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ms.reviewer: vijayts
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ms.topic: faq
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ms.service: azure-backup
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ms.date: 06/24/2025
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ms.date: 07/25/2025
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author: AbhishekMallick-MS
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ms.author: v-mallicka
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1. On the SQL Server instance, in the *C:\Program Files\Azure Workload Backup\bin* folder, create or edit the **ExtensionSettingsOverrides.json** file.
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1. In the **ExtensionSettingsOverrides.json** file, set `{"EnableAutoHealer": false}`.
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1. Save the changes and close the file.
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1. On the SQL Server instance, open **Task Manage**, and then restart the **AzureWLBackupCoordinatorSvc** service.
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1. On the **SQL Server instance**, open **Task Manager**, stop `AzureWLBackupPluginSvs` and `AzureWLBackupInquirySvc` services, and then restart the `AzureWLBackupCoordinatorSvc` service.
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`AzureWLBackupPluginSvs` and `AzureWLBackupInquirySvc` services auto-start when new tasks arrive. Avoid restarting `AzureWLBackupCoordinatorSvc` during active backups; otherwise,it aborts them and might trigger full remedial backups.
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Can I control how many concurrent backups run on the SQL server?
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Yes. You can throttle the rate at which the backup policy runs to minimize the impact on a SQL Server instance. To change the setting:
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1. On the SQL Server instance, in the *C:\Program Files\Azure Workload Backup\bin* folder, create the *ExtensionSettingsOverrides.json* file.
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2. In the **ExtensionSettingsOverrides.json** file, change the `DefaultBackupTasksThreshold` setting to a lower value (for example, 5). <br>
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1. In the **ExtensionSettingsOverrides.json** file, change the `DefaultBackupTasksThreshold` setting to a lower value (for example, 5). <br>
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`{"DefaultBackupTasksThreshold": 5}`
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The default value of DefaultBackupTasksThreshold is **20**.
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3. Save your changes and close the file.
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4. On the SQL Server instance, open **Task Manager**. Restart the **AzureWLBackupCoordinatorSvc** service.<br/> <br/>
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While this method helps if the backup application is consuming a large quantity of resources, SQL Server [Resource Governor](/sql/relational-databases/resource-governor/resource-governor) is a more generic way to specify limits on the amount of CPU, physical IO, and memory that incoming application requests can use.
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1. Save your changes and close the file.
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1. On the **SQL Server instance**, open **Task Manager**, stop `AzureWLBackupPluginSvs` and `AzureWLBackupInquirySvc` services, and then restart the `AzureWLBackupCoordinatorSvc` service.
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`AzureWLBackupPluginSvs` and `AzureWLBackupInquirySvc` services auto-start when new tasks arrive. Avoid restarting `AzureWLBackupCoordinatorSvc` during active backups; otherwise,it aborts them and might trigger full remedial backups. For more generic control over CPU, I/O, and memory usage by backup applications, use **SQL Server Resource Governor**.
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> [!NOTE]
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> In the UX you can still go ahead and schedule as many backups at any given time. However they'll be processed in a sliding window of say, 5, according to the above example.

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