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Microsoft.DataMigration Resource Provider Stuck in "Registering" State Across Multiple Subscriptions

Hello, I am attempting to register the Microsoft.DataMigration resource provider in Azure but the registration remains stuck in the Registering state for an extended period (1-12 hours)and never completes. Issue Details Resource Provider:…

Azure SQL Database
asked 2026-07-30T08:28:56.08+00:00
tashi-04 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-07-30T13:54:05.4366667+00:00
Alberto Morillo 35,506 Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
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How to set up new SQL server database

I am using enterprise SQL at work and would like to practise my coding from a home laptop. With no previous experience, how do I configure my azure account to create a simple SQL database that I can load data to and use SSMS?

Azure SQL Database
asked 2026-06-28T17:21:09.24+00:00
RCS 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-07-30T08:49:44.9633333+00:00
100rebeccas 0 Reputation points
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sql data base

i am unable to create data base serever getting error

Azure SQL Database
asked 2026-07-24T04:25:27.36+00:00
Gowtham Varma 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-07-30T01:16:04.4266667+00:00
Srikanth Chavithina 265 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Azure SQL Managed Instance Update policy and compatibility

We are looking to migrate the database of one of our on-prem apps to an Azure SQL Managed Instance that has its update policy set to "SQL Server 2025". However, the supported databases for the application is listed as "Microsoft SQL…

Azure SQL Database
asked 2026-07-28T15:48:25.5666667+00:00
Ryan Suarez 20 Reputation points
accepted 2026-07-28T16:09:58.03+00:00
Ryan Suarez 20 Reputation points
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Getting Issue with CES unable to connect with Azure Event Hub

Earlier CES working with Destination Type = AzureEventHubsAmqp this was working with same Credentials and everything but now my Azure SQL Database update and not accepting above destination type and restrict to pass AzureEventHubs only then it is not…

Azure SQL Database
asked 2026-07-28T09:55:08.9733333+00:00
Ajay Agrahari 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-07-28T11:10:02.5033333+00:00
Alex Burlachenko 24,950 Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
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Point-in-time restore (RESTORE LOG phase) extremely slow on SQL Managed Instance - stuck in IO_COMPLETION for 4+ hours

Problem summary: A point-in-time restore of a 34 GB database is taking over 4 hours and has not completed. The operation is active (not failed) but progressing extremely slowly. It appears to be I/O-bound on the remote storage rather than CPU- or…

Azure SQL Database
asked 2026-07-24T14:05:14.4033333+00:00
Iu Donadeu Renau 45 Reputation points
answered 2026-07-28T09:19:24.77+00:00
Iu Donadeu Renau 45 Reputation points
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Downtime in changing service tiers for DTU-based pruchasing model in Azure SQL Database

We are currently running a Azure SQL Database instance with 3000 DTU in the DTU Purchasing model standard tier. This database is using 800+GB worth of data. What would the downtime be in scaling this to a premium service tier?

Azure SQL Database
asked 2026-07-23T04:22:20+00:00
Vishnu 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-07-25T00:43:14.01+00:00
Srikanth Chavithina 265 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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How do I fix a connection access issue to my database server on azure?

|System.Data.SqlClient.SqlException: Database 'GetSketchy_QA' on server 'getsketchy-serverqa.database.windows.net' is not currently available. Please retry the connection later. If the problem persists, contact customer support, and provide them the…

Azure SQL Database
asked 2026-07-19T21:19:28.1233333+00:00
Beth J 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-07-24T23:03:25.19+00:00
Ganesh Chelluri 85 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Is TLS 1.3 auto-update on microsoft.sql/servers/databases type ?

Hi, I have a question concerning the type microsoft.sql/servers/databases. For the connectivity to the SQL databases, it says that TLS 1.3 is not fully supported and not required for the minimal version. Once 1.3 will be fully supported, is it…

Azure SQL Database
asked 2026-07-24T08:26:27.5033333+00:00
Maureen Gavroy (Belfius) 20 Reputation points
accepted 2026-07-24T09:08:31.8866667+00:00
Maureen Gavroy (Belfius) 20 Reputation points
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HypeScale SQL DB, when will the "allocated" disk space auto increase? - Used space 10.07 TB Allocated space 10.1 TB

On my HypeScale SQL DB, when will the "allocated" disk space auto increase? currently Used space is 10.07 TB and Allocated space is 10.1 TB For Azure SQL Database Hyperscale, you do not manually increase the disk size from 10 TB to 11…

Azure SQL Database
asked 2026-07-19T03:11:25.52+00:00
Dominique Northecide 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-07-23T07:09:17.28+00:00
Srikanth Chavithina 265 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Why has my Azure SQL Database Hyperscale instance been effectively down for the past 30 minutes?

