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Inspect sensitivity labels, masking expressions, UNMASK permissions, privileged role membership and direct query behavior across application identities. These checks primarily test Dynamic data masking classification and permission differences instead of the critical system behavior in this case. Examine: Inspect tenant and server Entra administrator settings, token audience, user mapping, group membership, service principal, role grants and sign-in failures.

Inspect login/user mapping, server principals, password policy, Entra admin configuration, directory identity, database containment and connection string authentication mode. These checks primarily test SQL authentication versus Entra and managed-instance principals instead of the critical system behavior in this case. Examine: Inspect tenant and server Entra administrator settings, token audience, user mapping, group membership, service principal, role grants and sign-in failures.

Inspect SESSION_CONTEXT usage, predicate function logic, policy state, object permissions, execution plans and cross-tenant test accounts. These checks primarily test Row-level security and ownership predicates instead of the critical system behavior in this case. Examine: Inspect tenant and server Entra administrator settings, token audience, user mapping, group membership, service principal, role grants and sign-in failures.

Select Azure SQL Database for managed database-level PaaS needs, Azure SQL Managed Instance when near-instance compatibility is required, or SQL Server on Azure VMs for OS and instance control. This addresses Choosing Azure SQL Database versus Managed Instance versus SQL VM, not the controlling requirement here. A managed database offering does not necessarily expose every SQL Server instance feature; platform responsibility differs from SQL Server on a VM. Prefer: Size Managed Instance and SQL Server VM compute, storage latency and throughput using performance evidence, including correct storage-layout and platform support limits.

Use a current migration assessment to inventory database dependencies, unsupported features, downtime constraints and target platform compatibility before moving data. This addresses Azure SQL migration assessment and feature compatibility, not the controlling requirement here. Successful schema import does not prove that instance-level jobs, security identities and linked dependencies survive a migration. Prefer: Size Managed Instance and SQL Server VM compute, storage latency and throughput using performance evidence, including correct storage-layout and platform support limits.

Choose database vCore or DTU purchasing models, compute tier and elastic-pool membership from measured resource patterns, isolation needs and predictable workload peaks. This addresses Azure SQL Database service tiers and elastic pools, not the controlling requirement here. Elastic pools share resources across eligible Azure SQL databases; adding a pool cannot eliminate an individual database's workload or resource configuration limits. Prefer: Size Managed Instance and SQL Server VM compute, storage latency and throughput using performance evidence, including correct storage-layout and platform support limits.

Inspect replication state, endpoint listeners, failover policy, allowed data loss, application reconnect errors, secondary region capacity and DNS cache behavior. These checks primarily test Azure SQL Database active geo replication and failover groups instead of the critical system behavior in this case. Examine: Inspect Windows Server failover cluster or supported Linux HA configuration, availability replica state, listener IP/DNS, synchronization health, AG endpoint port and failover readiness.

Check service tier, available restore points, retention setting, logical server and database permissions, LTR vault policy and restore destination. These checks primarily test Azure SQL automatic PITR and long-term retention instead of the critical system behavior in this case. Examine: Inspect Windows Server failover cluster or supported Linux HA configuration, availability replica state, listener IP/DNS, synchronization health, AG endpoint port and failover readiness.

Inspect monitor-server history, last backup/copied/restored times, log chain continuity, share access, standby mode and restore delay. These checks primarily test Log shipping health and recovery orchestration instead of the critical system behavior in this case. Examine: Inspect Windows Server failover cluster or supported Linux HA configuration, availability replica state, listener IP/DNS, synchronization health, AG endpoint port and failover readiness.

The identified bottleneck has a specific measured cause, and the chosen corrective action changes the relevant metric under representative load. This would validate SQL operational baseline across waits locks and storage, but it does not establish the required outcome here. Verify instead: Access paths and estimates remain healthy with acceptable maintenance duration, transaction log growth and production concurrency.

Competing workloads respect their configured limits and critical requests retain service within documented platform and resource constraints. This would validate Resource Governor and scoped compute configuration, but it does not establish the required outcome here. Verify instead: Access paths and estimates remain healthy with acceptable maintenance duration, transaction log growth and production concurrency.

A representative mix of small and large parameter executions achieves stable resource use, with intelligent feature effects monitored over time. This would validate Intelligent Insights and parameter-sensitive query analysis, but it does not establish the required outcome here. Verify instead: Access paths and estimates remain healthy with acceptable maintenance duration, transaction log growth and production concurrency.

