SQL SERVER – FIX: Msg 3231 – The Media Loaded on “Backup” is Formatted to Support 1 Media Families, but 2 Media Families are Expected According to the Backup Device Specification

While preparing for a demo for my upcoming session, I encountered an interesting error. I thought I have written a blog about it, but I was wrong. My earlier blog was about a different error which looks very similar. Here is my earlier blog for error 3132. SQL SERVER – FIX: Msg 3132, Level 16 – The Media Set has 2 Media Families but Only 1 is Provided. All Members Must be Provided. In this blog post, we will learn how to fix the error The Media Loaded on “Backup” is Formatted to Support 1 Media Families, but 2 Media Families are Expected According to the Backup Device Specification.

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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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