Merge pull request #33730 from MicrosoftDocs/main

4/7/2025 AM Publish

Author: Albertyang0

azure-sql/database/business-continuity-high-availability-disaster-recover-hadr-overview.md

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ description: Learn about point-in-time restore, which enables you to roll back a
 author: dnethi
 ms.author: dinethi
 ms.reviewer: wiassaf, mathoma, danil
-ms.date: 03/13/2025
+ms.date: 04/04/2025
 ms.service: azure-sql-database
 ms.subservice: backup-restore
 ms.topic: how-to
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ For more information, see [Azure RBAC: Built-in roles](/azure/role-based-access-
 
 You can recover by using the Azure portal, PowerShell, or the REST API. You can't use Transact-SQL.
 
+Azure SQL Database backups are managed automatically. No one has direct access to the backups. The backups are deleted once the configured retention period expires. For more information, see [Automated backups in Azure SQL Database](automated-backups-overview.md) and [Long-term retention](long-term-retention-overview.md).
+
 ## Point-in-time restore
 
 You can restore any database to an earlier point in time within its retention period. The restore request can specify any service tier or compute size for the restored database. When you're restoring a database into an elastic pool, ensure that you have sufficient resources in the pool to accommodate the database.

azure-sql/database/recovery-using-backups.md

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ description: "Get an introduction to SQL Database: technical details and capabil
 author: WilliamDAssafMSFT
 ms.author: wiassaf
 ms.reviewer: mathoma
-ms.date: 09/12/2024
+ms.date: 04/04/2025
 ms.service: azure-sql-database
 ms.subservice: service-overview
 ms.topic: overview
@@ -240,6 +240,10 @@ The [maintenance window feature](maintenance-window.md) allows you to configure
 
 Patching is generally not noticeable if you [employ retry logic](develop-overview.md#resiliency) in your app. For more information, see [Planning for Azure maintenance events in Azure SQL Database](planned-maintenance.md).
 
+### Can I access my backups?
+
+Azure SQL Database backups are managed automatically. No one has direct access to the backups. The backups are deleted once the configured retention period expires. For more information, see [Automated backups in Azure SQL Database](automated-backups-overview.md) and [Long-term retention](long-term-retention-overview.md).
+
 ## Engage with the SQL Server engineering team
 
 - [DBA Stack Exchange](https://dba.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/sql-server): Ask database administration questions.

azure-sql/database/sql-database-paas-overview.md

@@ -624,7 +624,7 @@ Consider the following limitations when migrating with LRS:
 - You must place backup files for different databases in separate folders on the Blob Storage account in a flat-file structure. Nesting folders inside database folders isn't supported.
 - If you're using autocomplete mode, the entire backup chain needs to be available in advance on the Blob Storage account. It isn't possible to add new backup files in autocomplete mode. Use continuous mode if you need to add new backup files while migration is in progress.
 - You must start LRS separately for each database that points to the full URI path that contains an individual database folder. 
-- The backup URI path, container name, or folder names should not contain `backup` or `backups` as these are reserved keywords.
+- The backup URI path, container name, or folder names can't contain `backup` or `Backup` as these are reserved keywords.
 - When starting multiple Log Replay restores in parallel, targeting the same storage container, ensure that the same valid SAS token is provided for every restore operation.
 - LRS can support up to 100 simultaneous restore processes per single managed instance.
 - A single LRS job can run for a maximum of 30 days, after which it will be automatically canceled.

azure-sql/managed-instance/business-continuity-high-availability-disaster-recover-hadr-overview.md

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 author: MikeRayMSFT
 ms.author: mikeray
-ms.date: 04/11/2024
+ms.date: 04/04/2025
 ms.service: sql
 ms.topic: include
 ---
@@ -45,6 +45,18 @@ In this tutorial, you learn how to:
 
