Is there a File Upload SIZE limit to Virtual machine?

Question

I have created a Virtual Machine and attached 2 1TB disks.

I am trying to upload a 15Gig BAK file ( a backup of our local database)

I am getting an unspecified error message with no error code or other explanation.

I suspect file-size limit? 

Answer 1

Hi Dave,

There is a 200 TB per storage account limit - seems unlikely that you are hitting this.

You are not billed for inbound traffic, so there is no inbound traffic limit you would be hitting.

My first suspicion is that you are encountering timeouts with the upload and the tool you are using to upload isn't handling them very well.

Or possibly the storage account you are uploading into is being throttled because it is at the 20,000 transactions per second limit.

Not sure what tool you are using, but you might want to try Azcopy as it supports resume/retry.

Also, you may want to try creating a new storage account, then create a new data disk in that new storage account, attach that data disk to the VM, and then try upload the 15GB file into that data disk that resides in the new storage account. That would help eliminate the possibility that you are encountering a throttling issue with the current storage account you are using.

Thanks,
Craig

Answer 2

thanks VERY MUCH Craig - I will try these solution ideas and post back with the results.  My first time ever posting on any board in 18 years of IT work and I am glad I did :)

Answer 3

Hi,

Any updates?

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Regards.

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