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Azure Managed Redis is down for 3 days in a row

Hey, On Saturday 26th of Jul at 2AM CET our Azure Managed Redis (not Azure Cache for Redis) started to have 100% CPU load and been having it ever since causing it to reboot from time to time and cause cache down time. We didn't deploy anything, we don't…

Azure SQL Database
asked 2025-07-28T11:22:34.8333333+00:00
Alexander Shvets 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-07-28T23:15:22.2866667+00:00
Mahesh Kurva 5,960 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Your subscription does not have access to create a server in the selected region

I am brand new to Azure and recently set up a free account. All I really want is a small SQL Server database that I can use to store data for my own personal C# application for personal use. I started to follow the tutorial on how to create a single…

Azure SQL Database
asked 2025-07-23T14:37:46.4466667+00:00
Mike Saltzman 0 Reputation points
accepted 2025-07-28T20:18:13.1666667+00:00
Mike Saltzman 0 Reputation points
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The server principal is not able to access the database under the current security - Sql Managed Instance

Hello, We have recently created Azure Sql Managed Instance and after migrating database, we have one of the Synonyms which we are accessing using Azure Service Principal but it's throwing an error. Synonyms created in Database1 which is reference to one…

Azure SQL Database
asked 2025-07-21T22:42:09.98+00:00
Pds 46 Reputation points
commented 2025-07-28T19:51:46.0066667+00:00
Erland Sommarskog 123.3K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
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Azure SQL Hyperscale Partition Handling After ADF Copy from Parquet (Bronze Layer)

In our project, we are loading Parquet-partitioned data from the ADLS Gen2 Bronze layer into Azure SQL Hyperscale using Azure Data Factory Copy Activity (no data flow involved). This loading is part of a healthcare data migration involving ~80 TB…

Azure SQL Database
asked 2025-07-25T17:49:55.08+00:00
Janice Chi 400 Reputation points
commented 2025-07-28T19:38:10.4366667+00:00
Mahesh Kurva 5,960 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Trying to understand duration column in Azure Sql DB Query Performance Insight

I have a query that runs for a long time, according to Query Performance Insight, and I tracked it down to a Runbook we use to export the azure db to our own copy of a backup. However, it says it is running for 8-9 hours every 24 hours. This can't be…

Azure SQL Database
asked 2025-07-28T17:41:36.6633333+00:00
Ryan Brown 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-07-28T19:27:38.0933333+00:00
Erland Sommarskog 123.3K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
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What is recommended way to migrate in Azure SQL server (PaaS) instance one tenant to another?

What is recommended way to migrate in Azure SQL server (PaaS) instance one tenant to another? Please recommend the best approaches to do so?? Any suggestions are appreciated...

Azure SQL Database
asked 2025-07-25T11:07:36.2933333+00:00
Srikanth Cheri 0 Reputation points
edited an answer 2025-07-28T18:42:35.8466667+00:00
Saraswathi Devadula 9,290 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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cant sync SQL database to PowerBI desktop

I am having some trouble connecting my AZURE SQL Database to POWER BI desktop. Can you help me? I have successfully created the pbisv01.database.windows.net - SQL database and I am successfully logged into AZURE & Power BI desktop with my email. But…

Azure SQL Database
asked 2025-07-24T19:35:34.74+00:00
Tatiana Lozada 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-07-28T16:47:15.3333333+00:00
Mahesh Kurva 5,960 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
1 answer

Identity column sequence is skipping values - Azure SQL DB

Hello Team, I have an Azure SQL Database (PaaS instance). We have created tables with IdentityColumns (Identity (1,1) ). The problem is that, the values are skipping randomly. And the strange thing is that, it is happening in only 1 environment (UAT).…

Azure SQL Database
asked 2025-07-23T14:56:48.13+00:00
Nagesh CL 696 Reputation points
commented 2025-07-28T16:41:12.1466667+00:00
Mahesh Kurva 5,960 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

SSMS - The semaphore timeout period has expired.

Hello, I am using SSMS to connect to my sql database in Azure, however I keep getting this error "The semaphore timeout period has expired." I have even changed the connection time out to 60 seconds. What else do I do? Thanks, Veena

Azure SQL Database
asked 2021-03-04T17:59:41.19+00:00
Veena Srinivas 251 Reputation points
commented 2025-07-28T14:38:33.81+00:00
Robert Salton 0 Reputation points
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Current User is me in master, but dbo everywhere else

When I connect and run SELECT CURRENT_USER inthe master database, it yields '******@mycompany.com'. When I switch to another database, SELECT CURRENT_USER yields 'dbo'. What do I need to do to be the 'right' user in the other databases. Some things…

Azure SQL Database
asked 2025-07-27T20:06:22.7933333+00:00
Jim Graff 40 Reputation points
commented 2025-07-28T13:39:48.5966667+00:00
Jim Graff 40 Reputation points
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

We need an scripted solution that can upload a flat file into an existing table in our Azure database