 > [!WARNING]  
 > Connections authenticated by Microsoft Entra ID are always encrypted. If SQL Server is using a self-signed certificate, you must add `trust server cert = true` in the connection string. SQL Server and Windows authenticated connections don't require encryption, but it is strongly recommended.
+>
+> SQL Server connects directly to Microsoft Entra ID for authentication. Either [explicit firewall URLs](../sql-server/azure-arc/prerequisites.md#network-requirements-for-enabling-entra-id-authentication) need to be opened for direct access, or use a proxy server. Microsoft Entra ID does not use the Arc Connected Machine Agent proxy for authentication. If the machine requires using a proxy server, Microsoft Entra ID requires that the machine-level WinHTTP proxy is set using the following commands (replace `<http://proxyserver:port>` with the appropriate value):
+>
+> ```console
+> netsh winhttp set proxy proxy-server="<http://proxyserver:port>"
+> ```
+>
+> Microsoft Entra ID authentication does not utililze the Arc agent proxy setting. The Arc Agent proxy can be set using the following commands (replace `<http://proxyserver:port>` with the appropriate value):
+>
+> ```console
+> azcmagent config set proxy.url "<http://proxyserver:port>"
+> ```
 
 <a name='create-and-register-an-azure-ad-application'></a>
 

azure-sql/managed-instance/log-replay-service-migrate.md

@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@ ms.date: 01/29/2024
 ms.service: sql
 ms.topic: include
 ---
- Windows Server 2012 R2
+ Windows Server 2012

docs/includes/entra-id-tutorial.md

@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ Below is a basic example of how to execute an SSIS package in a package catalog
 
 ```powershell
 (Get-ChildItem SQLSERVER:\SSIS\localhost\Default\Catalogs\SSISDB\Folders\Project1Folder\Projects\'Integration Services Project1'\Packages\ |
-WHERE { $_.Name -eq 'Package.dtsx' }).Execute("false", $null)
+WHERE { $_.Name -eq 'Package.dtsx' }).Execute($false, $null)
 ```
 
 ## PowerShell script
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ $package = $project.Packages[$PackageName]
 
 Write-Host "Running " $PackageName "..."
 
-$result = $package.Execute("false", $null)
+$result = $package.Execute($false, $null)
 
 Write-Host "Done."
 ```

docs/includes/winserver2012-md.md

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ title: "Query Store hints best practices"
 description: "Best practices for the Query Store hints feature, which helps you to shape query plans without changing application code."
 author: MikeRayMSFT
 ms.author: mikeray
-ms.date: 03/26/2025
+ms.date: 04/04/2025
 ms.service: sql
 ms.subservice: performance
 ms.topic: best-practice
@@ -95,8 +95,8 @@ For more information, see Query Store hint [examples](query-store-hints.md#examp
 The following considerations apply:
 
 - When you specify this hint for a query, an attempt to execute the query fails with error 8778, severity 16, *Query execution has been aborted because the ABORT_QUERY_EXECUTION hint was specified.*
-- To unblock a query, you can clear the hint by passing the `query_id` value to the [sys.sp_query_store_clear_hints](../system-stored-procedures/sys-sp-query-store-clear-hints-transact-sql.md) stored procedure.
-- You can use the following example query to find all queries in Query Store that are blocked with system views, starting with the [sys.query_store_query_hints (Transact-SQL)](../system-catalog-views/sys-query-store-query-hints-transact-sql.md) system view:
+- To unblock a query, you can clear the hint by passing the `query_id` value to the `@query_id` parameter in the [sys.sp_query_store_clear_hints](../system-stored-procedures/sys-sp-query-store-clear-hints-transact-sql.md) stored procedure.
+- You can use system views to find queries in Query Store that are blocked, as in the following example query:
     ```sql
     SELECT qsh.query_id,
            q.query_hash,

docs/integration-services/ssis-quickstart-run-powershell.md

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ description: Tutorial on how to set up Microsoft Entra authentication for SQL Se
 author: PratimDasgupta
 ms.author: prdasgu
 ms.reviewer: vanto, randolphwest
-ms.date: 01/29/2025
+ms.date: 04/04/2025
 ms.service: sql
 ms.subservice: security
 ms.topic: tutorial