)
  • Familiarity with relational databases and the basics of MySQL
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