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Azure SQL backup options

Hello , What are the Azure SQL backup options ? Thanks Himanshu

Azure SQL Database
asked 2025-10-24T03:13:29.6866667+00:00
HimanshuSinha-msft 19,527 Reputation points Microsoft Employee Moderator
commented 2025-10-25T05:33:37.84+00:00
VRISHABHANATH PATIL 1,295 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Finding & fixing Azure resource using Azure SQL Database 2014-04-01 APIs

Hello. I'm using Azure and have been getting the following email sent to me multiple times: "Required action To avoid potential service disruptions, upgrade any Azure SQL Database resources that use version 2014-04-01 APIs to a newer stable…

Azure SQL Database
asked 2025-10-10T07:54:26.1266667+00:00
Mikael Karlgren 20 Reputation points
commented 2025-10-25T05:06:08.4633333+00:00
VRISHABHANATH PATIL 1,295 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Best Approach to Avoid Duplicates When Loading Cumulative Monthly Orders Daily & Handling Month Transitions

Question: Hi all, I am working on a data warehouse project where we receive orders files on a monthly basis. Each file contains all orders for that month, and the file grows daily as new orders are added. Currently, we load this data into a raw table…

Azure SQL Database
asked 2025-10-24T07:39:08.7233333+00:00
YERNAIDU SIRAPARAPU 125 Reputation points
answered 2025-10-24T21:38:23.36+00:00
Erland Sommarskog 127.4K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
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ODBC Driver 18 for SQL Server: HY024 error when listing tables with Japanese (non-ASCII) names in Azure SQL Database

I'm connecting to Azure SQL Database using ODBC Driver 18 for SQL Server. The connection itself works fine, but when I connect from Excel via ODBC and try to retrieve a list of tables from a database that contains table names with Japanese characters, I…

Azure SQL Database
asked 2025-10-24T11:08:24.7633333+00:00
ee 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-10-24T21:27:48.46+00:00
Erland Sommarskog 127.4K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
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I have a azure ci/cd pipeline and it failed due to json index issue not supported. I checked my project and there is no json index in my database project

The error message is :##[error]*** An error occurred during deployment plan generation. Deployment cannot continue. ##[error]Error SQL72018: SqlJsonIndex could not be imported but one or more of these objects exist in your…

Azure SQL Database
asked 2025-10-20T21:43:28.97+00:00
JingJing Gao 0 Reputation points
edited a comment 2025-10-24T20:57:30.94+00:00
Swapnesh Panchal 740 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Importing BACPAC to Azure SQL Database disable the compatibility level SQL Server 2025 (170)

Our online SQL Server to Azure SQL Database migration (using DMS and BACPAC both) failed to achieve Compatibility Level 170 (SQL 2025). We suspect the obsolete metadata for TEXTIMAGE_ON [PRIMARY] is blocking the compatibility upgrade due to conflicts…

Azure SQL Database
asked 2025-10-15T06:42:51.1066667+00:00
Yash Bhatia 20 Reputation points
commented 2025-10-24T20:39:17.5033333+00:00
Erland Sommarskog 127.4K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
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Want to upgrade any Azure SQL Database resources

We want to upgrade any Azure SQL Database resources that use version 2014-04-01 APIs to a newer stable version by 31 October 2025 to avoid potential service disruptions. Please connect us with someone who can provide guidance.

Azure SQL Database
asked 2025-10-24T09:39:36.5133333+00:00
NYC Admin 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-10-24T13:33:37.8333333+00:00
Abhisek Mishra 845 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Azure SQL performance issue

Hello, How to fix a performance issues in Azure SQL. Thanks Himanshu

Azure SQL Database
asked 2025-10-24T04:14:04.07+00:00
HimanshuSinha-msft 19,527 Reputation points Microsoft Employee Moderator
commented 2025-10-24T04:47:42.91+00:00
VRISHABHANATH PATIL 1,295 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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How to move Azure SQL from one resource group to other in the same Subscription ?

How to move Azure SQL from one resource group to other in the same Subscription

Azure SQL Database
asked 2025-10-22T20:48:38.9833333+00:00
HimanshuSinha-msft 19,527 Reputation points Microsoft Employee Moderator
commented 2025-10-24T03:39:41.64+00:00
Alberto Morillo 35,326 Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
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SQL-DB: Create user command failing for user assigned managed identity

Create user command failing for user assigned managed identity in SQL db (via Azure portal > SQL DB > Query Editor preview) Getting error: Error: Principal 'xxx' could not be found or this principal type is not supported. i have followed all…

Azure SQL Database
asked 2025-10-23T03:40:36.8966667+00:00
Aviral Srivastava 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-10-23T12:01:10.69+00:00
Kalyani Kondavaradala 3,145 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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azure sql database cost went up on 01.10 and stayed up

hello azure sql database cost and usage went up on 01.10 and stayed up ever since; i dont see any new usage of the database; this is a production database, users are using tabular model so they are not querying db directly; we do have a report sourced…

Azure SQL Database
asked 2025-10-21T19:22:59.7566667+00:00
mamaHani 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-10-23T09:12:44.57+00:00
Kalyani Kondavaradala 3,145 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Need help with unexpected Azure Sql Database charges!!

