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Request for Waiver of Unexpected Azure MSSQL Database Billing Charges

Dear Azure Support Team, I hope this message finds you well. My name is Vijay, and I am writing on behalf of Flutter Media Pvt Ltd regarding our Azure account Subscription ID : 2d6f7172-2e20-4935-bcc6-cead86bc93eb. We have recently noticed an…

Azure SQL Database
asked 2025-06-25T14:32:04.21+00:00
Vijay Babariay 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-06-27T22:02:01.1633333+00:00
Sai Raghunadh M 4,635 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
1 answer

Automatic tuning is not creating indexes on our SQL database

We have automatic tuning turned on with Create Index ON, but it no longer creates indexes like it used to.

Azure SQL Database
asked 2025-06-04T21:06:09.1066667+00:00
Kevin Hannan 6 Reputation points
commented 2025-06-27T21:38:55.3366667+00:00
Oury Ba-MSFT 20,911 Reputation points Microsoft Employee Moderator
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Unable to configure Geo zone redundant backup storage for new subscription at North Europe

I was trying to create database in subscription ClarraProdEU with Geo zone redundant backup storage with hyperscale HA. But was getting error every time received below error. Failed to scale from Standard S4: 200 DTUs, 250 GB storage to Hyperscale:…

Azure SQL Database
asked 2025-06-24T17:38:43.8733333+00:00
Subhajit Saha 0 Reputation points
edited a comment 2025-06-27T19:57:41.62+00:00
Sai Raghunadh M 4,635 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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AzureSQL: Error executing a cross database query on the server with private endpoint

Hello, I'm trying to execute a cross database query on Azure SQLServer with multiple databases and run into error below: Any clue on how to go above resolving this? Msg 46832, Level 16, State 3, Line 93 An error occurred while establishing connection to…

Azure SQL Database
asked 2025-06-20T23:27:34.55+00:00
Sachin S 26 Reputation points
commented 2025-06-27T18:41:28.24+00:00
Sai Raghunadh M 4,635 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
3 answers

Handling Timezone Differences for ASP.NET Core Microservices and SQL Server

Hi Team, We have several microservices built with ASP.NET Core running in container apps and SQL Server as the backend database. These services are currently hosted in the Central India Azure datacenter. Our application primarily serves clients in Saudi…

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asked 2025-06-18T08:20:05.9633333+00:00
Shady Dorgham 25 Reputation points
commented 2025-06-27T14:14:20.9933333+00:00
Saraswathi Devadula 5,570 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Was maliciously hacked, Database deleted, and cannot figure out how to create a support ticket.

I can't figure out how to get a support ticket entered. I just keep getting documentation answer for how to restore sql, but we have been maliciously hacked and they deleted our entire database and are signing in to our backup storage to delete that... …

Azure SQL Database
asked 2025-06-26T14:44:08.2233333+00:00
Rick Stephenson 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-06-27T13:16:00.3133333+00:00
Mahesh Kurva 5,025 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
1 answer

Azure Data Sync : Error while adding a table back to sync group

Azure Data Sync : Error while adding a table back to sync group We have an Azure Sync Group with multiple tables being synced from Azure SQL DB to an on-prem SQL DB. We removed one particular table from the sync group as we had to do some data type…

Azure SQL Database
asked 2025-06-25T11:26:10.42+00:00
Aaron Wong 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-06-27T13:12:18.91+00:00
Mahesh Kurva 5,025 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
1 answer

Azure SQL Hyperscale – How to Verify Access and Create Control Table Using Entra ID Credentials

We are working on an Azure-based data ingestion pipeline that uses Azure SQL Hyperscale as the destination layer. Our team has been provided with the following Entra ID–based access details by our Infrastructure team: ini Copy sql_entra_admin_username =…

Azure SQL Database
asked 2025-06-23T13:42:05.9966667+00:00
Janice Chi 140 Reputation points
commented 2025-06-26T16:39:14.9166667+00:00
Mallaiah Sangi 1,145 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Azure SQL Redirect Policy

We have come across an issue where the connection to an Azure SQL instance is redirected to a different IP and port. We first establish a connection to the host by connecting using the SQL FQDN on port 1433. However traffic is being redirect to UKSouth…

Azure SQL Database
asked 2025-06-26T08:17:09.7333333+00:00
Brian Francis 20 Reputation points
accepted 2025-06-26T11:14:03.5166667+00:00
Brian Francis 20 Reputation points
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When I change a Azure SQL DB from vCore to DTU, I cannot see the DTU metrics

I am testing different SQL configurations with load and performance. I am changing existing SQL Azure provisioned vCore DB into Standard DTU, then running a load test again. on the Overview Monitoring screen i get an error: on the Monitor and Metric…

