OMOP Data Instances

server List

Name Subscription Resource group Region Environment Deployment date
i2rdc3-dev-postgres01 I2 - RDC 2.0 Azure POC - Dev i2rdc3-dev-rg-main Central US Development TBD
i2rdc3-qa-postgres01 I2 - RDC 2.0 Azure POC - QA i2rdc3-qa-rg-main Central US Quality Assurence TBD
i2rdc3-prod-postgres01 I2 - RDC 2.0 Azure POC - Prod i2rdc3-prod-rg-main Central US Production TBD

i2rdc3-dev-postgres01 reference

General Information

  • Server Name: postgresql.dev.i2rdc3.wustl.edu
  • Resource Group: i2rdc3-dev-rg-main
  • Subscription: I2 - RDC 2.0 Azure POC - Dev
  • Region: Central US
  • Environment: Development
  • Deployment Date: ~2020
  • Owner: Snehil Gupta (Data Warehousing Team)
  • Links: Azure Portal

Purpose and Description

  • Purpose of this SQL Server:
    • Hosts Dev OMOP v5.3 data model
    • Hosts Dev Mars automation database
    • Hosts Dev Databroker Audit database
    • Altas CMS backend ???

Application/Service Dependencies

  • Fluentbit
  • Crontab
  • Bash/Perl
  • CIFS/SMBtools

Databases Hosted on this Server

Database Name Purpose Impact Sensitivity
omop_dw Development OMOP DB General PHI
mars_db MARS automation db Low PHI
databroker Databroker auditing db Low PHI
local user dbs Individual User dev dbs General PHI
postgres transient data objects for user tasks General PHI

Networking and Connectivity

  • Firewall Rules:

    • Allow Azure services: Yes

    • Public IPs Allowed:

      Outbound rules

      Rule Name Start IP End IP Description
      AllowTagCustom3443Inbound ApiManagement VirtualNetwork Api Management
      AllowTagContainerRegistryHTTPSInbound VirtualNetwork AzureContainerRegistry Azure container Registry
      AllowAnyPostgreSQLInbound-atlas Any Any Atlas CMS backend
  • Private Endpoint:

    • Disabled
    • VNet/Subnet: i2rdc3-dev-vnet01 / vm-subnet
  • DNS Zone Integration:

    • DNS Zone: prod.i2rdc3.wustl.edu

Authentication and Access

  • Authentication Mode: Mixed
  • Host Active Directory Admin: azureuser
  • SQL Admin Login: posstgres
  • Key Vault: i2rdc3-dev-kv

Access Control Policies

  • privileges assigned to groups (no expiration)
  • user account provided membership to roles no direct privileges (annually expired)
  • service account assigned direct privileges (no expiration)

Security Configuration

Auditing

  • Auditing Enabled: Yes
  • Destination: Storage Account
  • Retention: 90 Days

Performance and Sizing

  • Tier: Memory Optimized
  • vCores: 20
  • Storage Size (per DB): 160 GB
  • I/O Throughput Tier: Premium SSD LRS

Backup and Restore

  • Automated Backups: Enabled
    • OS snapshot Retention: 30 days
  • Data disk Snapshots:
    • Configured for DB: Yes
    • Retention Duration: 1/day retained for 2 days
  • Transaction logs (WAL files)
  • Geo-Backup: Enabled
  • Restore Tested: Yes – last tested on ~2023

Monitoring and Alerting

Monitoring Tools/Process

  • Azure Monitor / Fluentbit
  • Diagnostic Settings: Enabled

Updated on August 7, 2025