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Diagnosing Azure SQL Database Transient Connection Failures (Errors 40197, 40613, 40501)

Azure SQL errors 40197, 40613, and 40501 look identical to your app but have three different causes. Map each error to reconfiguration, unavailability, or throttling, then apply the matching fix.

transient-faults troubleshooting azure-sql-databaseTasadduq Burneyowner34.8K rep · 28 Aug 2026, 00:51 UTC