Troubleshooting Azure SQL Backups and Restores Performance

If Azure SQL backups are running slowly, consider the following troubleshooting steps.

Test with SQLPackage Utility

If you suspect that the number of Import/Export compute VMs in your region is a limiting factor, run a test backup using the SQLPackage utility directly from the access node. This can help determine whether:

• Regional compute VM availability is causing delays, or

• General performance issues exist in the environment.

Additional Troubleshooting Resources

For more information about diagnosing long-running import or export operations, refer to:

• Azure SQL Database and SQL Managed Instance resource monitoring documentation.

• Azure SQL Database and SQL Managed Instance Import/Export service troubleshooting documentation on the Azure SQL website.