439 questions with SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines tags

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For upgrade SQL server I have installed all the required SQL

Now I am not able to connect to vm and not able to start the vm

SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines
asked 2026-03-05T06:37:47.6733333+00:00
NAVEEN Mittal 130 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
answered 2026-03-12T12:22:35.57+00:00
Ankit Yadav 12,205 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Azure VM resize SQL server standard license will apply the license or additional purchase required

Hello Support, Azure VM running with Standard E4ads v5(4vCPU and 32 GB RAM and this will resize the VM to E8ads_v5 -8core CPU with 64 GB memory this will apply the sql Standard Edition (64-bit) on Windows Server 2019 or need to purchase addition…

SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines
asked 2026-03-06T12:37:38.48+00:00
Sakthivel M 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-03-07T05:31:11.3066667+00:00
Sakthivel M 0 Reputation points
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After disk resize not able to see the extended volume showing same space

After disk resize not able to see the extended unalocated space in diskmgmt, increased from 64 to 104 in diskmgmt still it is showing 64 gb. vm sku is Standard D8ads v5 (8 vcpus, 32 GiB memory) vm is sql vm.

SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines
asked 2026-01-21T13:01:50.7466667+00:00
RajeshKumar G 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-02-23T06:04:29.5566667+00:00
Ankit Yadav 12,205 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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How do I integrate Microsoft Entra ID users with SQL server on SQLVM

Hello all, I am having an issue with remotely using my business software installed on my SQLVM. I have set up the remote access to the software on my SQLVM using AVD web client. The remote access using an Entra ID test user is successfully however, once…

SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines
asked 2025-12-18T14:26:09.4633333+00:00
TAMWO Arnaud 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-01-13T11:32:44.82+00:00
TAMWO Arnaud 0 Reputation points
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Can the same SQL Server 2022 license be used to upgrade multiple Azure VMs from SQL Server 2016 using the same media file?

We have successfully upgraded SQL Server 2016 to SQL Server 2022 on an Azure Virtual Machine using the SQL Server 2022 setup media file. We would like clarification on the following points from Microsoft: Can the same SQL Server 2022 installation media…

SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines
asked 2025-12-24T16:04:42.98+00:00
YoursDBA Cloud 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-01-12T09:42:17.31+00:00
Manoj Kumar Boyini 9,410 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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SQL Server Stuck in Disabled state

Our Azure subscription was deactivated on 10/23. We reactivated it on 12/5 but our database hrt-db-mysql-01 is still in a disabled state as of 12/9, with no option to start it. There are no avenues for support via phone / email / ticket through the…

SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines
asked 2025-12-09T17:39:55.5133333+00:00
Kevin Sutor 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-12-26T19:43:54.1966667+00:00
Pilladi Padma Sai Manisha 5,240 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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How to enable SQL best practices assessments for SQL VMs via Powershell (not CLI)

I am using Powershell and the Update-AzSqlVM cmdlet to enable the features included with the SQL Server IaaS extension. I have been able to successfully Configure Storage via -SqlManagementType 'Full' parameter, but having trouble with the Enable SQL…

SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines
asked 2025-10-21T18:27:00.6333333+00:00
Paul Sebestyen 0 Reputation points
edited a comment 2025-11-20T20:51:24.1533333+00:00
Anonymous
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Free SQL Server

What is free location for using. When i am trying to create server name then no free location available so.

SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines
asked 2025-11-06T16:16:47.2233333+00:00
ARS ETW 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-11-10T16:02:46.2033333+00:00
Mahesh Kurva 10,520 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Data was not updating rows that contained existing primary key

Problem:  Data was not updating rows that contained existing primary key. Solution:  Go through and run where row exists update if not insert. Conflict: This increases row count which thus increases total files: 100+ added to each month. Possible…

SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines
asked 2025-11-05T15:51:29.65+00:00
SPorter 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-11-05T17:38:49.12+00:00
Anonymous
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Azure 'East US 2' - No windows 2012 marketplace images

Azure 'East US 2' has no windows 2012 marketplace images. Could you please clarify why Windows Server 2012 images are unavailable in the East US 2 Azure region? The Central US still has these images, but East US 2 does not. Is this expected…

SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines
asked 2025-10-31T06:06:56.96+00:00
ZTS 60 Reputation points
answered 2025-11-04T12:00:49.9233333+00:00
Himanshu Shekhar 4,025 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Exporting Azure SQL database to BACPAC fails when Storage Account is restricted to "Selected networks"

Hi, I’m trying to export an Azure SQL database to a BACPAC file using both the Azure Portal and the az sql db export command. The target Storage Account has the following configuration: Storage Account → Networking → Public network access: Enable from…

SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines
asked 2025-10-28T11:59:18.03+00:00
Ivan Panshin 20 Reputation points
accepted 2025-11-03T12:22:40.3933333+00:00
Ivan Panshin 20 Reputation points
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Extending Disk Space

I need to increase the storage space on my Azure SQL Server VM. I currently have a data array with 4 drives-each of which were 8GB. I modified each of them to be 10TB in total but after rebooting the server, it now shows my original F: which the same…

SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines
asked 2025-10-29T01:17:17.1033333+00:00
Lee Thornton 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-10-30T05:13:15.45+00:00
Himanshu Shekhar 4,025 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Changing backup policy for Azure SQL databases in Azure recovery service valut

How to change backup policy for Azure SQL Database backup configured in RSV. I know one way but with that, policy has been changed on each database level.. Is there any way we can change for all the databases at one go.

SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines
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asked 2022-05-26T07:37:48.41+00:00
Chetan Jain 71 Reputation points
edited a comment 2025-10-28T14:00:18.37+00:00
Antonio V 0 Reputation points
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Preventing Database Deletion in SSMS

prevent accidental database deletions within SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS). Currently, I am exploring options to enforce this restriction effectively implemented a DDL trigger Is the above DDL trigger approach appropriate for preventing…

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asked 2024-06-28T13:20:16.26+00:00
Niket Kumar Singh 840 Reputation points
answered 2025-10-24T13:17:36.25+00:00
Ramana Kopparapu 306 Reputation points
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Where can I read the transcript for the Azure SQL

I would like to read instead of listening all the time

SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines
asked 2025-10-14T15:55:26.2966667+00:00
renee fontan 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-10-21T03:59:05.0533333+00:00
Pratyush Vashistha 5,135 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Health Probe Failing After Azure Load Balancer SKU Upgrade – One SQL Server Unhealthy

We have an Azure setup with a SQL pool containing two SQL servers (SQLServer-0 and SQLServer-1) behind a Load Balancer. The Load Balancer is configured with a custom TCP health probe on port 59999. Everything was working as expected prior to upgrading…

SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines
asked 2025-10-03T12:10:31.6133333+00:00
GOPINATH M 60 Reputation points
commented 2025-10-17T10:17:50.39+00:00
Pratyush Vashistha 5,135 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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How can I increase the size of the data disk on a Windows Server VM running SQL Server?

Hi, I have a Windows Server VM on Azure that is running SQL Server. Its size is Standard E4bds v5 and it was created from the sql2022-ws2022 source image offer. It has a single P30 Premium SSD LRS data disk of swize 1024GiB. I want to increase the size…

SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines
asked 2025-10-10T02:08:16.9533333+00:00
Daniel-08125 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-10-16T23:19:37.7066667+00:00
TP 152.1K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
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SQL virtual machine version upgrade

We are currently using SQL virtual machine 2016 version standard edition the end of support is going to reach at July14, 2026. So, we are plaining to upgrade the SQL virtual machine to 2022 version. our Virtual machine size is Standard E8-4ads v5. We…

SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines
asked 2025-10-15T10:11:48.43+00:00
Dhanushkumar J 40 Reputation points
answered 2025-10-16T09:03:56.88+00:00
Anonymous
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VM Started Automatically to Create/Update/Delete Virtual Machine Extension by SQLVMResourceProviderAuth

I noticed that 3 of my VMs were automatically started by a system process and left running. It seems to be related to creating or updating and then deleting virtual machine extensions by the SQLVMResourceProviderAuth entity. Events (both on the same…

SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines
asked 2025-10-03T14:45:50.17+00:00
tonypinter 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-10-06T08:00:20.6366667+00:00
Anonymous
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How to remove SQL Server 2017 after in-place upgrade to 2022 on Azure SQL VM?

Hi community members, I’ve completed an in-place upgrade of SQL Server from 2017 to 2022 on an Azure SQL VM using this Microsoft guide: Change SQL Server version on Azure VM. The upgrade went fine, and the VM is re-registered with the SQL IaaS Agent…

SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines
asked 2025-09-17T18:58:10.8633333+00:00
Nikunj Patel 20 Reputation points
edited a comment 2025-09-22T07:10:42.17+00:00
Anonymous