Inspect Query Store capture mode, runtime statistics, plan IDs, compatibility level, force-plan failure reasons and workload parameter distributions. This choice pertains to Query Store plan regressions and forced plans, not the needed response/evidence pair. Use: Use Extended Events sessions to capture targeted SQL events and wait/blocking evidence with bounded collection and a safe target rather than enabling excessive full-query traces in production. Check: Inspect event session predicates, event fields, ring buffer or event file targets, dropped events, blocked process reports and collection overhead.

Competing workloads respect their configured limits and critical requests retain service within documented platform and resource constraints. This choice pertains to Resource Governor and scoped compute configuration, not the needed response/evidence pair. Use: Use Extended Events sessions to capture targeted SQL events and wait/blocking evidence with bounded collection and a safe target rather than enabling excessive full-query traces in production. Check: Inspect event session predicates, event fields, ring buffer or event file targets, dropped events, blocked process reports and collection overhead.

Distinguish compute, data IO, log IO, memory and blocking contention using correlated counters, wait types and workload-specific thresholds before changing resources. This choice pertains to SQL operational baseline across waits locks and storage, not the needed response/evidence pair. Use: Use Extended Events sessions to capture targeted SQL events and wait/blocking evidence with bounded collection and a safe target rather than enabling excessive full-query traces in production. Check: Inspect event session predicates, event fields, ring buffer or event file targets, dropped events, blocked process reports and collection overhead.

Plan full, differential and transaction-log backups using appropriate SQL Server recovery model and restore order for the intended point-in-time objective. This addresses SQL Server native backup chain and recovery model, not the controlling requirement here. A full backup without subsequent transaction-log backups cannot recover every later transaction; SIMPLE recovery changes log backup support. Prefer: Test availability and recovery plans with realistic but controlled primary outages, application write workload, backups and rollback exercises before claiming a recovery objective.

Build and monitor supported SQL Server Always On availability groups on Azure VMs and understand SQL MI link behavior, verifying cluster quorum, replica health, endpoint access and synchronization mode. This addresses Always On availability groups on SQL Server VMs and SQL MI links, not the controlling requirement here. An AG protects replicated user databases and requires cluster/listener configuration; it does not automatically synchronize every SQL Agent job or server-level login. Prefer: Test availability and recovery plans with realistic but controlled primary outages, application write workload, backups and rollback exercises before claiming a recovery objective.

Select a supported HA and disaster recovery architecture from business-defined RPO, RTO, region failure assumptions, planned failover steps and service-specific capabilities. This addresses RPO RTO strategy and availability versus recovery, not the controlling requirement here. High availability reduces some outages but cannot substitute for recoverable backups after corruption or human deletion; RPO and RTO are separate targets. Prefer: Test availability and recovery plans with realistic but controlled primary outages, application write workload, backups and rollback exercises before claiming a recovery objective.

Inspect step command, proxy token, connection defaults, deadlocks, Agent history output, last success timestamp and job rerun behavior. These checks primarily test SQL Agent job troubleshooting and idempotent maintenance instead of the critical system behavior in this case. Examine: Inspect SQL Agent service state, job owner, proxy or credential, step subsystem, schedules, permissions, execution history and target database.

Inspect automation account managed identity, runbook schedule, Azure Monitor action group, job output, retry policy, resource locks and target database state. These checks primarily test Azure database task automation alerts and retries instead of the critical system behavior in this case. Examine: Inspect SQL Agent service state, job owner, proxy or credential, step subsystem, schedules, permissions, execution history and target database.

Inspect deployment operation results, resource provider error codes, policy denials, what-if diffs, resource locks, template validation and database post-deploy health. These checks primarily test Deployment monitoring rollback and drift reconciliation instead of the critical system behavior in this case. Examine: Inspect SQL Agent service state, job owner, proxy or credential, step subsystem, schedules, permissions, execution history and target database.

A recoverable backup is stored under controlled access and a real restore exercise proves the chain, keys and application consistency requirements. This choice pertains to Backup to Azure Blob URL and tested cloud restore, not the needed response/evidence pair. Use: Configure SQL Server log shipping across supported instances with reliable log backup, copy and restore schedules, delay and standby policies, then test manual recovery and ownership of jobs. Check: Inspect monitor-server history, last backup/copied/restored times, log chain continuity, share access, standby mode and restore delay.

Configure supported active geo-replication or Azure SQL failover groups with clear primary-secondary roles, read-only routing, connection listeners and manual/automatic recovery procedures. This choice pertains to Azure SQL Database active geo replication and failover groups, not the needed response/evidence pair. Use: Configure SQL Server log shipping across supported instances with reliable log backup, copy and restore schedules, delay and standby policies, then test manual recovery and ownership of jobs. Check: Inspect monitor-server history, last backup/copied/restored times, log chain continuity, share access, standby mode and restore delay.

Check service tier, available restore points, retention setting, logical server and database permissions, LTR vault policy and restore destination. This choice pertains to Azure SQL automatic PITR and long-term retention, not the needed response/evidence pair. Use: Configure SQL Server log shipping across supported instances with reliable log backup, copy and restore schedules, delay and standby policies, then test manual recovery and ownership of jobs. Check: Inspect monitor-server history, last backup/copied/restored times, log chain continuity, share access, standby mode and restore delay.

Inspect migration replication health, source change rate, lag, database compatibility, authentication, connection-string cutover and residual transaction state. These checks primarily test Online migration with controlled cutover and validation instead of the critical system behavior in this case. Examine: Measure vCore pressure, memory grants, data and log latency, tempdb contention, IOPS ceilings, disk caching, VM SKU caps and scaling windows.

Collect source version, compatibility level, blockers, logins, SQL Agent jobs, linked servers, TDE key dependencies, storage size and application integration map. These checks primarily test Azure SQL migration assessment and feature compatibility instead of the critical system behavior in this case. Examine: Measure vCore pressure, memory grants, data and log latency, tempdb contention, IOPS ceilings, disk caching, VM SKU caps and scaling windows.

Inspect CPU, data IO, log write, storage, concurrent sessions, DTU/vCore utilization, pool-level pressure and per-database limits. These checks primarily test Azure SQL Database service tiers and elastic pools instead of the critical system behavior in this case. Examine: Measure vCore pressure, memory grants, data and log latency, tempdb contention, IOPS ceilings, disk caching, VM SKU caps and scaling windows.

The identified bottleneck has a specific measured cause, and the chosen corrective action changes the relevant metric under representative load. This would validate SQL operational baseline across waits locks and storage, but it does not establish the required outcome here. Verify instead: The captured evidence explains the failing operation at the right time with sufficient context and acceptable overhead, without recording unrestricted sensitive payloads.

A representative mix of small and large parameter executions achieves stable resource use, with intelligent feature effects monitored over time. This would validate Intelligent Insights and parameter-sensitive query analysis, but it does not establish the required outcome here. Verify instead: The captured evidence explains the failing operation at the right time with sufficient context and acceptable overhead, without recording unrestricted sensitive payloads.

Performance improvements persist under measured production workloads and failed recommendations are reversed or disabled according to policy. This would validate Automatic tuning and intelligent query processing guardrails, but it does not establish the required outcome here. Verify instead: The captured evidence explains the failing operation at the right time with sufficient context and acceptable overhead, without recording unrestricted sensitive payloads.

Inspect installed Arc agent/extensions, SQL resource inventory, policy assignments, supported assessment features, connectivity and data residency needs. These checks primarily test Azure Arc-enabled SQL and hybrid fleet governance instead of the critical system behavior in this case. Examine: Inspect backup format, target offering limits, export size, authentication mapping, integrity checks, DBCC findings, workload baselines and cutover test results.

Collect source version, compatibility level, blockers, logins, SQL Agent jobs, linked servers, TDE key dependencies, storage size and application integration map. These checks primarily test Azure SQL migration assessment and feature compatibility instead of the critical system behavior in this case. Examine: Inspect backup format, target offering limits, export size, authentication mapping, integrity checks, DBCC findings, workload baselines and cutover test results.

Inspect predicate selectivity, partition elimination, split/merge plans, aligned indexes, compression CPU overhead and real data size reduction. These checks primarily test Table partitioning compression and scale-out tradeoffs instead of the critical system behavior in this case. Examine: Inspect backup format, target offering limits, export size, authentication mapping, integrity checks, DBCC findings, workload baselines and cutover test results.