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
My client’s backup to Azure failed with Msg 3292: a failure occurred while attempting to execute Backup or Restore with a URL device. Let me show you the fix.
How to Convert Hex Windows Error Codes to the Meaningful Error Message – 0x80040002 and 0x80040005 and others? – Interview Question of the Week #182
Seen hex error codes like 0x80070070 in the ERRORLOG? Here are the simple steps I use to convert hex Windows error codes into meaningful error messages.
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.
SQL SERVER – Puzzle – Why Such a Complicated Execution Plan for a Single Row, Single Table Query?
A simple puzzle: why does SQL Server show such a complicated execution plan for a single row, single table query on WideWorldImporters? Try to solve it.
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 – 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.