I have not been charged yet, as my "budget warning" tipped me off before azure to charge me. The supports' "refund" doesn't work for my case as they only help with past transactions.

Azure SQL Database
asked 2025-10-20T18:01:27.6033333+00:00
Live less 20 Reputation points
commented 2025-10-23T02:12:14.48+00:00
VRISHABHANATH PATIL 1,295 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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AZURE SQL Managed Instance changing hardware generation

What happens during and after a scale-up or scale-down operation in Azure SQL Managed Instance, how long do these operations typically take, and does the process involve any downtime?

Azure SQL Database
asked 2022-02-07T10:12:57.833+00:00
Mohsen SHANIVAR 1 Reputation point
edited the question 2025-10-22T15:13:41.0233333+00:00
Mohsen SHANIVAR 1 Reputation point
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Can I access an Azure SQL database in another tenant/subscription when creating a mirrored Azure SQL database?

Is it possible for our customer to mirror an Azure SQL database located within our Azure Tenant when their Microsoft Fabric is in their own Azure tenant?

Azure SQL Database
asked 2025-08-04T11:03:39.7833333+00:00
Andrew HB 361 Reputation points
commented 2025-10-22T03:20:05.8033333+00:00
YeXu-MSFT 1 Reputation point Microsoft Employee
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I can't backup database via SSMS on Azure sql managed instance

I can't backup database via SSMS on Azure sql managed instance need help to backup to azure storage account via SSMS

Azure SQL Database
asked 2025-10-06T14:28:56.0066667+00:00
Shlomi Rachamim 40 Reputation points
commented 2025-10-22T18:46:51.7866667+00:00
Shlomi Rachamim 40 Reputation points
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Audit Logs

Hello! Beyond the configurable logs available in the portal, cli... if a severe incident is suspected, can Microsoft obtain more detailed information about the events and the associated IP addresses? Thank you!

Azure SQL Database
asked 2025-10-15T12:20:48.8433333+00:00
Full Of Tradition 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-10-21T13:29:37.37+00:00
Full Of Tradition 0 Reputation points
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Unable to whitelist IPv6 range in Azure SQL Database — getting “IP address must be a valid IPv4 address” error

Hi everyone, I’m trying to whitelist the following IPv6 range in my Azure SQL Database firewall settings: 8900:9aa0:1800::/30 However, when I try to add this range under Networking → Firewall and virtual networks, I get the following error: “IP address…

Azure SQL Database
asked 2025-10-19T10:24:20.6266667+00:00
YERNAIDU SIRAPARAPU 125 Reputation points
commented 2025-10-21T05:23:35.83+00:00
Manoj Kumar Boyini 330 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Delete MSSQL database which shows as not found but a cost is allocated in cost analysis

Hi, I want to delete this database from our server but in the overview in azure portal it shows as resource not found but in the cost analysis it shows an allocated cost for the resource? How can I delete this?

Azure SQL Database
asked 2025-10-20T03:47:21.2533333+00:00
Anonymous
answered 2025-10-21T09:42:43.6966667+00:00
Kalyani Kondavaradala 3,145 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Not able to Create resources in Qatar region - says no compute available.

Not able to create a SQl server or VM in Qatar Region, Not able to adjust the quota from portal. Support is also not respoding , is there a alternative way. I want my data that is the storage and SQL Server to reside in Qatar,

Azure SQL Database
asked 2025-10-20T10:42:45.58+00:00
Vaishnav A V 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-10-21T11:26:02.8266667+00:00
Mahesh Kurva 9,575 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Database 'evoScheduler' on server '' is not currently available. Please retry the connection later.

Hello, I am having an issue that I cannot connect to my Azure Database. Below is the error. I should notes that I am able to connect to other Azure databases. Any help would be great! Database 'evoScheduler' on server '' is not currently available.…

Azure SQL Database
asked 2025-10-22T02:56:34.6633333+00:00
Steve Shouler 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-10-22T22:52:52.31+00:00
Swapnesh Panchal 740 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator