SQL SERVER – Fix Error 3271: A nonrecoverable I/O error occurred on file. The remote server returned an error: (403) Forbidden

One of my blog readers contacted me via email for an error message which he was receiving while using the backup to URL feature. Using this feature, SQL Server can take database backup directly to Azure Blob Storage. I have already written a blog about few errors which I received earlier but this error was new. I replied him asking more details and it was an easy error to fix. In this blog we would discuss how to fix 3271, The remote server returned an error: (403) Forbidden.

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SQL SERVER – Empty Startup Parameter in SQL Cluster on One Node

While working with many clients, I learned that “there could be many problems leading to same symptoms”. In this blog, we would learn about a reason which can cause empty startup parameter in SQL Cluster.

Long ago, I worked with a client and found that registry permission can cause empty startup parameter in SQL Server Configuration Manager.

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SQL SERVER – Install Error: Standalone SQL Server on WFC Cluster Cannot Have Files on Shared Disk Locations

During one of my consultancy related to Always On availability group deployment, I faced an interesting issue. They wanted to install two standalone SQL Server instances on both nodes of the Windows Server 2008 R2 cluster for a specific reason. Interestingly, they informed that this used to work fine with SQL server 2008 R2 but in SQL server 2014 is failing with an error.
I checked the summary file and found the message about install error.

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