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Azure SQL backup fails
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Aleksandar Maksimovski
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Hi,
I'm receiving error.
Write on “https://%.bak” failed: 1117(The request could not be performed because of an I/O device error.)
Error: 18210, Severity: 16, State: 1.
Write to backup block blob device https://% failed. Device has reached its limit of allowed blocks.
The backup is set on Azure on SQL virtual machine.
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SadiqhAhmed-MSFT 46,036 Reputation points Microsoft Employee2020-08-12T14:21:16.11+00:00 @Aleksandar Maksimovski Sorry for the delay in response to your query. Need some information to better assist you with your issue.
- Was this backup working before?
- Are you following any Microsoft documentation?
- Please share a screenshot of the error message if any?
Appreciate if you could provide more details.
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SadiqhAhmed-MSFT 46,036 Reputation points Microsoft Employee
2020-08-13T18:03:24.937+00:00 Just checking in if you have had a chance to see the previous response. We need the above requested information to understand/investigate this issue further.
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SadiqhAhmed-MSFT 46,036 Reputation points Microsoft Employee
2020-08-14T19:41:56.207+00:00 We haven't heard back from you, If this remains an issue, please reply and we will gladly continue the discussion.
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Aleksandar Maksimovski 1 Reputation point
2020-08-24T10:19:54.06+00:00 Hi, Sorry for the late response.
1) This backup is working with error every second time. One time it fails, the next time it's ok.
2) I'm not aware what was done before since i found a already done environment.
3)
ErrorMessage
BackupIoRequest::ReportIoError: write failure on backup device 'https://***********.blob.core.windows.net/backupcontainer/AX2012DB_PROD_f8d756c00ef64382826b6b6e319bfbd4_09661d1127c34ff9899e55d22e76fb84_20200809191131+02.bak'. Operating system error 1117(The request could not be performed because of an I/O device error.).Message
Write to backup block blob device https://*********.blob.core.windows.net/backupcontainer/AX2012DB_PROD_f8d756c00ef64382826b6b6e319bfbd4_09661d1127c34ff9899e55d22e76fb84_20200809191131+02.bak failed. Device has reached its limit of allowed blocks. -
SadiqhAhmed-MSFT 46,036 Reputation points Microsoft Employee
2020-08-24T10:42:36.937+00:00 That's an unexpected behavior. Sorry for the inconvenience this must have caused. I recommend you reach out to Azure technical support team by raising a support request for further investigation and troubleshooting this issue. If you have any limitations on your support plan, send a mail to "AzCommunity [at] Microsoft dot com with subject: "ATTN: Sadiqh Ahmed" include your Azure subscription ID and a link to this forum thread (for context).
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