The database is Azure SQL Database Hyperscale (PRMS, 24 vCores). CPU utilization was consistently between 60–80%, then suddenly dropped to 0% about 30 minutes ago and has not recovered. The database appears unresponsive. Can you help determine: Whether…

Azure SQL Database
asked 2026-07-17T14:20:40.6966667+00:00
Dominique Northecide 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-07-22T09:58:50.5466667+00:00
Manoj Kumar Boyini 19,265 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Elastic pool stuck in “Provisioning” after failed scale to 800 DTU — cannot revert to 50 DTU

I have an Azure SQL Elastic Pool that became stuck in a “Provisioning” state after a failed scale-up operation to a higher DTU level. The scale operation did not complete, and now the pool cannot be scaled up or down. Symptoms: The elastic pool shows…

Azure SQL Database
asked 2026-06-15T04:13:21.3366667+00:00
JohnCz 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-07-21T22:16:35.97+00:00
Pilladi Padma Sai Manisha 11,525 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Billing question

My DB invoice was too high last month. I need to understand the reason so that I can proactively manage it. I do have budget set up but I didn't get any notification and received a high invoice. My database and usage are not high to be charged $180…

Azure SQL Database
asked 2026-07-14T12:23:30.2+00:00
Bhaskar Kumar Chowdhury 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-07-20T14:16:42.7866667+00:00
Bhaskar Kumar Chowdhury 0 Reputation points
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SQL Server instance CPU persistently high

We have a database pool that has been running well, however since ~13 May the pool has been consistently high CPU. There is a lot of noise of legit queries, so I am showing smaller windows. The last hour looks like this. Zooming to a similar time period…

Azure SQL Database
asked 2026-05-16T00:02:41.6866667+00:00
Trevor Nichols 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-07-18T12:10:43.1066667+00:00
Christos Panagiotidis 3,216 Reputation points
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How to resolve Databases inaccessible due to CMK TDE key access lost, configuration now correct but databases not recovering

Trying to raise a support ticket but it sent me here. Issue type: Technical Service: SQL Database Environment: Production Severity: Critical (users unable to access production system) Problem type: Security, Private and Compliance Summary:…

Azure SQL Database
asked 2026-06-08T22:30:26.14+00:00
Kevin Whitmore 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-07-18T11:09:32.0933333+00:00
Christos Panagiotidis 3,216 Reputation points
2 answers

Accidental switch to vCore model causing unexpected high accumulated charges on Dev Database

Hello Azure Support Team, I am writing to request a one-time billing concession for my current unbilled usage. I have a small development/testing Azure SQL Database that is normally kept on the DTU purchasing model, which costs me around $5 per…

Azure SQL Database
asked 2026-07-10T08:22:45.06+00:00
vinod warnakulasooriya 40 Reputation points
edited a comment 2026-07-18T00:09:33.2666667+00:00
Ganesh Chelluri 85 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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sql server management studio 2018 user setup

how to set up user account and login for sql server management studio 2018 and connect to database

Azure SQL Database
asked 2026-07-06T22:12:14.9133333+00:00
Candace Snipes 20 Reputation points
commented 2026-07-17T23:35:12.81+00:00
Ganesh Chelluri 85 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Azure elastic job agent - lost user identity and cannot be updated

elastic job agent has User managed identity associated and used to access database. The UID disappeared today (and jobs cannot connect to the database) all attempts to re-establish the UID fail with an error: Operation nameCreate or update Azure SQL DB…

Azure SQL Database
asked 2026-07-09T09:38:07.81+00:00
Matejicek, Petr 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-07-16T12:00:07.0566667+00:00
Matejicek, Petr 0 Reputation points
3 answers

Azure SQL Database Query Performance, misleading as it includes primary and standby data

Query Performance is including information for primary and secondary (note this is a business critical read-only replica, not a geo). Take a query ID provided, go to query store, it shows on Secondary, not Primary. This gives misleading information as…

Azure SQL Database
asked 2026-04-09T15:16:48.2833333+00:00
Nancy Wotawa 0 Reputation points
edited a comment 2026-07-13T16:37:28.57+00:00
Scott Lee 0 Reputation points
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while importing an on-prem sqlserver 16 bacpac backup stored in azure blob, to create an azure sql database getting error

What is wrong in here? How can I fix this issue. Thanks, Jai {   "code": "ImportExportJobError",   "message": "The ImportExport operation with Request Id 'xxxx' failed due to 'The ImportExport operation with…

Azure SQL Database
asked 2026-07-08T16:24:38.08+00:00
Jaiprakash Maurya 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-07-11T07:20:51.92+00:00
SAI JAGADEESH KUDIPUDI 3,640 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator