Symptoms
When you use the URL option to back up your Microsoft SQL Server databases to Azure Page Blobs, the backup operations intermittently fail. In addition, you may receive an error message that resembles the following:
Date and time: DateTime
Command: BACKUP LOG [EASTBAYRETINA] TO URL = N'FileName' WITH CHECKSUM, NO_COMPRESSION, CREDENTIAL = N'CredentialName'
Msg 3271, Level 16, State 1, Server ServerName, Line LineNumber
A nonrecoverable I/O error occurred on file "UrlPath" Backup to URL received an exception from the remote endpoint. Exception Message: The remote server returned an error: (409) Conflict..
Msg 3013, Level 16, State 1, Server ServerName, Line LineNumber
BACKUP LOG is terminating abnormally.
Outcome: Failed
Duration: DurationTime
Date and time: DateTime
Status
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.
Resolution
This issue is fixed in the following cumulative update for SQL Server:
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