Azure SQL Database
asked 2024-11-08T07:15:02.32+00:00
Graham Forbes 5 Reputation points
commented 2025-06-26T06:02:09.88+00:00
Afsal Rahman 0 Reputation points
0 answers

SQL Auditing Logs Not Reaching Log Analytics or Blob for ppeid-sql-server

Hello Azure Support, We are experiencing an issue where audit logs from our SQL Server instance are not being delivered to Log Analytics or Blob Storage, despite all diagnostic settings being correctly configured. 🧪 Repro Steps: Enabled …

Azure SQL Database
asked 2025-06-23T16:55:53.14+00:00
Robert Wilson 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-06-25T17:00:00.7133333+00:00
Sai Raghunadh M 4,635 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
0 answers

SQL Database Business Critical o Hyperscale

Hello How are you? I would like your help with some questions and doubts I have regarding changing the tier of some SQL databases in Azure. I am considering changing the tier of some of the databases with the highest requirements, queries, and workload…

Azure SQL Database
asked 2025-06-23T14:11:02.5166667+00:00
Fernando Gutierrez 305 Reputation points
commented 2025-06-25T16:09:17.4+00:00
Mallaiah Sangi 1,145 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
0 answers

Azure Data Sync to on-prem SQL succeeded but the destination table has old and new records

We have an Azure Data sync group to sync multiple tables from an Azure SQL database to SQL on-premises database. The sync group has been setup for a while, however, yesterday we noticed that in one of the tables we had data that should have been deleted…

Azure SQL Database
asked 2025-06-11T12:59:38.24+00:00
Aaron Wong 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-06-25T11:54:25.6466667+00:00
Aaron Wong 0 Reputation points
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Azure SQL Hyperscale

What exactly is Azure SQL Hyperscale? How is it different from other Azure SQL deployment options like General Purpose or Business Critical?

Azure SQL Database
asked 2025-06-23T13:11:55.4766667+00:00
Janice Chi 140 Reputation points
accepted 2025-06-25T10:42:20.17+00:00
Janice Chi 140 Reputation points
1 answer

How to get our database running again

Our free monthly allowance has run out, so I've enabled the 'continue using database for additional charges' however the database is still not accessible. How can I get this running again?

Azure SQL Database
asked 2025-06-20T08:46:42.1166667+00:00
Lewis Finn 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-06-25T09:08:25.29+00:00
Saraswathi Devadula 5,570 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
1 answer

"DBCC SHRINKFILE for data files is not supported in a Hyperscale database" error trying to shrink db

I get the following when attempting to use either SHRINKFILE or SHRINKDATABASE: "DBCC SHRINKFILE for data files is not supported in a Hyperscale database when the database is not encrypted or protector change is in progress. Enable transparent…

Azure SQL Database
asked 2025-06-13T18:15:45.7566667+00:00
Nathan Allan 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-06-25T07:48:50.1066667+00:00
PratikLad 1,825 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Unexpected costs in Azure Database

Hi Azure community, I recently set up a free tier student account using which I have created a SQLDB in the UAE region. While the cost per month according to documentation says 6 USD, I am being charged around 83 USD. There are no other resources…

Azure SQL Database
asked 2025-06-21T10:00:09.7333333+00:00
Madihah Anaum (MBA PT Dubai) 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-06-24T08:04:03.0033333+00:00
Mahesh Kurva 5,025 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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We have deleted subscription

Deleted subscription, now we need to recover 90 days data up to cancellation date. No answers on the portal.

Azure SQL Database
asked 2024-01-31T10:23:18.0633333+00:00
Freddie Hamilton 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-06-24T02:54:06.95+00:00
John O 0 Reputation points
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Unable to Reclaim Allocated Space After Shrinking Azure SQL Database

We are experiencing an issue with reclaiming allocated space from our Azure SQL Database (Pass Service)despite running DBCC SHRINKDATABASE. The database in question (db_name) currently shows approximately 300 GB of used space but over 1 TB of allocated…

Azure SQL Database
asked 2025-06-14T14:39:48.0966667+00:00
Dattatray Giramkar 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-06-24T01:21:41.9166667+00:00
Vijayalaxmi Kattimani 3,250 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Azure Sql performance bad on S3 but not S4

On the 10th of June our Database hosted in UK South started consuming all it's DTUs on a certain query. Usually the database would run at up to 20% DTU, but for an unknown reason it's hitting 100%. I scaled up to S4 from S3 and then the database's DTU…

Azure SQL Database
asked 2025-06-18T05:55:40.1233333+00:00
Anthony Argyrou 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-06-24T01:15:48.7466667+00:00
Vijayalaxmi Kattimani 3,250 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator