A reader wanted a striped backup to Azure Blob Storage. Here is my script to take a striped Backup to URL across several files using a SAS token credential.
SQL SERVER – Backup to URL – Script to Generate Credential and Backup using Shared Access Signature (SAS)
Backup to URL can connect to Azure storage with a SAS token. I share a script that generates the credential and the backup command using a Shared Access Signature.
SQL SERVER – Msg 3292: A Failure Occurred While Attempting to Execute Backup or Restore With a URL Device Specified
Msg 3292 is a wrapper for a URL backup failure. The original case involved a renamed BackupToUrl.exe; diagnose the exact build, path and underlying error.
SQL SERVER – Execution Plan Ignores Tabs, Spaces and Comments
Many teams skip comments in stored procedures, fearing bigger execution plans. My demo shows SQL Server ignores tabs, spaces and comments when it builds a plan.
Serial Zones in Parallel Plans: Where One Thread Does the Work
A parallel plan can still leave one core busy. See a harmless serial zone, a costly one, and how to read per-thread rows from the plan.
SQL SERVER – Event ID:7034 – MSSQLSERVER Service Terminated Unexpectedly. It has Done this 6 time(s)
Recently, I came across a strange issue. I noticed that the SQL Server service terminates and restarts automatically and doesn’t restart.
SQL SERVER – Backup to URL – Script to Generate the Create Credential and Backup Command using Access Keys
Backup to URL can use a SAS token or access keys. Here is a script that builds the CREATE CREDENTIAL and BACKUP commands from your Azure storage access keys.