SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines
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Resource is not available to restore DB backup in azure
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Roopa V
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Hi Team,
Azure DB scheduled backup is stuck and Unable to restore DB backup as resorce is not available.
Please do the needful
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Sai Raghunadh M 2,720 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor2025-02-21T16:56:51.89+00:00 Hi @Roopa V
Thanks for the Question and using Microsoft Q&A
Could you elaborate on the issue you are facing, so we can assist you more effectively?
Are you experiencing any issues with SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines?
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Roopa V 0 Reputation points
2025-02-21T17:22:21.61+00:00 Hi Sai.
Yes. We are experiencing issues with sql db backup restore on Azure Windows VM's -
Sai Raghunadh M 2,720 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
2025-02-21T18:02:50.85+00:00 Hi @Roopa V
At times, either random failures may happen in backup and restore operations or those operations might get stuck. This may be because of antivirus programs on your VM. As a best practice, we suggest the following steps:
Exclude the following folders from antivirus scanning:
C:\Program Files\Azure Workload BackupC:\WindowsAzure\Logs\Plugins\Microsoft.Azure.RecoveryServices.WorkloadBackup.AzureBackupWindowsWorkloadReplace
C:\with the letter of your SystemDrive.Exclude the following three processes running within a VM from antivirus scanning:
- IaasWLPluginSvc.exe
- IaaSWorkloadCoordinatorService.exe
- TriggerExtensionJob.exe
SQL also offers some guidelines about to work with antivirus programs. See this article for details.
You can restore to a SQL VM only if all the SQL instances running within the VM are reported healthy. If one or more instances are "faulty", the VM won't appear as a restore target. So this could be a possible reason why a multi-instance VM may not appear in the "server" dropdown during the restore operation.
Please go through this Documentation that might help you:
Hope this helps. Do let us know if you any further queries.
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