In our old environment, we would use a script with the BULK INSERT command in it to load flat file data into one of our existing tables. Our new Azure environment can't access the file location. We need either some location on which we can deposit…

Azure SQL Database
asked 2025-07-21T19:07:42.42+00:00
Jim Graff 40 Reputation points
answered 2025-07-28T13:10:44.4633333+00:00
Jim Graff 40 Reputation points
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Understanding the changes in the Root CA change for Azure SQL Database & Azure SQL Managed Instance

Hi Support, Ref Link: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/updates/ssl-root-certificate-expiring?view=azuresql#frequently-asked-questions When must Azure Sql be completed? Is there a specific date? Why is there so little information about…

Azure SQL Database
asked 2025-07-28T04:09:53.7966667+00:00
FU JIE ZHAO 20 Reputation points
commented 2025-07-28T12:09:01.5666667+00:00
FU JIE ZHAO 20 Reputation points
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Migrate DB2 to Azure Database Service

Dear Sir, I am using DB2 and want to migrate to Azure Database service. Is it possible to perform a migration from DB2 to Azure Database Service? If it is possible, please let me know what is the solution to do it, and which is the best Database Service…

Azure SQL Database
asked 2025-07-25T12:54:34.5166667+00:00
Giang Nguyễn Trọng 0 Reputation points
accepted 2025-07-28T03:34:13.93+00:00
Giang Nguyễn Trọng 0 Reputation points
4 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Azure SQL Database Active geo-replication between 2 different tenant

In the case of an active geo-replication database of Azure SQL Databse on 2 differebt tenants (A and B) not having the same owner, what measures should be taken into consideration to avoid an intrusion from tenant A to tenant B? Is there any…

Azure SQL Database
asked 2024-02-08T10:02:58.1333333+00:00
Hatem MAHBOULI (EXT) 20 Reputation points
commented 2025-07-26T15:55:48.77+00:00
rmackles 0 Reputation points
1 answer

How do I get azure quota limit for Hyperscale premium vCores per subscription per region

I am using the following API to try and get current usage and limit of SQL vCores in my subscription for a region. Here are the problems I am facing- I don't see any docs describing the various usageNames being returned here. Based on what I have…

Azure SQL Database
asked 2025-07-24T19:32:09.9433333+00:00
Gunjit Chhatwal 0 Reputation points Microsoft Employee
answered 2025-07-26T00:22:57.8733333+00:00
Mahesh Kurva 5,960 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Power BI Refresh Errors After Database Migration and Renaming

After exporting and importing a database to an Azure server, issues have arisen with Power BI refresh. The following steps were taken: Exported the database to a BACPAC file. Required a Storage Account and Container to store the BACPAC. Used the…

Azure SQL Database
asked 2025-07-23T15:21:44.0166667+00:00
Nalini Bhavaraju 100 Reputation points
commented 2025-07-25T17:22:14.0833333+00:00
Mahesh Kurva 5,960 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
1 answer

Database becomes unavailable when idle

Am very new to Azure SQL - indeed this is the first thing I've set up. I have a thrid party tool writing to the DB WF capturing tickets from our ticketing system that have passed through a particular status 'waiting approval' and writing a handful of…

Azure SQL Database
asked 2025-07-23T13:39:04.1933333+00:00
Leia Fee 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-07-25T17:16:45.5+00:00
Mahesh Kurva 5,960 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
0 answers

Azure SQL query via JDBC (mssql-jdbc) fails in some environments with "Incorrect syntax near 'AS'" error

We are encountering a strange issue where the same SQL query executed via Java using the mssql-jdbc driver works perfectly in our local development environment, but fails via JDBC (mssql-jdbc 12.2.0.jre11) for a customer instance (customer tried the…

Azure SQL Database
asked 2025-07-22T15:59:08.4133333+00:00
Rajesh Chandrashekar 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-07-25T17:13:50.8766667+00:00
Mahesh Kurva 5,960 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Intermittent connectivity issues while establishing JDBC connection to azure sql server from Databricks

I’m connecting to Azure SQL Database from Databricks using a JDBC connection authenticated via a Service Principal (Azure AD). This connection is part of an hourly Databricks workflow, which writes logs and accesses metadata in Azure SQL. In most runs,…

Azure SQL Database
asked 2025-07-24T06:19:54.73+00:00
Akshay Kudale 20 Reputation points
accepted 2025-07-25T10:50:17.5366667+00:00
Akshay Kudale 20 Reputation points
1 answer

Guidance on Optimal Strategy for row_num and row_hash Partitioning at Scale (80TB+ DB2 Migration)

We are migrating 80TB+ of historical data from IBM DB2 to Azure SQL Hyperscale as part of a healthcare modernization program. As part of our reconciliation framework, we are validating accuracy using both row-count and hash comparison logic at a…

Azure SQL Database
asked 2025-07-24T11:37:39.3+00:00
Janice Chi 400 Reputation points
commented 2025-07-25T04:42:41.5033333+00:00
Saraswathi Devadula 9,290 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator